I have to say that Creed’s Green Irish Tweed shaving soap is first rate—but still, IMO, not worth its current price. It would be a lovely gift to receive, though. My Rod Neep brush made the usual great lather I get from this soap, and the Feather AS-D1 (one of the good ones: that model was inconsistent, thus the AS-D2) did a perfect job, leaving my skin ready and eager for a splash of GIT EDT.