My experience with soap:

I also have fairly sensitive skin, and after a few bad shaves, I just banished my Taylor's lavender to the shower. Although it lathers easily and is somewhat slick, it stings me a bit and as soon as it's rinsed, I find it very drying. Plus, it smells very green, not a sweet lavender at all. But I wouldn't mind the more masculine scent if it weren't so harsh on my skin. In fact, I showered with it today and found that it had a drying effect on my entire body! I had to lather up afterwards with Colleen's bay rum bath soap to smooth my skin again. So now I'm not sure what to do with it. Put it in the guest bathroom perhaps so other people can dry their hands out? Bad.

Trumper's Violet is very good for my face, lathers pretty well, smells nice but subtle, and is gentle. I look forward to using it. Next on my list (once I finish what I have) will probably be to try other Trumper's soaps and perhaps creams.

So far the best soap for me has been Art of Shaving lavender. I want to move beyond this brand and embrace the old English labels that AoS is trying to emulate, but I just can't! This soap is really soothing, smells great, and lathers well. It is more "buttery" than most of the other soaps, so if you like that, you might enjoy it.

I got a cake of Colleen's violet soap this weekend. I was waiting for a place to put it, but now that I've dumped the Taylor's out of its wooden bowl, Colleen's now has a place to go. It smells similar to the Trumper's violet, and if it's anything like her bath bars, I imagine it will be quite slick. I'll shave with it tomorrow and let you know how it was.