A few weeks into SR shaving, and I'm getting closer to settling into a preferred routine, but a few things are still a bit fluid. I had been using Noxema as a preshave (oil), despite it slowing me down a bit by needing to constantly wipe the gunk off of my blade. But after trying a few samples of Mystic Water soap, and Ogallala soap, that's all changed. Here's the thing. Both these soaps provide a far more slick lather than any other soap I've used so far. If your preshave oil is designed to keep your skin slick, and you soap can do that on it's own, do you really need a preshave oil I've not used a preshave oil in a few days now, and I'm not sure I can see a reason to start using it again. I'm sure at some level it's all about preference, but my shaving kit's profile has changed yet again. The Noxema is under the cabinet, and a mug of Ogallal soap has replaced it, and looking for something to put the Mystic Water soap in. But until the next discovery, Noxema as a preshave is out, in favor of a good slick soap. Has anyone else had a similar experience?