Review (4/5): Scent and lather: Old, rusty car - performance: brand new Corvette engine under the hood
Scent: Smells fresh, like an old fashioned bar of white soap that is not heavily scented. Can almost be compared to a soap bar you find at a hotel. The scent is very subtle and goes away very quickly. This soap is not for anyone looking for a strong smelling soap.
Lather: this was the area I was most disappointed with. I guess I was expecting this to blow up with a lather, but it doesn't for me. Reviews will tell you that it works best with hard water, works best with soft, and some have suggested that you soak the entire soap puck in warm water for several minutes before use. While I have found that this does soften the soap up and gives me better results, the lather still dissipates very quickly. I liken the lather to trying to keep a fire going with damp wood. You may get good results for a little bit, but then it starts to die out. This soap will produce a nice lather once it has been soaked, but after I lather it on one side of my cheek and work the brush to the other it has already dissipated to a frothy lather. This soap is not for anyone who likes a thick lather and I reccomend working as little water in as you go. Too much and that's it. For the little lather you get, you have to put in a lot of work and then it goes away.
Performance: this was the area I was most pleased with and will probably cause me to buy another bar of this despite the scent not being strong and me getting a horrible lather. I have used many soaps and creams over the years, but none of the others have left my face feeling as fresh and silky smooth like Mitchells. Even with the frothy lather I get, it caused the razor to glide with no effort and with no irritation. The scent and lather is looking at an old beat up and rusted car, but the performance is what's under the hood. A brand new Corvette engine.