{"id":704,"date":"2025-03-26T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T01:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/?p=704"},"modified":"2025-03-29T16:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T23:49:23","slug":"barbershop-showdown-the-tournament-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/barbershop-showdown-the-tournament-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfc6 BARBERSHOP SHOWDOWN &#8211; THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS! \ud83c\udfc6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Troopers, it\u2019s time to settle another epic battle in the Grooming Garrison! Inspired by March Madness (and thanks to some encouragement from The Shave Migos), I present to you Shavetrooper\u2019s Barbershop Showdown\u2014a tournament featuring <strong>24 top-tier Barbershop shave soaps<\/strong>, all competing for the title of Best Barbershop Scent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VOTING STARTS TOMORROW ON INSTAGRAM!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting <strong>tomorrow at 8PM EST<\/strong>, voting will take place in <strong>My Story<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shavetrooper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a>. Every round, YOU decide which scent advances! Share the tournament, tag me, and get the word out\u2014let\u2019s find out which Barbershop reigns supreme!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE CONTENDERS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc88 345 Soap Co \u2013 Fresh Cut Fade<br>\ud83d\udc88 A&amp;E \u2013 Barbiere Sofisticato<br>\ud83d\udc88 Adopted Acres \u2013 Homestead Barbershop<br>\ud83d\udc88 Alien Shave \u2013 Barber 51<br>\ud83d\udc88 Barrister &amp; Mann \u2013 Seville<br>\ud83d\udc88 Bricktown Grooming \u2013 Lafayette<br>\ud83d\udc88 Cajun Blade \u2013 Bon Temps Barbershop<br>\ud83d\udc88 Chiseled Face \u2013 Ghost Town Barbershop<br>\ud83d\udc88 HAGS \u2013 Barberwood<br>\ud83d\udc88 Lockhart\u2019s \u2013 Authentic Barbershop<br>\ud83d\udc88 Maggard\u2019s \u2013 London Barbershop<br>\ud83d\udc88 Noble Otter \u2013 BarrBarr<br>\ud83d\udc88 PAA \u2013 CaD<br>\ud83d\udc88 PAA \u2013 Good Vibrations<br>\ud83d\udc88 PAA \u2013 Hotel Cecil<br>\ud83d\udc88 PAA \u2013 King R. Emporium<br>\ud83d\udc88 Razor Emporium \u2013 Heritage<br>\ud83d\udc88 The Shave Mercantile \u2013 Classic Country Barber<br>\ud83d\udc88 Soap Commander \u2013 Honor<br>\ud83d\udc88 Stirling \u2013 Barbershop<br>\ud83d\udc88 Subtle Art Soap Co \u2013 Mid Cape Barber<br>\ud83d\udc88 The Wet Shaving Store \u2013 Reaper at the Barbershop<br>\ud83d\udc88 Van Yulay \u2013 El Barbero de Sevilla<br>\ud83d\udc88 Wet The Face \u2013 Vintage Barbershop<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/barbershop_bracket-800x568.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-705\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I know I may have missed some of your favorite Barbershop scents, and for that, I\u2019m sorry! Next year, I\u2019ll be taking submissions\u2014so get ready to let your prized Barbershop scents compete for the title!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is going to be an epic showdown between some of the best barbershop scents in the game. If you love barbershop fragrances, this is your chance to make your voice heard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned, cast your votes, and may the best <strong>Barbershop Champion<\/strong> rise to the top!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Until next time, stay sharp, stay groomed, and remember: The Empire approves this shave! Move along. Move along<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude80\ud83d\udc88<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troopers, it\u2019s time to settle another epic battle in the Grooming Garrison! Inspired by March Madness (and thanks to some encouragement from The Shave Migos), I present to you Shavetrooper\u2019s Barbershop Showdown\u2014a tournament featuring 24 top-tier Barbershop shave soaps, all competing for the title of Best Barbershop Scent! VOTING STARTS TOMORROW ON INSTAGRAM! Starting tomorrow &#8230; <a title=\"\ud83c\udfc6 BARBERSHOP SHOWDOWN &#8211; THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS! \ud83c\udfc6\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/barbershop-showdown-the-tournament-begins\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\ud83c\udfc6 BARBERSHOP SHOWDOWN &#8211; THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS! \ud83c\udfc6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":707,"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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704","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=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":709,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions\/709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}