🌟 Imperial Holiday Shave-Off Begins! 🌟
ROUND 1 RESULTS BELOW!!! (27 Dec 16:40)
🎄 Fellow wet-shaving enthusiasts! 🎅 The Empire’s finest have gathered 52 contenders for the Imperial Holiday Shave-Off! We’re talking scents that will jingle your bells and lather that’ll transport you straight to a snowy galaxy far, far away. ❄️✨
Trying to create this bracket was intense! 😅 I tried to pair similar scents in certain parts of the bracket, but some… well, I just threw in there! 😂 You can see the whole bracket picture at BELOW! Oh, and I had to make a last-minute substitution because I realized I was missing a set! 😱 All of these are my favorites, and it truly shows how magical this Holiday Season is. Each artisan has done an amazing job capturing the scents of the season. 🎁🎅
🔥 In Round 1, get ready for:
🎁 Christmas Sky vs Dicken’s Revisited
Macduff’s Christmas Sky – Orange Peel, Bergamot, Frankincense, Myrrh, Clove, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Dark Chocolate
Barrister and Mann Dicken’s Revisited – Black Pepper, Cherry, Lemon, Cardamom, Nutmeg
WINNER: Christmas Sky
🎁 Silent Night vs Christmas
Wet The Face Silent Night – Honey, sweet vanilla, dried fruits, sheer musk, and floral jasmine
Arianna and Evans Christmas – Mandarin, Pine Needles, Fireplace (burning embers), Marshmallow, Davana, Somalian Myrrh, Vanilla, Frankincense, Labdanum, Sandalwood, Balsam Fir
WINNER: Christmas
🎁 Frankincense & Myrrh vs Kiritimati
Stirling Soap Co Frankincense & Myrrh – Frankincense, myrrh, vanilla, cardamom, and copaiba balsam.
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Kiritimati – Frankincense, myrrh, bay, seaweed, oakwood, ambergris, benzoin, blue spruce, tobacco, labdanum, lavender
WINNER: Kiritimati
🎁 First Round Bye is Vespers
Barrister and Mann Vespers – Rose, sandalwood, balsam fir, fern, mousse de saxon, cranberry, cardamom, patchouli, and bergamot.
🎁 Santa’s Custom Blend vs Elf Balls
Wet the Face Santa’s Custom Blend – Cherrywood, raspberry, vanilla and tobacco.
Van Yulay Elf Balls – Orange, clove and spices
WINNER: Santa’s Custom Blend
🎁 Home for Christmas vs Twas the Night Before Christmas
Razor Emporium Home for Christmas – Spicy Gingerbread Cookie, Sugar Cookie, Sandalwood, and Musk
Adopted Acres Twas the Night Before Christmas – Cookies and milk, hot cocoa, frosted fir, balsam fir, leather, fireside embers
WINNER: Home for Christmas
🎁 First Round Bye is Bad Santa and Tis the Season
Macduff’s Bad Santa – Spice, Cherrywood, Tobacco Leaf, Whisky, Oak, Vanilla, Vetiver, Nutmeg, Ginger, Patchouli, Raspberry
Noble Otter Tis the Season – Raspberry, Apple, Rosemary, Freesia, Oakmoss, Pine, Cedarwood, Musk, Fir Balsam
🎁 Santa’s Helper vs Frosted Cranberry and Fir Tree
Wet The Face Santa’s Helper – Fresh cut pine, hint of menthol
Razor Emporium Frosted Cranberry and Fir Tree – Frosted cranberry, fir tree, hint of menthol
WINNER: Frosted Cranberry and Fir Tree
🎁 Santa’s Workshop (C&F) vs Lump of Coal
Cooper & French Santa’s Workshop – Geranium, damask rose, vanilla, sweet orange honey, pipe tobacco.
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lump of Coal – Cool, Green, Woody, Metallic, Holly Berry, Coal Stove-ish and Hints of Dark Chocolate
WINNER: Santa’s Workshop
🎁 Santa’s Cheer vs Santa’s Workshop (M)
Macduff’s Santa’s Cheer – Amaretto, Golden Rum, Vanilla Bean, Cream, Butter, Sugar, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Allspice, Tonka Bean
Macduff’s Santa’s Workshop – Fir Needle, Black Pine, Spruce, Orange Zest, Clove Leaf, Eucalyptus Dives, Cedarwood Blend, Bay Leaf, Vanilla Bean, Fir Absolute, Spruce Absolute
WINNER: Santa’s Cheer
🎁 First Round Bye is Silent Night Ops
Herc Soap Co. Silent Night Ops – Fir, pine, cranberry, black pepper, jasmine, oatmeal stout, musk, white woods, clove, and amber.
🎁 Dork vs Peppermint Latte
Shave Dad Denton Majik Dork – Chocolate, mint, touch of menthol
Master Soap Creations Peppermint Latte – Peppermint, coffee
WINNER: Peppermint Latte
🎁 Candy Cane (S) vs Candy Cane (M)
Stirling Soap Co Candy Cane – Peppermint with a little sweetness
Macduff’s Candy Cane – Peppermint, Eucalyptus Dives, Blue Malle Eucalyptus, Musk, Vanilla, Benzoin, Tonka Bean, Cocoa
WINNER: Macduff’s Candy Cane
🎁 First Round Bye is Cane! and Peppermint
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Cane! – Pure Organic Peppermint, Cornmint, Talc, Rose, Bergamot, Oakmoss, Haitian Vetiver, Madagascar Vanilla, Coumarin, Lite Musk
Wet Shaving Products Peppermint – Peppermint
🎁 Jelly Doughnut vs Hot Buttered Rum
Mama Bear Soap Jelly Doughnut
Mama Bear Soap Hot Buttered Rum
WINNER: Hot Buttered Rum
🎁 Cosmic Christmas Cookies vs A Date with Mrs. Claus
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Cosmic Christmas Cookies – Burnt Sugar, Caramel, Buttermilk & Sweet, Sensual Vanilla
Hoffman’s A Date with Mrs. Claus – Butter cookies
WINNER: Cosmic Christmas Cookies
🎁 Atomic Apple Pecan Pie vs Sweet Pecan
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Atomic Apple Pecan Pie – Sweet/Brite and Tangy fresh apples baked in a buttery, brown sugar, spiced pecan filling.
Stirling Soap Co Sweet Pecan
WINNER: Atomic Apple Pecan Pie
🎁 First Round Bye is Keepsake Fruitcake
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Keepsake Fruit Cake – Candied Fruit, Butter, Coconut, Maple Sugar, Vanilla, Cake Batter, and Spiced Atomic Age Bay Rum
🎁 Christmas in NYC vs Nashville Holiday
Hendrix Classics Christmas in NYC
Hendrix Classics Nashville Holidays
WINNER: Christmas in NYC
🎁 On the Naughty List vs Dirty Santa
Shave Dad On the Naughty List – Fresh lavender and clary sage, Earthy cedarwood, Vetiver
Van Yulay Dirty Santa – Peppermint White Russian, with Flannel, Leather and Coal Smoke!
WINNER: On the Naughty List
🎁 First Round Bye is Return of the Mean One and Santa Noir
HAGS Return of the Mean One – Cognac, cinnamon, tonka bean, oak, hedione, vanilla, praline, sandalwood, candied almond
House of Mammoth Santa Noir – Cassis, balsam, jasmine, honey, sandalwood, deer musk
🎁 Blue Spruce vs Citrus + Fir
Eleven Blue Spruce – Herbal, green, pine, fir
Farm House North Citrus + Fir – Pine, citrus
WINNER: Citrus + Fir
🎁 Ozark Mountain vs Christmas Eve
Stirling Soap Co Ozark Mountain – Woodsy, spicy.
Stirling Soap Co Christmas Eve – Pine, fir, evergreen, mistletoe, vanilla, cranberry, spices
WINNER: Christmas Eve
🎁 Christmas Cabin vs White House Christmas
Macduff’s Christmas Cabin – Cedar, Cardamom, Cashmere, Evergreen, Oud, Spice, Cocoa Butter, Patchouli, Santal, Musk
Strike Gold Shave White House Christmas – Citrus, basil, cool mint, woody, cypress
WINNER: Christmas Cabin
🎁 First Round Bye is Buon Natale
Night Watch Soap Co Buon Natale
🎁 I Gingerbread Man vs Gingerbread
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements I Gingerbread Man – Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Molasses, Brown Sugar, Vanilla, Benzoin, Oak Barrel, Bay Rum
Macduff’s Gingerbread – Pumpernickel, Ginger, Lemon, Honey, Orange, Patchouli, Cardamon, Nutmeg, Vanilla, Maple, Cedarwood
WINNER: Gingerbread
🎁 Space Nog vs Noggin’ on Heavens Door
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Space Nog – Brown Sugar, Nutmeg, Vanilla, Light Cinnamon, West Indian Bay, Tonka Bean, Benzoin Resin & Spiced Rum
Barrister and Mann Noggin’ on Heavens Door – Cream, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, rum, toasted hazelnuts.
WINNER: Noggin’ on Heavens Door
🎁 First Round Bye is Rudolph’s Christmas Night and The Shaving
The Shave Mercantile Rudolph’s Christmas Night – Spicy Gingerbread, Sweet Sugar Cookies, and a shot of rich Bourbon
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements The Shaving – Buttery Vanilla, Fresh Whipped Cream, Toffee, a dash of Nutmeg, toasted Coconut, Select West Indian Herbs, Benzoin Resin, Peppermint
💥 Make your vote count! Round 2 starts December 28, cast your votes in my Instagram story (@shavetrooper). Let’s find out which shave soap will reign supreme this holiday season! 🏆🎅✨
Let the best scent win! 🌌❄️