Is shaving soap better than shaving cream?

Across the reviewers we read, soaps generally produce a denser, more cushioning lather and post-shave skin feel, while creams (tube creams like Proraso, or brushless creams like Cremo) are faster to load and more forgiving for beginners. Specialist subreddit r/wicked_edge consistently notes that technique matters more than the soap-vs-cream choice itself.