I find myself turning to a few favourite soaps as well: MdC original, PannaCrema, TOBS and Cyril Salter Sandalwood and Baume.be. There are quite a few tubs of other soaps around, but they get used only when I think I want to try something different.
I was in Iceland in March and picked up a tube of the European Noxzema shave cream. Finally tried it yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to use (no brush lathering) and the glide and post shave face feel. It wasn’t;t very expensive and is well worth having in my travel kit.