The point is there are a zillion soaps and creams and croaps out there from factory made and mass produced to artisan and small batch makers. So how do you define a top tier product? Obie pretty much has that taken care of.
There are so many top tier products I can't see any reason to compromise at all. We pretty much all use some sort of AS or moisturizer after the shave however once you remove the lather and rinse your face you should (I think) have this face feel that says "now that was a great shave".
You can always use a little bear grease as "lather" and then apply some first aid cream as aftershave.
Har har.