shaving tip i discovered

I shave with a reimei double edge razor and a boar hair brush and pino silvestri shaving soap. I also have some king of shaves shave gel in a tube that I bought because it was on sale for a couple of bucks. I thought the king of shaves gel was slick enough, but because I wasn't using a brush with it it didn't lift the stubble enough to get a close shave. So for my next days shave I rubbed in some of the king of shaves gel, and instead of using my shaving soap, I used my brush and face lathered some dove soap on top of the gel. the lather was slick, thick, and gorgeous. My razor glided through it with zero irritation. I might start doing this all the time.