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  1. 02-20-2012, 03:49 PM #1
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    Just been out to North London for a Turkish meal with some friends and popped into a supermarket to see what shave stuff they had. They had plenty of colognes, my favourite lemon and a few tabacco scents. They had a range of Arko shave creams and foams, I bought an Arko shave stick for a whopping .85p, it appears to be around £3.00 on-line, am I missing something?

    I can't wait to give it a go tomorrow morning, I have had a sniff and it smells fine.
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    The only thing you're missing, is shaving with it. Have a great shave sir! The ARKO shave stick will deliver some fantastic shaves.
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    Can you give us an approximate address of the supermarket, for the wiki?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg1911 View Post
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    Wait, it comes in puck form too!!!!!
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    The picture that Greg posted, sure doesn't look like the ARKO Shave Stick. Are you certain you've posted a picture of Arko?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGRman View Post
    The picture that Greg posted, sure doesn't look like the ARKO Shave Stick. Are you certain you've posted a picture of Arko?
    The picture he posted was a joke, those are urinal cakes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg1911 View Post
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    Urinal puck shaving soap, anyone? That would be interesting.
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    It is my day off today, but I got up at my normal time to try out the Arko. I wet my face with a warm, wet flannel and rubbed the stick over my face ATG. I swirled my moist brush and a dense lather appeared, although it looked a little thin but my face was perfectly covered. I added a drop more water to the brush and swirled again and as if by magic a thick, rich, smooth lather appeared. It made the most wonderful sound as the lather increased in density.

    I had a new Derby Extra blade in and started to shave, all was going well until I caught a nick on my chin I put there on Sunday and started to bleed. I made a WTG, and an ATG pass followed by an XTG pass along my jawline and cheeks. I rinsed off with warm water and applied some moisturiser.

    The result, an effortless BBS. In fact the smoothest shave I have had to date, and apart from my chin a totally superb result.

    Today was the first time I couldn't simply rinse the excess lather off of my brush, I had to squeeze it out twice before I could rinse it out. I was thinking of a scuttle for my next purchase, not so sure now.

    mblakele, with regards to the address I wasn't paying attention, I didn't even get the name of the place. I suspect though that in this part of London all of the Turkish mini markets carry similar product. I don't live too far away so what I think I will do is take a trip and do a street review.

    I can't wait for tomorrows shave, however I may have to leave my chin alone for a few days.
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    Very interesting. My son's girlfriend lives in Germany and brought me four sticks of Arko that cost around 75 cent each in a Turkish store there! I've given one back to my son, so he can enjoy the lather. Very hard to beat. All comes down to the smell, which I love and others hate. I guess I'm just lucky. Had a superb Fatboy, Personna, Arko shave this morning.
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    The good thing about the smell (if you don't like it) is that if you leave it unwrapped, or mash it in a mug and leave it uncovered, the smell dissipates after a while. It doesn't take too long for the harshess to subside.
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    Actually the smell is pretty nice, either that of my years of chilli abuse has somehow damaged my sense of smell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg1911 View Post
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    Arko is what dreams are made of...
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    Arko's greatness comes as no surprise to me and countless others. It is truly a marvel and no wonder it is the soap of kings.
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    "The soap of kings" I like that. Arko is a very affordable shave soap that does a fine job. I really don't mind the smell, it reminds me of a laundry detergent type smell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by InHotWater View Post
    "The soap of kings" I like that. Arko is a very affordable shave soap that does a fine job. I really don't mind the smell, it reminds me of a laundry detergent type smell.
    Laundry detergent, urinal pucks... whatever. If someone paid $40 for it they'd find a cute term to describe it. :)
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    12 hours later, and still smooth!
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