Thursday, March 21, 2013

"Misbehavin" Handmade Soap

Call me crazy, but when a company says their colors are stable in CP soap, I actually expect said colors to be stable in CP soap.  I've purchased from this company in the past and had no problems with their colorants.  I won't name the company, but I will let you know that their company initials are not BB. So, I didn't hesitate to purchase some bright neons from them to liven up my spring/summer soaps.  


Needless to say, I was quite annoyed when my soap, called Purple Hooters mind you, morphed from what was 2 beautiful shades of PURPLE to pink. What in the world...
Maybe, I'm a little weird, but I'm more annoyed that I had to come up with a new soap name than the morphed colors.  Am I the only soap-maker who struggles with soap names?  They don't come easy to me.  


The colors themselves wound up giving me the name.  I was muttering about the bad, misbehaving colors when inspiration struck...I think.  I'm tentatively calling this "Misbehavin" as a nod to these naughty colors.


This was my first successful attempt with the oil mica swirl method.  I love texturing my soap tops and it took a minute for me to realize that it will mess up the mica swirl.  I'm thinking that if I let the batter firm up a bit more, there may be a way to get a little more height in there.  Oh well, till next time :0)


9 comments:

  1. Even though the color isn't quite what you had planned, I think the soap looks fabulous! I love the bright, bold colors and the swirls are fantastic. And I love the mica/oil swirls on top - I've got to try that soon! "Misbehavin'" is a great name for it.

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    1. Thank you Jenny. Now how will I"ll have to try to recreate this look the next time I make it, lol.

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  2. So pretty! I love this pink, no matter you actually didn't expect it to be there!

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    1. Thanks. I was fortunate that the colors still worked somehow, lol.

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  3. Really stunning pink! HA! It looks great and the name is perfect!

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    1. Thanks Holly! Your soap arrived yesterday. They're beautiful and I can't wait to use them xx

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  4. Gorgeous Kia, the colors are really stunning! I love the name too..lol!

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  5. Kia, your soap is fabulous dispute the unexpected color change. What's funny is that I made a soap just yesterday using a neon purple and I think it turned almost exactly the same shade of pink. I've been making soap for a little while, but have more recently gotten into playing with color. I still have a lot of playing around to do because I'm not getting the colors I expect. Your soaps are wonderful. I love the color in your soaps. Inspiring!

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