DISCLAIMER----- I have never done a review before but there really isnt alot of info on this soap and in another thread i mentioned that i bought it and a couple people wanted to know about it so here we go please work with me 
I ordered this along with Baker St directly from Strop Shoppe and received it 3 days later no fuss no muss. Some people have had issues with them but i couldnt complain about this order which was my first. I opened the box and opened this one fist and the soap was all on one side of the container with some on the inside of the lid. No biggie for me (sorry no pics of that). I then took a nice whiff and the initial impressions were kind of lackluster as it just smelled like some light scented generic soap, however, i put the lid back on for a minute and took another. I often build myself up on what it could smell like and often miss out on the complete scent and kind of form an opinion that really doesnt do the soap justice. So after the second whiff, and at different distances from the puck, i really started to pick up on the full range of the soap. I put the lid around the container kind of to "concentrate" the scent and really picked up on it. To me, Austin is a light, breezy ocean air type scent that i found familiar but couldnt place it. Its a very complex scent thats easy to miss the whole scent. So i kept smelling and smelling over the next couple hours and only after probably 10-15 "sniffs" did i finally feel like i got the scent range and could not detect anything that i hadnt already picked up. Still smelled light oceany breeze type that had depth. I then pushed the soap down on the low side to even it out and then the scent came out more and was stronger. I think its scent strength is nice. Not overbearing but no really trouble smelling it. When i smelled my fingers from pushing down the soap it hit me like a ton of bricks!! I knew that i had smelled this scent before!!! How could have i missed it!?!? I then dug out a sample i had tucked away ans sure enough BAM!! That was it!! I smelled my fingers again and then the sample and they were remarkably similar!!! It smelled almost identical to T&H 1805!!! Austin is to me a slightly less floral more earthy 1805! I have not lathered it yet but i feel like it will smell even more like 1805 when lathered..... Its beautifully done IMO and after i lather it up tonight or in the morning ill post more pics and describe performance but im sure the performance will be there. Here is a pic of the soap inside the container
Well I shaved this morning with Austin. The scent when lathered definitely is very similar to 1805 although it's not quite as strong. I had no problems smelling the scent on all 3 passes. I'm am going to reserve complete judgment on performance because I was a little rushed before heading to work and took a few extra minutes with the lather as I never used Strop Shoppe before. I found it easy to lather and there was plenty!! I just feel I need a couple more shaves in order to do a complete unbiased review. I plan on comparing directly with Mikes natural soap. Here are a couple of pics of the lather.
I ordered this along with Baker St directly from Strop Shoppe and received it 3 days later no fuss no muss. Some people have had issues with them but i couldnt complain about this order which was my first. I opened the box and opened this one fist and the soap was all on one side of the container with some on the inside of the lid. No biggie for me (sorry no pics of that). I then took a nice whiff and the initial impressions were kind of lackluster as it just smelled like some light scented generic soap, however, i put the lid back on for a minute and took another. I often build myself up on what it could smell like and often miss out on the complete scent and kind of form an opinion that really doesnt do the soap justice. So after the second whiff, and at different distances from the puck, i really started to pick up on the full range of the soap. I put the lid around the container kind of to "concentrate" the scent and really picked up on it. To me, Austin is a light, breezy ocean air type scent that i found familiar but couldnt place it. Its a very complex scent thats easy to miss the whole scent. So i kept smelling and smelling over the next couple hours and only after probably 10-15 "sniffs" did i finally feel like i got the scent range and could not detect anything that i hadnt already picked up. Still smelled light oceany breeze type that had depth. I then pushed the soap down on the low side to even it out and then the scent came out more and was stronger. I think its scent strength is nice. Not overbearing but no really trouble smelling it. When i smelled my fingers from pushing down the soap it hit me like a ton of bricks!! I knew that i had smelled this scent before!!! How could have i missed it!?!? I then dug out a sample i had tucked away ans sure enough BAM!! That was it!! I smelled my fingers again and then the sample and they were remarkably similar!!! It smelled almost identical to T&H 1805!!! Austin is to me a slightly less floral more earthy 1805! I have not lathered it yet but i feel like it will smell even more like 1805 when lathered..... Its beautifully done IMO and after i lather it up tonight or in the morning ill post more pics and describe performance but im sure the performance will be there. Here is a pic of the soap inside the container
Well I shaved this morning with Austin. The scent when lathered definitely is very similar to 1805 although it's not quite as strong. I had no problems smelling the scent on all 3 passes. I'm am going to reserve complete judgment on performance because I was a little rushed before heading to work and took a few extra minutes with the lather as I never used Strop Shoppe before. I found it easy to lather and there was plenty!! I just feel I need a couple more shaves in order to do a complete unbiased review. I plan on comparing directly with Mikes natural soap. Here are a couple of pics of the lather.
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