The Lion’s Tribe: Mister Raman Barbershop

Our stockists are important partners in the Leonis Barbam story. They join our Lion’s Tribe and help to Beard That Lion In The Den. We would like to put them in the spotlight by telling their story and highlight our unique partnership. Next up: Mister Raman Barbershop, Belgium.

Tell us about you…

I’m Christoph, owner of Mister Raman Barbershop.

I learned the trade in the Netherlands at the Barberschool under the guidance of Joost Mulleman. Joost taught me the tricks of the trade and gave me a completely different view of men’s cutting. After my education he gave me the opportunity to teach at the Barberschool as well. That was also a huge learning process! 4 years ago I decided to open my own shop.

What’s the story of Mister Raman?

I opened Mister Raman Barbershop in Kalken in 2016 and this has been a great success to date! Our shop is accessible to everyone. We strive to give every customer a sleek haircut that fits him and also stays tight for several weeks.

I can do what I love to do every day and my clients appreciate my work. That’s all I need to give the best of myself every day and to keep innovating!

Why did you choose Leonis Barbam?

I have some customers who are members of the Bearded Villains. They were full of praise for Leonis Barbam. We tested the products in the shop and were immediately convinced!

What’s your favorite Leonis Barbam product and why?

I love the beard balms! They are easy to handle and yet sturdy enough to give your beard a sleek shape.

Anything you want to share with the world?

Believe in yourself & do what you love to do! Do it for the 100% or don’t do it.

Thanks Christophe for sharing your story and supporting the Leonis Barbam way of living.  Let’s roar in that jungle! Check out the full range of Leonis Barbam products online or support your local Leonis Barbam stockist. Want to join The Lion’s Tribe? Get in touch!

The Lion’s Tribe: Romain Barbershop

Our stockists are important partners in the Leonis Barbam story. They join our Lion’s Tribe and help to Beard That Lion In The Den. We would like to put them in the spotlight by telling their story and highlight our unique partnership. Next up: traditional barbershop Romain from Ghent, Belgium.

Tell us about you…

I’m Stijn De Sutter and started this shop in 2014. As a barber I want to really create an authentic experience for our cuts & shaves. I started Romain Barbershop on the outskirts of Ghent, but 3 years later the barbershop had grown and we moved to Gentbrugge, bigger and better. We now work with 3 experienced barbers, open 7/7 from 9-21h. It’s great to see people leave the shop with a big smile. Our passion is really to pass on the craftmanship and love for classic shaves & beard trims. That’s why we also set up Romain Academy, to introduce our noble art to everyone.

Tell us about your shop/store…

Romain Barbershop is a real local Ghent city barbershop. We want to revive the passion for cut throat razors and thus offer a pleasant experience to the customer. We only work on appointment, that way we can offer the real experience to our patrons: time and no rushing is very important for us. A classic razor shave needs time, we need to respect that.

Why did you choose Leonis Barbam?

Simple: the quality. That’s our way of life. We only work with quality products that tell a story. We don’t want just another brand, we want a brand with quality and a story that is felt (and asked for) by our customers.

What’s your favorite Leonis Barbam Product and why?

The wonderful beard oil. Again the reason why is simple: the quality. The beard oil isn’t too greasy and has a good balance in scents. The big bottle of 50ml offers a good value for money. We love to massage in the beard oil, but also use it after a traditional shave to moisturize the skin. Perfect.

Anything you want to share with the world?

Enjoy the craftmanship, feel the passion, but most of all: see the time and effort that has been put in this product. Be grateful that we can enjoy these little things in life. Simply enjoy!  

Thanks Stijn for sharing your story and supporting the Leonis Barbam way of living.  Let’s roar in that jungle! Check out the full range of Leonis Barbam products online or support your local Leonis Barbam stockist. Want to join The Lion’s Tribe? Get in touch!

The Lion’s Tribe: Clothilde

Our stockists are important partners in the Leonis Barbam story. They join our Lion’s Tribe and help to Beard That Lion In The Den. We would like to put them in the spotlight by telling their story and highlight our unique partnership. First up: Clothilde from Aalst (Belgium).

Tell us about you…

We’re Chloé and Dries. A power couple from Aalst.

Chloé is an ex finance consultant with a passion for all natural beauty products and the slow beauty lifestyle. Slow beauty is the lifestyle where all beauty ideals start with healthy and vibrant skin and hair instead of finding beauty ideals in color, size, shape,…  Slow Beauty also means a lifestyle that allows everyone to make their own beauty standard. Dries is a brand strategist who loves building brands by using the psychological insight in consumer behavior. What is the real need for a consumer to buy a product or service? Dries knows!

Tell us about your shop/store…

Clothilde is a curated beauty store with organic, vegan and sustainable products for him and her. The story of Clothilde started in the summer of 2019 with a competition to win a free pop-up location in the centre of Aalst City. The council payed (together with Unizo) the rent for 5 months and whoever came up with the best idea could test their concept for free. We won the damn thing. Shit, now what? In 4 weeks time we’ve build the brand, renovated the shop and build a webshop (Whilst Dries was still doing his normal dayjob.) It was an intense period but we pulled it off to open both shops in 1 week time. We’ve been open 6 days out of 7 (in december 7/7) ever since.

Our way of working is determined by the slow beauty philosophy. This philosophy starts with a healthy skin and hair and this is different for everyone. Our first goal with every client is to find the products that fit their type of skin or hair. This personal approach takes a lot of time and investing in really listening to our customers and, together with them, find out what their individual problems, issues, needs,… are and combine those with the right products.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE LEONIS BARBAM?

Back in the days Chloé had a sustainable fashion brand with handmade knitwear from Peru. At a creators fair Chloé had a stand next to the founders of Leonis Barbam, that’s where the connection was made. As we have a sustainable beauty store one of our key elements to select brands is the proximity. If there’s a high quality Belgian brand offering a certain type of products, they will always win it from a foreign competitor. As Leonis Barbam is both Belgian quality and organically produced, there was no other brand we took into consideration.

What’s your favorite Leonis Barbam product and why?

The Silver & Black Beard oil, for the smell of it and the amount of happy customers.

Anything you want to share with the world?

The world is filled with beauty full stories.   Thanks Chloé & Dries for sharing your story and supporting the Leonis Barbam way of living.  Let’s roar in that jungle! Check out the full range of Leonis Barbam products online or support your local Leonis Barbam stockist. Want to join The Lion’s Tribe? Get in touch!

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