Review (3/5): Not too impressed
First of all, the smell is not too bad. It does smell like most people say... an awkward synthetic lemon scent. I think it smell like a janitor's closet or Mr. Clean multi-purpose cleaner. And also like most people state, the scent mellows after leaving the package open a few days.
The bottom line is I prefer the cheap Van Der Hagen puck soap to the Arko Shave Stick. Arko lathers up nice, but it's a drier, foamier lather than the VDH and, at least for me, although the Arko shaves nice, the VDH shaves nicer. This is still better than a can of Barbasol or the latest Gillette Gel.