arko is no picnic..,just good shave soap..i want to use something luxurious for my sunday shave.arko is vintage williams but with an industrial lemon scent.it boils down to to this..the western world chose to scent their cleaning products with lemon /lime fragrances.so they get a crap rap ,kind of insulting to countries who like these scents to be honest..
Sunday, December 11 Day 21 Arko~~TSN X LE~~Dovo 91~~Jerry Juice~~Dhanal Oudh Nashwah I was surprised how much soap this brush was able to pick up. The tips are chemically treated and they are uber-soft. Too soft, IMO. They no longer have the feel of a natural product, but rather could be confused for a synthetic. The Sunday Shaver gets the job done. Today, no irritation, nicks or cuts. Just a very nice shave. The Jerry Juice is on its last leg. Maybe two more shaves. There's more than two more shaves remaining from the Arko.
Great looking shave Joseph. The Snake and Soap Destroyer together are quite the setup. The Snake does have a slippery handle but in time I got the hang of the handle.
Every note was composed by Johann Pachebel, 1653-1706. The musical form of a "Canon" is a constant and repeating bass line. The voices above start out simply and with each successive repetition, include more flourishes and ornamentation. To the lay listener, this can indeed sound like improvisation, but I assure you, the musicians are playing exactly what the composer wrote.
Monday, December 12 Day 22 Arko~~Semogue 2012 OC SE~~Cobra Classic/Feather Professional~~Jerry Juice ✝️~~SMN Nostalgia Went back to the Cobra and focussed on a VERY shallow angle. This was proving successful and even though on my neck, I didn't feel the "skipping", I was left with some splotches of red. The Cobra has usurped the position of the MOST aggressive razor in my den. Jerry Juice is gone. Nice AS, but no re-purchase.
good morning gents,nice arko work shave,rich and slick,smooth 2 passer with the brit fb tech/nacet combo.hard to beat.av sport caps it off.in reality,one could use this set up for the rest of days with fantastic results.
Tuesday, December 13 Day 23 Arko~~Simpson T3~~Canadian Pre-War Tech/Voskhod~~Alt Innsbruck Now we're down to just the soap... Increasing the surface area was a brilliant move, if I may say so, myself. And while I won't reuse this Polish Pottery for future lathering, the shape has proven itself to be quite efficient. This MONSTER T3 (I have asked before, but will ask again, has anyone ANYWHERE ever seen a knot this size?) (29mm) on a T3. Every Tulip on the Simpson website comes with a 22mm knot---even the T4 *** ***This is particularly egregious, given the price. Simpson knots have taken a nose-dive in the manner in which they are tied. Now...look at the real deal: The Canadian Gillette is a perfectly good and quite efficient shaver. Today's was loaded with a fresh Voskhod and performed admirably. Our friend and well-known "freeze-freak", @Yehuda D inspired my choice of post-shave stank.
Day 25 The Castle Forbes keeps on ticking. I’ve reached the quarter century mark with it…don’t think it will make it past the next 5 days. I’ve been focusing on neglected blades in the den to give myself a little variety since the Soap doesn’t. Cycled through Personna Reds, 7 O’Clock greens, a few different Rapiras and other Mostochlegmashes, Feathers, Lord Platinum. So far, my main synopsis is that everything works fine, but I do find some blades just not sharp enough. I will probably buy some Feathers in bulk, fwiw.
Do you mean just on a Simpson, Maestro? This Kent is pretty legendary (@Keithmax has one for sure) at 31mm:
Day 27 The Castle Forbes Lime keeps on ticking. It might make it past 30. Still enjoying it though. A much easier task than what those who chose Arko are going through…
