You are somewhat lucky that you have the tub. I spoke with the then distributor of Dr. Selby last summer (2015) and was told that the reason why all of these tubes, sometimes tops and sometimes bottoms are cracked is because of defective molds used to make them at their factory in Uruguay. That distributor as well as the new one indicates that they are on "back order". Possibly we will not see them again as it has been at least 9+ months since they were made and distributed. However, the cream in the black tube "Lavender Luxury Shaving Lather" is incredible.

You know what Tidepool? I do feel lucky to have this soap. In fact the more often it gets into rotation, the more the scent grows on me. Performance? My assessment hasn't changed much in that regard but I like this soap a lot. Good luck in your quest.

Actually, I forgot to tell you that I have five 50g tubes of the Lavender Luxury Shaving Cream, four 100g tubes and one 50g tube of Menthol Shaving Lather. All ten tubes cost me $22 from the previous distributor.

I thought about editing my review but decided to just post in comments. After more use I'm really starting to like the herbaceous scent and the lather of this soap. It's getting into the rotation regularly.

I really like this stuff a lot. It's not a soap, but a concentrated hard shaving cream.
It lathers well, and doesn't dry out my face, like most soaps do. (It's not a soap.)
It has a mild but pleasant aroma, and the tub lasts a very long time.
Like everybody else's, the top of my tub is cracked, but not broken.
I think I'll use it tomorrow for my morning shave. Thanks for your review.