Two of my favorites (scent and performance wise) are Tabac (cream here) and Cella (Cream bowl here) The Cella is a pretty soft paste, but it probably benefits from using at least a shave brush. The Tabac cream can be lathered with just his hands on his face. The Tabac has a traditionally masculine smell, hints of bay rum and tobacco. The Cella is very almond-y with some notes of cherry (kind of like an Amaretto smell).