Obie's extremely useful thread introduced me to great soap choices. Recently, I have been using a 2nd tier soap recommended by Obie, Green Mountain. I have the "grapefruit and lavender" soap. Properly lathered it gives very satisfying shaves with a pleasant fragrance, with enough lather for 3 passes. It gives a comfortable shave, without quite the cushion and glide found in the top tier. I'm glad Obie's posts got me to try this soap. It will have a permanent place in my shave den.
It's a good reminder to me to try soaps in the 2nd and 3rd tiers, instead of luxuriating in the top tier soaps. Good shaves are to be had from those ranks too.