What to choose....what to choose...
The good news is there is a lot of great product out there in both Creams and Soaps - and on a per use basis even the pricy ones are a great value.
The bad news is there is a lot of great product out there...and picking something to start with can be daunting.
Since many of us start with Proraso products - the kronakid mention of C.O.Bigelow at your local bath and body (made by Proraso) would be a good choice. You can take an almond sized portion to start and either put in on your face, the brush or in the bottom of the shaving cup/bowl/what have you. What's best for you will come with practice and experiment.
The other soaps and creams mentioned - Tabac, MWF are in my first rotation.
Most of them have some scent and many times people pass on a soap/cream not because of the performance per se but on the scent - only trial will tell.
But you are on a worthwhile journey - even when I can't use my Straight or DE because of travel I bring along a travel brush and "something" to stay away from canned goo...
And I've been doing this for a 18 months and I still learn something almost every week - enjoy the journey...