Acqua di Parma Colonia soft shaving soap (vintage). Great lather. I know that many folks tout the newer versions and the alternatives (such as those from RazoRock), but for me none of them can match the overall quality of the original.
Barrister and Mann makes a great soap and the Glissant base is better than the newer excelsior base to my style. Dickens has its roots in a cookie that Will's family used to make around the holiday season. The scent is heavenly but it is not gourmand. Performance? Well performance is B&W.