SmallYetDeadly
Brotherhood of Fanbois
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2011
Toilet Cleaner? Urinal Cakes? What is this heresy?!?
This classic Turkish shave soap is clearly redolent with the smell of victory. The fine scent worn by Kemal Ataturk as he manfully wrestled a hodge-podge of Australian and New Zealand upstarts (better men than you or I no doubt) off his peninsula and back into the sea.
I call upon those fine pogonotomists among us to put aside past differences and embrace this finest of additions to the shaving world. I know some are already paid up members of the ARKO! brotherhood but some sceptics remain...precariously entrenched in their views upon the hillside of doubt.
I will share my tips on how to send your ARKO! lather "Over the top"
1) Use enough product. ARKO! is such a generous soap that it readily builds to a voluminous lather with minimal soap input. However...too little soap makes it impossible to add enough water to get adequate glide to go with the cushion. Too little soap is evidenced by a canned foam type texture that is too dry for good shaving and collapses in the face of additional water.
2) Use enough water. You got to get past the thick and dry stage. Trying to shave with lather like this is setting up for failure. When you have adequate soap ARKO! is thirsty and will take up plenty of water and reward you with excellent glide and cushion.
Seems like basic stuff I know but that instant explosion of lather with the arko can throw you off.
This classic Turkish shave soap is clearly redolent with the smell of victory. The fine scent worn by Kemal Ataturk as he manfully wrestled a hodge-podge of Australian and New Zealand upstarts (better men than you or I no doubt) off his peninsula and back into the sea.
I call upon those fine pogonotomists among us to put aside past differences and embrace this finest of additions to the shaving world. I know some are already paid up members of the ARKO! brotherhood but some sceptics remain...precariously entrenched in their views upon the hillside of doubt.
I will share my tips on how to send your ARKO! lather "Over the top"
1) Use enough product. ARKO! is such a generous soap that it readily builds to a voluminous lather with minimal soap input. However...too little soap makes it impossible to add enough water to get adequate glide to go with the cushion. Too little soap is evidenced by a canned foam type texture that is too dry for good shaving and collapses in the face of additional water.
2) Use enough water. You got to get past the thick and dry stage. Trying to shave with lather like this is setting up for failure. When you have adequate soap ARKO! is thirsty and will take up plenty of water and reward you with excellent glide and cushion.
Seems like basic stuff I know but that instant explosion of lather with the arko can throw you off.
