A newbie here too (well newbie ish). Started wet shaving half a year ago.
personally I prefer to get matching aftershave- simply because if I do enjoy the soap scent, I like the fragrance to carry on for a bit longer than just shave duration. Also I don’t always use fragrance afterwards so don’t have to worry about them clashing.
at first -I was buying the soaps separately , but soon wanted to get matching AS for it and balms if possible
personally I prefer to get matching aftershave- simply because if I do enjoy the soap scent, I like the fragrance to carry on for a bit longer than just shave duration. Also I don’t always use fragrance afterwards so don’t have to worry about them clashing.
at first -I was buying the soaps separately , but soon wanted to get matching AS for it and balms if possible