FWIW zib, I have great luck with TGQ soaps. My favorite is cavendish, then probably oak and moss.

I have had no problems whipping up a rich lather very quickly with the soaps (sample sizes worked fine too).

I have, however, had problems with getting the creams to lather (kind of the opposite from you huh). The sample creams I got have always been really thin and not very satisfying. Funny huh, the soaps have always been great for me.

One more thing, I read something about you almost emailing colleen but then deciding not to... I'd say send her an email if you ever feel like doing so. She has been very helpful to me and I'm convinced that she'd like to hear about your experiences with her soaps (good or bad).