Cult of Arko

[Debrushman]

I've been informed that a Cult of Williams exists. I'am sorry, but in fact, their is no organization known as the Cult of Williams. Which in its modern form is a sad version of its former self. Its no Arko. It lacks Arkos ability to seduce the masses.
Long live Arko!

[OldGreyGuy]

is it me or does arko love boar brushes? i have tried it with a silver tip badger that i got from TGN and a boar that came with my vdh starter set. the silver tip performs well, but the lather just explodes from the boar

Has anyone tried Arko with one of the new synthetic or a Vie-Long horse hair brush and can report how it may compare to a badger or boar?

[demaro]

Boar brushes rock! I have an Omega 10275 and it is a super fine brush. Cheap, too. I am seeing a Semogue or three in my future... How do you like the 2000? I think I would go with a shorter loft like an 1800, 1305 or 830. If I were to get a larger Semogue, I think it would be SOC in cherry. Boar brushes are much more economical and are lot of fun to use, especially once they are broken in. They work every bit as well as badgers at a quarter of the cost, so you can have 4 times as many brushes :)

I love the 2000 , but I looking to buy another boar , either the 830 or the SOC for my next one.. I face lather exclusively and as it is getting more and more broken in , It is feeling better and better !!

[Haggises]

It's alive!
Finally arrived, a tad squished but otherwise intact.

The smell is almost exactly the same as the yellow jelly bean I ate this morning. Not the gourmet kind, the cheap 99c per bag CVS kind, where the taste is more "industrial yellow" than "lemon".
Looking forward to shaving with it.

[Haggises]

Now to grate or nor to grate, that is the question.
Whether tis nobler in the end to press the stick and scent in outrageous scuttle,
or to just mash against a sea of stubble,
and by lubricating, end them.

Preferences?

[cryhavoc]

I grate all my sticks because I prefer to bowl later, YMMV

[showard]

Try face lathering first, you can't ungrind a stick very easily. I prefer dipping the very tip of the stick in water and putting it right on my face. Start lathering with a not too saturated brush, you can add more water at any point.

[cxg231]

Has anyone tried Arko with one of the new synthetic or a Vie-Long horse hair brush and can report how it may compare to a badger or boar?

I'll cross link you to my post using Arko in the Muehle Silvertip Fibre pass-around thread.

[Swarovskilainen]

It works fine for me facelathering with the stick, boar, pure badger or silvertip dosent matter.
Just ordered a box with 12 sticks from Turkey, $2 a stick inc shipping, cheap!

Guess im not runing out of ARKO the next 5 years...

[cryhavoc]

It works fine with my boars and my turkish horses

[vferdman]

It's alive!
Finally arrived, a tad squished but otherwise intact.

The smell is almost exactly the same as the yellow jelly bean I ate this morning. Not the gourmet kind, the cheap 99c per bag CVS kind, where the taste is more "industrial yellow" than "lemon".
Looking forward to shaving with it.

Do not ingest anything that smells like Arko!
Try shaving with it.
Or peeing on it.
Or washing your laundry with it.
Or taking a shower with it.
But please, I implore you
Do not take anything that smells like Arko internally. That smell was developed specially to deter people from eating it. Kind of like Windex is colored that blue color that no other food has. This was also done to discourage ingestion. Of course, they still make soft drinks that look like windex... Ah, never mind. Eat as much as you want of whatever you want.

[Haggises]

And then I saw the foam!
Now I'm a believer!
So easy..to whip up a load.
It's so slick, oooo, I'm a believer, I couldn't not make lather if I tried.

[bluesbishop]

Has anyone tried Arko with one of the new synthetic or a Vie-Long horse hair brush and can report how it may compare to a badger or boar?

I use Arko exclusively with my Vie-long Sardinero Horse Hair brush....it it works wonderful...IMO way better than my silvertip badger or boar brushes with the Arko. My Vie-long has become my "go to" brush for face lathering regarding of soap or cream used.

I normal may a cheap superlather of Arko and Derby cream to face lather and its a great combo!!

[Krona Kruiser]

I use Arko exclusively with my Vie-long Sardinero Horse Hair brush....it it works wonderful...IMO way better than my silvertip badger or boar brushes with the Arko. My Vie-long has become my "go to" brush for face lathering regarding of soap or cream used.

I normal may a cheap superlather of Arko and Derby cream to face lather and its a great combo!!

Vie-Longs and tallow based soap sticks just work. Plain and simple. Either it is the scrubbiness or thinness of the horse hair but I've noticed this phenomenon.

[Gam]

I'm in Arko is one of my favorites,for let's say 2 clams and change it can't be beat,and I even like the scent,smells like Ivory soap to me.

[OldGreyGuy]

I'll cross link you to my post using Arko in the Muehle Silvertip Fibre pass-around thread.

I'm convinced, now just have to work out how I am going to pay for it with all the other planned purchases next month. :-)

[OldGreyGuy]

I use Arko exclusively with my Vie-long Sardinero Horse Hair brush....it it works wonderful...IMO way better than my silvertip badger or boar brushes with the Arko. My Vie-long has become my "go to" brush for face lathering regarding of soap or cream used.

I have been thinking about one of the Vie Long brushes, oh well this and the Muhle may well set me up for life. :-)

[OldGreyGuy]

Vie-Longs and tallow based soap sticks just work. Plain and simple. Either it is the scrubbiness or thinness of the horse hair but I've noticed this phenomenon.

OK, so it is the Vie Long .....then the Muhle. :-)

[gwav64]

I just tried Arko yesterday....and have been smelling it and dreaming of using it all through today. I need to shave every other day only. I could not believe how the lather exploded once I applied my badger brush to my face. I loved putting the warm, bare brush to my face and spreading around that creamy, slick, warm lather! What a luxurious experience a shave stick provides! I have used MWF, Cella, TOBS (Sandalwood), TOBS (Lavender), Proraso (green tube), Proraso (white tub), and Mama Bear's Bay Rum...and I already know that Arko will go into heavy rotation. Just bought some twistup tubes for application/storage. I am already addicted and will most likely try to convert everyone I know.

[Vivasanti]

got my arko today, smells definitely not as bad as people go on, did a test lather very very nice.

will shave with it tomorow .