Baume.BE

So with my SRD order today, my Baume.BE came. And while I'm not shaving until tomorrow, I couldn't wait to lather this up. So, out of excitement, I opened the Jar and got the smallest amount of cream off the inside of the lid. I just lathered in my hand using my WD 24mm Silvertip set deep. I added just a bit of water and started to lather. Add a bit more water and kept lathering. Add a bit more water and kept lathering. This went on for some time and holy cow was I amazed at how the lather kept building and building and building to no end with just a little bit of cream. Lynn was right in his straight razor for beginners video. On top of the amount of lather in my hand, the brush just loaded with lather more than any of my soaps have. And the slickness..... I wouldn't have been able to grab sandpaper with the hand I lathered in. I am absolutely excited to shave with that tomorrow with the new Ralf Aust 5/8" I got today as well!

Congratulations with the baume.be, it's a verrrrry good product indeed! Not sure whether you also purchased this, but the aftershave balm for me is the very best aftershave balm I've ever used.

Unfortunately SRD was out and I couldn't find it else where. I have a bad habit of ordering enough product as to get free shipping anytime I put in an order, so I'm sure it'll get tacked on in an upcoming order. Heard nothing but good reviews on it.

Gentlemen,

Baum.Be is a superb shave cream — in every way — and especially for sensitive skin. Good stuff.

Thats it! I've heard enough. I'm placing my order.

It is a very good shave cream and one I use routinely.
The lather is dense and has great glide and cushion.

I would place Baume.Be in my top 10 list.

LOVE IT!!!! Just shaved with it. By far the best cushion. Doesn't best slickness of some of my soaps but overall I think it's the best performer. Highly satisfied.

In my book performance wise it's number 1. It only loses points in scent which is pleasant. If they improved the scent it could potentially be number 1.

I actually found the scent to be quite pleasing. What I felt it lost a point in was slickness. Not as slick as some of my soaps, but still pretty slick. Cushion made up for that though.

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

In my book performance wise it's number 1. It only loses points in scent which is pleasant. If they improved the scent it could potentially be number 1.

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They also could do something about that awful yellow color. It kinda, sorta looks like something rancid.

But it does shave good.

I kinda like the yellow/orange colour of the cream. You see this severe black glass jar, you open it - Lo and behold - pure funk !
The colour comes of course from the carrot oil that's been used. The carrot is also the only note in the scent I could do without, for the rest I really like it's scent.

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Originally Posted by decraew

I kinda like the yellow/orange colour of the cream. You see this severe black glass jar, you open it - Lo and behold - pure funk !
The colour comes of course from the carrot oil that's been used. The carrot is also the only note in the scent I could do without, for the rest I really like it's scent.

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I agree. It looks funky.;)

I bought this blind yesterday. I am a newbie to this forum....with most of my time on TSN and B&B. Never heard of it. But with so many good reviews here, I just had to "add to cart" when I ordered my straight razor set from SRD.

Another top notch product off the radar is Alvarez Gomez.

Alvarez Gomez? Tell me more.

Not much to say. It's cream and makes a great easy lather and has a great scent that lingers afterwards. I'm not good at describing scents but it's very nice.

Ok, my jar of this arrived from SRD. I'll be testing this out on Friday. I'm not turned off by the color or the scent. In fact, I swear that there is a Truefitt and Hill cologne scent that closely matches this.

I have so many soaps, it's rare for me to use one more than once in any 2 to 3 week period and I used Baume 2 days in a row after getting it and I'm jonsing to use it again but I'm still on a 7 day new soap review. 2 more soaps to go!!

I used the cream together with the new pre-shave gel this morning and I had a great shave. I like these products very much. The pre-shave gel is slick without being greasy or oily. And I really like the smell and performance of the cream. One of my best "blind" purchases. Thanks SRP for the great recommendation.

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I used the cream together with the new pre-shave gel this morning and I had a great shave. I like these products very much. The pre-shave gel is slick without being greasy or oily. And I really like the smell and performance of the cream. One of my best "blind" purchases. Thanks SRP for the great recommendation.

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So the pre-shave is not an oil? I normally don't use pre-shave products because I don't usually find them useful and often disagree with them in concept because they are usually oil based. But I've heard that Castle and Forbes is excellent albeit pricey. Maybe Baume is a little more reasonable.

It is definitely NOT an oil. I use Village Barber pre-shave oil and this is a different consistency. It's too thick to pour it. It's a clear, viscous (thick) slick gel applied with fingertips and is easily absorbed into the skin. I have also heard CF is top notch but while ordering the Baum.Be cream I couldn't resist that cute little jar of gel. I'm glad I did.

Used the Baum.Be this morning with a C-Mon Royal.

One pass was all I needed for a good close shave.

Life is good.;)

Very nice cream indeed - the new XPec is better though IMO...

-john

That's on my list to order.

The Baume.be is definitely an excellent cream, as good as the balm IMO. Not too sure about the soap, though, as it's glycerin based.

Anyone know when SRD is restocking this Baume Be

SRD would be the source with that answer.

I just ordered baume.be from Smallflower.com. I think they have a few pucks left, or at least they did yesterday. Shipping is very reasonable as well. I've never ordered from them before, so we'll see how long it takes to get here.

They don't have any now.

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They don't have any now.

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Go figure stuff is hard to come by

I guess I'm lucky. SRD always has it in stock when I place an order. Baume.be is one of my favorite creams.

ok... Im glad I searched for a Baume be thread before I started one. I am new to the forum and just tried Baume be for the first time. Excellent product in my opinion. I ordered on amazon, price 23.99 for an 8oz tub. It was here in 2 days. I just used it and could not wait to post. The best shave I've had to date! I like the tub it comes in, the scent is fine by me altho I cant really describe it. It lathers amazingly and had a wonderful glide. I am looking forward to tomorrow nights shave. It is only the 3rd soap I have tried and I am hooked. I started with van der hagen (which went right into the trash can before I turned on the computer) next was Smolder by The Blades Grim which I really enjoyed but this Baume be is over the top! Well thanks for having me SRP glad I found this site!

Performance wise you can't get much better than Baum for any money. The scent is pleasant but nothing to write home about (IMHO).

The smell was described to me once by a female co worker as "exactly how a dudes face should smell".

Good stuff.. enjoy!

I tried Baume be a couple of years ago after seeing Lynn use it. Great performance and smell. Pricing close to AOS. I use Calla or AOS pre shave with it and the straight just glides with no irritation.

Excellent cream, the best I've used.

It gives a very nice thick cushion, feels very protective on the skin and it's slick enough for a perfect shave

Does everything a cream should do and does it better than any other cream I've tried, personally I find it much better than CF

It holds a firm place in my top three. One of the best.

I'll always keep it on my rotation

I happened to use it today. As the saying goes, a little dab will do ya. I think CF L8me beats it, but 9nly because of the scent. Balmbe is top notch 8n my book for its abilities.