Just a quick update:
This TOBS cream and brush combo has finally helped produce my finest shave yet! I've been using mostly HeadSlick the past couple years and this TOBS blows it out of the water.
Today was my third time using TOBS Sandlewood, and I added 5 drops of Shave Secret and 3 drops of glycerin into the mug before I started to mix the lather. This really made all the difference imo. It was much easier to glide the blade across my head and face than ever before and I started using less pressure. I had plenty of lather (you barely touch the tips of the brush to the shaving cream and you get a ton of lather from it) so I could lather up two or three times.
I've never had a smoother shave and this may be the first time I've had absolutely zero irritation on the back of my head or the bottom of my neck.