{"id":624,"date":"2024-12-21T23:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T06:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/?p=624"},"modified":"2024-12-23T08:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:52:41","slug":"imperial-holiday-shave-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/imperial-holiday-shave-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperial Holiday Shave-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Holiday Imperial Shave-Off: A Battle for Sudsy Supremacy!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The holidays are upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with the most epic seasonal soap tournament ever? I\u2019ve amassed a powerful <strong>Grooming Garrison<\/strong> of <strong>52 holiday-themed soaps<\/strong>, each bringing its own unique scent profile to the battlefield. These contenders, gathered from last year\u2019s campaigns and this year\u2019s acquisitions, are ready to face off in the <strong>Holiday Imperial Shave-Off!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This bracketed competition is not just about lather\u2014it\u2019s about celebrating the artistry, nostalgia, and scents that make the holidays magical. And here&#8217;s the best part: YOU get to vote for your favorites!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Contenders<\/strong>*<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From festive fruits to frosty firs, here\u2019s the full lineup of competing soaps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adopted Acres<\/strong>: <em>Twas the Night Before Christmas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ariana &amp; Evans<\/strong>: <em>Christmas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Barrister and Mann<\/strong>: <em>Dickens Revisited<\/em>, <em>Noggin&#8217; on Heaven&#8217;s Door<\/em>, <em>Vespers<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cooper &amp; French<\/strong>: <em>Santa&#8217;s Workshop<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eleven<\/strong>: <em>Blue Spruce<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Farm House North<\/strong>: <em>Citrus + Fir<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HAGS<\/strong>: <em>Return of the Mean One<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hendrix Classics &amp; Co<\/strong>: <em>Christmas in NYC<\/em>, <em>Nashville Holidays<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Herc Soap Co<\/strong>: <em>Silent Night Ops<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hoffman&#8217;s Shave &amp; Soap Co<\/strong>: <em>A Date with Mrs. Claus<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>House of Mammoth<\/strong>: <em>Santa Noir<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Macduff Soap Co<\/strong>: <em>Bad Santa<\/em>, <em>Candy Cane<\/em>, <em>Christmas Cabin<\/em>, <em>Christmas Sky<\/em>, <em>Santa&#8217;s Cheer<\/em>, <em>Santa&#8217;s Workshop<\/em>, <em>Gingerbread<\/em> <em>(removed Winter Cabin because I just have the splash)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mama Bear<\/strong>: <em>Hot Buttered Rum<\/em>, <em>Jelly Doughnut<\/em>, <em>Candy Cane (update)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Master Soap Creations<\/strong>: <em>Peppermint Latte<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Night Watch Soap Co<\/strong>: <em>Buon Natale<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Noble Otter<\/strong>: <em>Tis the Season<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PAA<\/strong>: <em>Atomic Apple Pecan Pie<\/em>, <em>Cane!<\/em>, <em>Cosmic Christmas Cookie<\/em>, <em>I Gingerbread Man<\/em>, <em>Keepsake Fruit Cake<\/em>, <em>Kiritimati<\/em>, <em>Lump of Coal<\/em>, <em>Space Nog<\/em>, <em>The Shaving<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Razor Emporium<\/strong>: <em>Frosted Cranberry &amp; Fir Tree<\/em>, <em>Home for Christmas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shave Mercantile<\/strong>: <em>Rudolph&#8217;s Christmas Night<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stirling Soap Co<\/strong>: <em>Candy Cane<\/em>, <em>Christmas Eve<\/em>, <em>Frankincense &amp; Myrrh<\/em>, <em>Sweet Pecan<\/em>, <em>Ozark Mountain<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strike Gold Shave<\/strong>: <em>White House Christmas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Wet Shaving Store<\/strong>: <em>On the Naughty List<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Van Yulay<\/strong>: <em>Elf Balls<\/em>, <em>Dirty Santa<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wet Shaving Supply<\/strong>: <em>Peppermint<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wet The Face<\/strong>: <em>Santa&#8217;s Custom Blend<\/em>, <em>Santa&#8217;s Helper<\/em>, <em>Silent Night<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Bracket Reveal:<\/strong> I\u2019m still tweaking the bracket, and it will be posted on <strong>Monday, Dec 23<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Voting Begins:<\/strong> Thursday, <strong>Dec 26<\/strong> in my Instagram Story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shavetrooper\">@shavetrooper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf81 <strong>Intel Update:<\/strong> I will be constantly updating <a href=\"http:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/\">Shavetrooper.com<\/a> with scent descriptions for each entry. Be sure to check back frequently to learn more about the soaps battling it out for holiday supremacy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This is your chance to decide which soap reigns supreme during the holidays! Will it be a festive classic like <em>Vespers<\/em> or a bold outsider like <em>Elf Balls<\/em>? Get ready to vote, and may the best lather win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Contenders could change. All updates will be on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#HolidayImperialShaveOff #WetShaving #ShaveOfTheDay #TraditionalShaving #SeasonalSoaps #LatherBattle #StormtrooperApproved #SudsSupremacy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holiday Imperial Shave-Off: A Battle for Sudsy Supremacy! The holidays are upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with the most epic seasonal soap tournament ever? I\u2019ve amassed a powerful Grooming Garrison of 52 holiday-themed soaps, each bringing its own unique scent profile to the battlefield. These contenders, gathered from last year\u2019s &#8230; <a title=\"Imperial Holiday Shave-Off\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/imperial-holiday-shave-off\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Imperial Holiday Shave-Off<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":629,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions\/629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}