I would venture to guess that any shave soaps which leave your face feeling soft/moisturized are also very slick while on the face, meaning they are good performers both during and after the shave.
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I would venture to guess that any shave soaps which leave your face feeling soft/moisturized are also very slick while on the face, meaning they are good performers both during and after the shave.
That is a non sequitur. You can get glide from a lot of things, including cheap lubricants. However, these need, and in my experience do not, contribute to good after shave skin care.
OP, thanks very much for starting this thread. I agree with you in that it does depend a lot on your type of skin and your argument that you will "spend the entire day with the post shave feel of that said soap" is spot on.
I compare myself to my father in this case and it goes to show how different skins react to different soaps and creams: I have sensitive/dry combination skin and need the extra moisture, otherwise I break out, get ingrown hairs, etc. My father on the other hand has ultra-oily skin, meaning he can use just about anything and everything whenever he wants. No soaps or creams give him irritation and he can equally go without an aftershave or use as much alcohol in his post-shave product of choice as he wants.
There is no 'one size fits all' option, but getting this info out in the open is definitely a good thing.
I would humbly disagree, the "glide" from a cheap lubricant will never perform like a good shaving soap or cream. I would challenge you to shave using KY or mineral oil and afterwards you can tell me how it performed as well as any standard soap like TOBS, MWF, etc.
I like how my skin feels after I use an AS splash, and then a balm, no matter what soap I may have used. It is nice when a particular soap has it all, but I still go through my routine of splash and balm. I've done it for the past 54 years, and am too stubborn to change now.
+1 to splash & balm. Smells good feels good.