Interesting... but I don't use any soap or lather at all. I find it gets in the way of fine-tunning the edge of beard... When I first started shaving (ie. 13) much of it was simply copying Dad and using his razor but as I got older I purchased my own electric razer and shaved full face. That never really satisfied me as the electric would give me burns from pressing the skin to much while trying to get that close shave. I eventually went back to a wet razor and ever since I grew the beard, I've gone sans soap/lather. I don't have any more nicks that I did with lather (actually fewer) and my skin has toughened as I aged. Oh and I don't use after-shave; alcohol is murder on your skin. A hot towel is by far the best.

Gillette Mach3 Turbo - although I must admit the lube strip does make it a bit more comfortable, the biggest advantage is the flexible head.