I'm no fan of the smell myself (lucky for me I can't smell a lot because of a accident), my wife loves the scent and I have to admit it lathers like the best. Not something I would buy myself. A few weeks ago I sold a straight razor to a Macedonian guy and he was so nice to send me a box full of Arko stuff, have tried all of them and I'm going to use them up but I won't be buying more.