The scents on these soaps are great, very good essential oils in classic blends. For me they smell as good as anything. The shaves have not been great though unfortunately. I have added plenty of water and lathered for plenty of time but the lather remains very airy with large bubbles.
On the face, the lather has lacked both slickness and cushion and the shaves have not been good. Twice I have chucked away the lather after 1 pass and resorted to a quick rub of Palmolive shaving stick instead with immediately better results. It is a shame, I would love to match the scents to a soap that performed for me.
I could probably get a better shave if I work more on getting the lather right, but it isn't a top performer for me right now. YMMV definitely seems true, but we all have different skin and beard so it makes sense.