SOTD : Saturday 1st - Friday 6th August 2020.

Sat 1st August.

Stirling Syn. 26mm
Officina Artigiana
RazoRock S/S Hawk V3-A plate
Schick Proline [3 ]
Officina Artigiana A/S Lotion.

Despite an early start things went a bit pear shaped, as I managed to get the wrong bread for a neighbour so a quicksecond shopping trip was needed. I made a last minute change to Shave Gear,and used the posh Italian soap I have recently purchased [ well posher than Vitos ].
I am rather pleased with this soap which maintains a nice scent, but produces a very effective Shaving Lather too. In fact what I thought would be an every day Shave turned into a very pleasing one, smooth comfortable with a Top Notch Finish.

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Razor - Wilkinson Sword Classic (the plastic one)
Blade - Dorco Titan (1)
Brush - Yaqi Rainbow Faux Horse
Soap - Arko puck
Post - Witch Hazel
Balm - Nivea Cooling Kick
Splash - Superdrug Forest Fresh

First shave of the new month, over half of the year's now behind us and what a strange old year it's been so far with Covid, the lockdown and other things, but I'll leave it there for now.
Now onto the shave, I had a spare puck of Arko which I'd bought from a Turkish greengrocer in South London - my last one went rancid (I can't even begin to describe how bad it smelt!) so I'd left the other one at the back of my cupboard for a while. Arko seems to be a soap that isn't really that highly rated by some but conversely a few seem to love it and it seemed after not using it for a long time I was almost experiencing Arko again like a new experience.
Ok, first things first, the scent it's quite a strong one! I've read it described as a urinal puck or a laundry detergent, and if I'm honest it's not one I am massively enthusiastic about but it's not as bad as some describe it to be. After loading the brush, I was amazed at how easy it is to build a thick, slick and glossy lather with and in terms of protection it surprised me to how good it actually was, however it didn't quite sit on my face that well, a minor bit of irritation which was gone at the end of the shave though.
Arko used to be a soap I wasn't massively enthusiastic about before, I found the scent to be a bit too much but after using many others soaps for a while I forgot how great a lather it actually produces.
The plastic Wilk Sword seems to be a little derided as well, often for being too mild/feeling cheap but I find with the right blade it produces a superb shave. I find it to be a touch more efficient than the Techs I usually use, and it seemed to perform delightfully with the Dorco Titan, which is a very smooth blade.
Some of the ingredients of today's shave (the razor, soap, blade and brush) might not become my go to choices but it's good to have a little variety and it was really great shave in the end.

Have a good day gents.
 
Sat 1st Aug Island SOTD
Cream Arko
Brush Yaqi 26mm Rainbow
Razor Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade Elios Inoxidable 1st
Aftershave Special Thayers Mix + Hyaluronic + Reuzel Wood & Spice
Arko is really good stuff! Thick creamy and slick! Nice mild scent too.
Shave with razor paired with new blade was terrific! Can feel sharpness yet it was very smooth and comfortable. 3+1 multiple passes with no issues at all. Very close shave result...bbs to dfs.
Good aftershave...cooling and soothing...rating today 9.5/10
Signature par-3 hole across the bay...
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My profile island picture...
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Sat 1st Aug Island SOTD
Cream Arko
Brush Yaqi 26mm Rainbow
Razor Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade Elios Inoxidable 1st
Aftershave Special Thayers Mix + Hyaluronic + Reuzel Wood & Spice
Arko is really good stuff! Thick creamy and slick! Nice mild scent too.
Shave with razor paired with new blade was terrific! Can feel sharpness yet it was very smooth and comfortable. 3+1 multiple passes with no issues at all. Very close shave result...bbs to dfs.
Good aftershave...cooling and soothing...rating today 9.5/10
Signature par-3 hole across the bay...
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My profile island picture...
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Yeah, I love the Arko cream in a tube, an excellent travel companion.
 
Saturday AM 2020-08-01
William Clark's Birthday
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Rooney Stubby 2 Porcelain Finest (24/50)
Penhaligon's Lords shaving soap (tallow)
Wolfman WR2-SB/WRH3
Wilkinson London Bridge (15)
Penhaligon's Lords aftershave (vintage)
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