Gentlemen,

As I see my first jar of shaving soap (SRD lavender) wither away with use, I'm already looking forward to trying a different soap a cream for the first time.

After some brief browsing on here, it sounds like Tabac soap gets good reviews.

As far as creams, do I really need to buy something expensive like Castle Forbes or is something like Poraso cream a good place to start? I realize you usually get what you pay for but there's quite a difference in price and it seems like a lot of people have either tried Poraso or use it regularly, so I figure it can't be that bad.

If you can, please list your very favorite soap and cream--you'll help my next few months of shaves go well.

-Stub