The good news is that this soap turned out exactly how I
envisioned it, the bad news is that it doesn’t smell like it was supposed to :(
It was supposed to be fragranced with peppermint and vanilla, but when I was
preparing to make the soap I realized that the french vanilla fragrance oil I mixed with my peppermint
e.o. was going to turn the soap quite dark, and I really
wanted to soap to stay lighter. Because I had already had my oils and
colors ready, I just decided to dig through my fragrance stash for something
that was still Christmas-y but wouldn’t change the color of the soap too much. The fragrance I used was Sleigh Ride, and I did have a tiny bit of leftover peppermint e.o. that I added to the fragrance, but it
certainly didn’t come through as much as I was hoping. It is nice though, a combination of pine and peppermint, I can detect some soft spices in there are well.
To make the layers, I brought the soap to a thicker trace and poured a layer of white soap in the mold first, then did a layer of in-the-pot swirl with a bit
of red and white, then poured another white layer on top. I put some dots of
red soap on top and used the back of a spoon to texturize the top a bit and
swirl the red soap slightly.
The red is NG Tomato Red with a bit of red iron oxide mixed
in to boost the color. I also added t.d. to my oils at the beginning, which in
retrospect I realize wasn’t a very good idea because the red color might not
get as dark, but it still appears to have turned out okay. It looks like I got a partial gel too, even though I put the soap in the freezer and then the fridge overnight!
Gorgeous! Love that layer of swirl, so cute! I have the Sleigh Ride FO too, can't wait to use it. Peppermint always heats up on me too.
ReplyDeletePerfect soap! It would be a wonderful xmas gift.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much guys! I didn't realize that peppermint heats up Laura, I'll have to remember that for next time. The peppermint seems to be getting stronger too as the soap sits.
ReplyDeleteI think it looks GREAT! Although I just do M&P soaps. Great work!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful soap, I like the colors and your topping is great!!! Angela
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Cee Gee! I love the layers. This soap looks like Christmas. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThank you Santana, Angela and Jenny, I really appreciate your nice comments! :D
ReplyDeletebeautiful, I love everything about it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kalla!
DeleteCan't believe it! I was thinking myself of making similar soap! This one looks just as I imagined mine. It's so beautiful, I wouldn't dare to try replicating it.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I've always wanted to ask, but always forgot: how do you take (or make) these wonderful photos?
That's so neat that you were thinking of the same thing Maja! I would love to see a picture if you do make the soap :) Thank you for the nice compliment on my photos. My picture set-up is pretty simple; I just place the soaps on a white poster board, and I try to take the pictures outside (but not in the direct sunlight) or near a bright window if it's yucky outside. I usually take about 500,000 photos to get one or two that I'm happy with :)
DeleteDo you sell your soap anywhere? :)
ReplyDeleteHi Cherie, thanks so much for visiting my blog! I don't sell my soaps yet, but I hope to one day :)
ReplyDeletewow,I love the way it turned out, like an ice cream
ReplyDeletecake or panna cotta.Awesome
Thank you so much Kinpira, it does look a bit like food - it reminds me too of strawberry shortcake =)
DeleteSo beautiful,I like everything about this soap!
ReplyDeleteThank you Natalia!
DeleteLove this one !!! Great job :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Laurence! :)
ReplyDeletehi, I really love this soap! Do you have a recipe of it to share? <3 Ingrid of Sweden
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