Hando very kindly sent me some of this soap when we swapped razors. It is the 'Ambra' variety - Amber to you and me. ;-)
The website tells me that (it's) 'Sensual warm Amber enhances attractivity. (sic) Kisses guaranteed.' :roll:
I think I might take issue with that as I haven't found much of an increase in my attractivity; mind you, I'm married so perhaps it's for the best.
As Hando has already said this is a hard soap. Now I tend to lather soap slightly arse about face. That is, instead of adding a little water at a time with a relatively dry brush, I use a fairly wet brush and just whip the cake until the lather goes from frothy to creamy. Normally I use any watery lather as a pre-shave so to speak.
Anyway, I used my Omega on this after soaking both brush and soap in hot water; (just a little for the soap obviously) and started whipping away with the brush. It certainly takes a little more time than with a regular soap however I got a reasonable lather - admittedly using what felt (but doesn't appear to be) a lot of product. I put the soap in a little plastic container and lathered in it before transferring to my face and working in to my stubble.
This lather is slick, very slick. So much so that I was constantly drying my hands to stop the razor from falling out of my hands. I wasn't expecting a great deal of cushioning from this lather however I was fine; no rash or rawness.
The scent is not overpowering and I really quite like it; it reminds me of, and is a nice match with, Joop! Rococo Homme aftershave.
I had a very good shave with this - however the lather does dry quite quickly so no daydreaming between lathering the face and shaving.
The colour of the soap is akin to a 'cola cube' and the lather is the colour of the fizzy head on a glass of coke. It could've just been me; I felt like I as making a bit of a mess of the place using it. Mind you brush was also slipping out of my hand while working up a lather.
All in all, this is a good product and I think it's worth a try. However; if you're not fond of lathering with soaps then you'll not be converted by this one.