Received my 2nd sample shipment yesterday. In the spirit of the requested honesty: none of these fragrances are to my liking. One smells like my late grandfather (fond memories of him, bless him): not a bad scent, it's just not something I want to smell of, myself. The other smells of mosquito repellent.
First shave with Lemon Cool.
Menthol level: felt it on the second pass, mildly. If this is to be a menthol soap, I'd up the dosage.
Performance: One shave in only, but I had a hard time getting this into a good lather. I prefer my lather to be rather thick and gooey; this one's just too light and foamy, on par with olive oil soaps. Not much cushion means closeness and glide, though, not to the detriment of the shave in fact. The shave itself was all right, I just didn't get the right pre-shave feeling when loading, building and smearing. I think sample 1 was better in this regard.
Post-shave: The little tingle that I experienced with sample 1 was not present this time, might be an improvement or it might be down to different fragrance. Tried for a couple of minutes to go without any additional product but quickly felt the need for a dab of balm. Still, I'd say it's a medium- on conditioning, didn't leave much of a film yet didn't leave my skin very dry or stiff.