April 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Bama Samurai, Mar 31, 2020.

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Is Arko the greatest value in all of shaving?

Poll closed Apr 30, 2020.

  1. Yes

    16 vote(s)
    72.7%

  2. Yes

    6 vote(s)
    27.3%
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  1. jtspartan

    jtspartan appropriately stimulated, via Netflix

    I look forward to your review of the OC Hawk. Mine is scheduled to be here Thursday. Not very many OC Artist Club shavers out there, I’m really interested to see how it does.
     
    jtspartan, Apr 11, 2020
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  2. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Thanks, friends. It was a chilly, but satisfying shave.
     
    Primotenore, Apr 11, 2020
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  3. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    10g of menthol crystals in the new bottle. :Animatedfrozensmily:
     
    Primotenore, Apr 11, 2020
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  4. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    :happy088::happy088::happy088::happy088::happy088::happy088:

    :happy096:
     
    Edison Carter, Apr 11, 2020
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  5. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    I didn't break down and order until yesterday so it will be awhile before mine arrives.
     
    jluc, Apr 11, 2020
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  6. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Gorgeous photo Jim.


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    clint64, Apr 11, 2020
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  7. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Jim. I’ve knocked most of it out quickly. I might do the rest at home.


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    clint64, Apr 11, 2020
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  8. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Gary.


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    clint64, Apr 11, 2020
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  9. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Thank you, Clint!
     
    jluc, Apr 11, 2020
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  10. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Awesome report, Vault Boy--that iced Florida water... niiiice! :D
     
    timabababaluka, Apr 11, 2020
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  11. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    2 days, and he's getting quicker--no one likes a show-off ;) :D
     
    timabababaluka, Apr 11, 2020
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  12. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Fantastic line up, shave, and report, Clint--in the sunlight, that Brassbird looks like gold! :D
     
    timabababaluka, Apr 11, 2020
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  13. MrEE

    MrEE Half Naked Shave Stalker

    April 11th

    Razor: Parker SRX
    Blade: Derby Premium (1)
    Brush: Omega S Brush S10019
    SS: Arko
    AS: Proraso Green

    First shave with the Parker SRX. I liked it. Made it through the shave with just one small weeper. I'm calling it DFS. Not perfection, but I think I did okay for my first shave with this tool. The smaller blade makes it easier to get into the hollows of my neck. With my Feather and straight razors I have to work into the hollows with the blade's tip and work my way out of them with the blade's heal. Not difficult now that I'm use to it with my Dovo's, but I still struggle with the head geometry of the Feather DX. I'll need to do some more side-by-side comparison to see what's happening differently between the feather and the parker.

    The Arko and this synthetic Omega were not a great team. Face lathering Arko seems to work better with a soft brush that holds a lot of water and the S10019 is stiff and does not hold much water. I ended up struggling to lather the Arko on my face and had to apply more soap for my third pass. This Omega was my favorite brush for a while, I think it's great for bowl lathering, but without the bowl to contain the moisture, it didn't work as well, at least for me.

    All in all it was a good shave but not as awesome is my previous 3 or 4. Jason @jtspartan would probably say if I had just used Palmolive I wouldn't have ended my string of epic shaves. Perhaps that's true, but I'm shave stalking Charlie @wristwatchb, and that means using Arko.


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    MrEE, Apr 11, 2020
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  14. jtface

    jtface Well-Known Member

    I'm looking forward to comparing day 30 with day 1!

    He loves his football. Before lockdown he was playing at the academies of two local professional teams.
     
    jtface, Apr 11, 2020
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  15. jtface

    jtface Well-Known Member

    I seriously need to get me some Arko when my TOBS runs out!
     
    jtface, Apr 11, 2020
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  16. jtface

    jtface Well-Known Member

    How does Proraso Green marry up with Arko?
     
    jtface, Apr 11, 2020
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  17. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Sounds like a great first shave with the Parker, Evan! Congrats!
     
    jluc, Apr 11, 2020
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  18. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Beautiful looking shave, Jim--too bad you found the scent a bit overbearing. Was it the cedar or the spice. I've yet to meet a cedar I didn't agree with. Spice on the other hand... that can get overdone for me. The Missus has found both to be too much if overdone.
     
    timabababaluka, Apr 11, 2020
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  19. brit

    brit in a box

    sunday sneak peak.. 20200411_112420_edited.jpg
     
    brit, Apr 11, 2020
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  20. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Thanks Bill! I was truly worried when it happened, but I am pleased that it is healing nicely, especially that I am an "old" man.
     
    Trigger, Apr 11, 2020
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