I shave everything but my eyebrows and eye lashes, and blend my own shaving oil. No soap of any kind is involved during the actual shave, just the pre-shave, and my shaving life is grand.
The blades work great especially in combination with the all metal Winston handle that I ordered. I have a copy of the Truman (2nd best), and two of the Winston, one is all metal (best) and the other has some rubber components (3rd best).