Thanks to Professor Blighty who turned me on to some new soaps and creams, I had the opportunity to use my first cream today. I whipped up a bowl of Old Spice Lime and it was great. Used my Merkur 34C with a Merkur blade with a Tweezerman badger brush. I never thought I'd say this but I am having so much fun exploring and learning about shaving from this forum that I wish my beard grew in faster as I can't wait to shave again!