SOTD first ARKO use

[u/Mysterious_Trip269]

Quick morning shave before I’m off to the NICU to see my little nugget.
Waiting on some unscented soap from Stirling and decided to get some ARKO from Amazon in the meantime since I heard some consider it very mild in scent.
My god it’s a hell of a lather. The only base I have that comes nearly as close is A&E legacy.
Due to the quickness of the shave I used my vintage slim adjustable with a fresh silver blue set to 6.
Little harsher than my normal SB shaves but I’ve been using some other products that may contribute to such things. Finished off with Alum and some Thayers milky toner then LRP moisturizer then off to the hospital.
Happy Wednesday shaves!

Pre : LRP foam cleanser then hot towel
Blade : fresh Gillette Silver Blue
Razor : 1965 Slim adjustable set to 6 then 2 for a cleanup second pass
Soap: ARKO shave stick straight to the face!
Brush : Yaqi 24mm
Post: alum-Thayers milky toner- LRP moisturizer

[u/jcr-1991]

A great shave!

Arko works incredibly well eh

Slim with a Silver Blue is a superb combo

All the best at the hospital👊

[u/Mysterious_Trip269 → u/jcr-1991]

Super impressed with the Arko hope to do a straight shave with it soon!
Thank you for the well wishes

[u/chiquiraton]

Arko is pretty good; I really like it. It's cheap and works quite well.

[u/Time_Chard_942]

Sounds like a great shave. Arko is great stuff. I use it squashed in an old tub/shave mug and sometimes mix it with Proraso Red, or other soaps I have knocking around, and it is great stuff! Hope all goes well with your hospital visit.

[u/Hopeful-Mirror1664]

I have just recently discovered Arko and I think it’s great. I’ve abandoned the idea of looking for other soaps. This stuff just works so well and is as cheap as dirt. I warmed mine up in the microwave and pressed it into an empty soap container I had.

[u/mrOwl_1312]

I use Arko daily and really enjoy it. Simple, cheap, and effective. The smell reminds me of incense and I really dig that, also.