I'm certainly a newb to straight razors but I've been wet shaving with a DE razor for a little over a year. Sometimes, if I like the smell of one soap but also want the smoothness or maybe the eucalyptus content of my Poraso cream, I'll actually use both in the same batch of lather. If I've got time, I also like to prepare my lather in a Moss scuttle with steaming hot water in the outer shell. The lather really seems to "explode" and having warm lather for the rest of the shave is really nice too. One of the things I have come to appreciate about this endeavor (shaving), is that there are many options and variations to try and experiment with. Between the variety and terror, I'm not likely to get bored . Best of luck!
~Dan