One of the things that I love about traditional wet shaving is the experimentation.  It really is true in this activity that your mileage may vary (YMMV).  One product that works so well for you may be someone else’s most hated.  Sure, there are some shave soaps or shaving creams out there that just about everyone loves, but, for the most part, wet shaving with a double-edged safety razor is so individualized, that experimentation is almost a necessity.  Unfortunately, there are so many products to try, and so many combinations of pre-shaves, soaps, creams, razors, blades, and aftershaves that many times the combinations yield no final results.