Thread: Tried dry-wet-shaving...

Originally Posted by quicksilver

I have tried ARKO in both the stick and the cup and I have to say that you get much better razor glide if you use the stick and rub it on to your skin. I used arko in a cub just like a shaving soap that you load up a brush with and I had similar problems. Arko used as a stick seems to have much better results. After using ARKO, trying Cella was disappointing. It seemed to have much less razor glide and lathering quality. I'm a TOBS kinda guy though.

Tried the Cella yesterday, and it's a different world...
You're right - the amount of lather is lower than the Arco, but it's much more stable and dense.
Also - it does have less glide, I agree, but with SR shaving - it's all about protection, and the Cella offers a LOT of it...
Got to say, though... What, in the name of god, is that smell...? I feel like I'm shaving with marzipan....

Originally Posted by Haim

Tried the Cella yesterday, and it's a different world...
You're right - the amount of lather is lower than the Arco, but it's much more stable and dense.
Also - it does have less glide, I agree, but with SR shaving - it's all about protection, and the Cella offers a LOT of it...
Got to say, though... What, in the name of god, is that smell...? I feel like I'm shaving with marzipan....

Arko can give you a stable and dense lather with a lot of glide even if you have it in a mug. Just try using a dryer brush to start loading with and add a bit of water several times and load more on the brush. Then start lather building on a wet face again adding a bit of water as you build lather. You should be able to get a nice yogurt like lather that is well hydrated, stable and long lasting.

Yea, I gave up on Cella and Vitos Red because of the smell which to me was sour smelling while others have described it as smelling like marzipan. The only shave soap I have tried that has a nice almond scent to it was/is Boellis Panama 1924. The Boellis seems expensive but if you buy it in the 250gr brick format it is really fairly reasonable in cost. It makes a very nice lather.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Arko can give you a stable and dense lather with a lot of glide even if you have it in a mug. Just try using a dryer brush to start loading with and add a bit of water several times and load more on the brush. Then start lather building on a wet face again adding a bit of water as you build lather. You should be able to get a nice yogurt like lather that is well hydrated, stable and long lasting.

Yea, I gave up on Cella and Vitos Red because of the smell which to me was sour smelling while others have described it as smelling like marzipan. The only shave soap I have tried that has a nice almond scent to it was/is Boellis Panama 1924. The Boellis seems expensive but if you buy it in the 250gr brick format it is really fairly reasonable in cost. It makes a very nice lather.

Bob

This was exactly what I was doing :] So I know now I perfected Arco lathering...
It was a nice lather, just felt like normal soap on the skin... Almost no protection.... I was missing some oil, which I got from pre-shave shea butter...

Originally Posted by Haim

This was exactly what I was doing :] So I know now I perfected Arco lathering...
It was a nice lather, just felt like normal soap on the skin... Almost no protection.... I was missing some oil, which I got from pre-shave shea butter...

OK, I see what you meant now. I was thinking protection as from the blade not protection as in moisturizing. A soap drying my skin out has never been a problem as I have oily skin to start with and never use a pre shave oil or post shave balm because it adds oil.

Bob