Yup. I do on occasion shave with no prep. Strop lather and go. In fact my general preshave routine is very light. It is typically Noxema, load the brush, strop, face lather and shave. The more rare occasion is a long and involved prep.clike a hot shower and a hot towel and then Noxema, and then lather, another hot towel, warm lather, all the usual froofy stuff. It’s nice. The Noxema is the biggest game changer for me.