A little disappointed
I shave with a Merkur Progress with Astra DE blades and use The Art of Shaving pre-shave oil, so I have a pretty nice set up.  I mostly use a quality English shaving cream like Taylor's of Old Bond St or sometimes The Art of Shaving.  The only other two soaps I've used in the past were L'Occitane Cade and Pre de Provence.  Compared with those two soaps, this one doesn't make as much fluffy lather as I thought.  It does give me a nice smooth shave, but not as smooth as Pre de Provence.<br /><br />If you're looking for a soap to explode with a cushioning lather, this isn't the one for you.  I have a water softener in my home so it's not the water either.  I've also tried using this with a stiff pure badger brush in addition to a silvertip, and the results are always the same.<br /><br />Smells great though, like lavender fields!  I will use this as my travel soap and for times when I need to shave quicker than usual.
Rating: 3 stars