I can thank my mom for turning me on to Beekman 1802 products, although it took a little convincing on her part, especially given the price tag. But after she gifted me a couple bars of their soap for my birthday a couple years ago, I've been hooked.First of all, it is truly a moisturizing soap. The antibacterial bar soap I'd been using prior certainly got me clean, but it was also notoriously drying – so if I didn't moisturize immediately after toweling off, my skin would start to tighten, crack, and turn ashy. With the Beekman soap, it never feels as though my skin is screaming for moisture after bathing anymore. Particularly during the winter months, I'll still moisturize anyway, but it's no longer a sprint to the bottle of lotion. And my skin is noticeably less red, sensitive, and "angry," particularly on days where I bathe more than once.Secondly, the scents are amazing. My old standby used to be their Vanilla Absolute, until I received a bar of their Fig Leaf version in a sampler pack, and I fell in love. It's a hard fragrance to describe, but it's definitely not overly florid. Slightly fruity and a bit sweet, but with a hint of woodiness – not overtly feminine or masculine. A nice in-between scent. That said, I've tried a number of their other scents, and they do them all very well. I didn't find any of them too perfume-y or offensive.Lastly, it's surprisingly good value for money. It's tempting to scoff when you see the price tag, because it does SOUND like a lot for a single bar of soap. BUT the 9oz. bars are 2-3 times the size of normal bar soap and far more dense, so they last a lot longer. If I shower once a day, a single bar lasts me almost 2 months. During the summer months when I'm showering twice a day (I live in Florida, where it's so humid that the state flower is officially mildew), one bar will still last me 4-6 weeks.In short, highly recommended! I've been using them for a couple years now, and I don't think I'll ever go back to the big commercial soaps!