I had my Sunday shave with La Toja this morning and man, what a soap. My rotation has been Cella red/green, Tabac and La Toja for a few weeks now and this humble soap from Spain really does the trick. I focused on getting my lather dialed in perfectly and the slickness really showed up - Tabac is easier to get consistent results with but La Toja just plain performs.
Thinking about it, I believe that the La Toja formula lathers so easily that I usually stop short of perfection and begin the shave. I bowl lather loaded from a grated stick and this soap explodes almost immediately. If I take the additional time to continue working it with a few drops of extra water the sheen develops and that is when you know a soap is where it needs to be. Perhaps the only "difficulty" I have with this soap is that it's truly so "easy" that I sometimes stop short of dialing in my lather before I begin the shave.
Thinking about it, I believe that the La Toja formula lathers so easily that I usually stop short of perfection and begin the shave. I bowl lather loaded from a grated stick and this soap explodes almost immediately. If I take the additional time to continue working it with a few drops of extra water the sheen develops and that is when you know a soap is where it needs to be. Perhaps the only "difficulty" I have with this soap is that it's truly so "easy" that I sometimes stop short of dialing in my lather before I begin the shave.