I am finding that as I progress both with the DE and the Straight that there is a noticeable difference between the cushion and glide I get with soaps and creams, namely that the soaps seem to always outperform the Creams.

So far for creams I've tried:
Trufitt and Hill:
1805
Grafton
Rose
Almond
Trafalgar

Castle & Forbes:
Lime

Art of Shaving:
Lavender
Sandalwood

Razorock:
Cacao

Poraso



For Soaps I have used

MWF (so far my favorite)

Tabac

TOBS Sandalwood

Casewell & Massey Eucalyptus



So far, I get a richer, creamier more cushioning lather with the soaps, is there some trick I am missing with the creams? Or is it just that soaps are more to my liking and I should just stick with it?