barely makes the grade [SEP] the scent is great beyond that the soap is only acceptable it is very fickle with the amount of water needed to make a lather too much and it disappears on your face in a matter of seconds too little water and you cannot even begin to make it lather i know that is the case with any shave soap but this one seems to be overly picky i will experiment further with different brushes and a bowl lather instead of face lather before i retire it for good