On the Curing Rack...Honeybell Handmade Soap

Honeybell is a  blend that was inspired by a tea that I drink.  Honey Chamomile Vanilla.  I didn't add any vanilla to this but like I said, it was just an inspiration.  The base is blend of Lemongrass, Honey and Orange.  I also added Orange Peel Powder.

(Coconut Milk, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Avocado Oil, Fragrance/Essential Oil Blend,  Natural Pigments, French Green Clay, Orange Peel Powder, Chamomile Powder, Safflower Petals, Cocoa Powder)

The top portion is scented with Chamomile and Honey with added French Green Clay, Chamomile Powder, and topped with Safflower petals.

It's a fresh herbal type blend sweetened with the Lemongrass and Honey.  I'm in love with this blend.

On the Curing Rack...SUNDANCE Cold Process Soap

Lately, I've really been trying to get back into blending my own fragrances.  Sundance is a citrus blend of Blood Orange, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Yuzu, Lemon Drops and Clove.

(Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Shea Butter, Avocado Oil, Fragrance/Essential Oil Blend, Pink Clay, Orange Peel Powder, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt)

The base is colored with Pink Clay which is great for different skin types, with a softening affect that refines the skin texture and provides hydration through moisturizing properties. This delicate clay has firming and toning elements that improve connective tissue and therefore is perfect for mature skin.

 The lighter portion is contains Orange Peel Powder which is known for toning and rejuvenating the skin.  The top is dusted with Pink Sea Salt.

On the Curing Rack...Snow White Cold Process Soap

I just did a remake of Snow White, sans the M&P embeds. (embeds aren't my favorite :0))

Last summer I did a contest on YouTube and on Facebook inviting my subscribers to help me create soaps.  They were able to choose scents, colors, designs, etc.  I chose to combine the following  request to create two new soaps: 1. do a theme soap, 2. do a black red and white soap and  3. add some embeds

The result was Snow White & the Huntsman

SNOW WHITE

 Fluffy Almond Marzipan Frosting "poisoned" with hints of delicious Red Apples

HUNTSMAN

A dark and haunting blend of spicy Apples with rustic woodsy notes of Sandalwood, Oak and Cedarwood

So, here are the new bars of Snow White.

I've mentioned this before in several of my older post, but Bramble Berry really is my "go to" for many of my staple fo's.   I purchased an apple blend from another supplier to add to the original batch and I just wasn't happy with it at all.  So I went back to my Bramble Berry apple and the difference is noticeable straight away.

In this particular blend, the apple is not the top note, but it's in the red "apple" portion of the swirls.

Black Raspberry Vanilla Handmade Soap

I've carried this scent in the shop many times before.  Sometimes with it's name and other times under a different name.  I've had many request for it even when it was already in stock.  So, I think to cut the confusion, I'm going to go ahead and just use the name.

 Black Raspberry Vanilla is the perfect combination of sweet and tart.  

It's an enticing mix of sweetened berries on a warm, creamy base of vanilla and musk.

I considered (very briefly)  doing embeds similar to the one's in the Breakfast at Tiffany's batch of soap but, decided to stick to my comfort zone here. Swirls are what I do best and if it ain't broke...

Breakfast at Tiffany's Cold Proces Soap

 So I've had this fragrance oil sitting on the shelf for a while and finally decided to soap it.  The scent is really not what I expected but that's actually a good thing!

 

 The fragrance is a blend of maple, sweet spices, coconut and vanilla accents on a crisp ozonic base of linen.

  I was pleasantly surprised at how well all those scents came together.  It's definitely a bakery type scent but the fresh linen notes keeps is from being too "foody" if you know what I mean.

  

 I knew that this soap was going to discolor a bit from the fragrance oil, so I helped it along with some cocoa powder to make sure there was a nice contrast between the brown and blue colors.  

 

Embeds are not my favorite AT ALL! lol.  I'm not a huge fan of making soap with so many steps but this scent, to me, really called for a fancy, smancy design.  So, I decided to add some blue and gold cubes and curls along with sprinkles of gold mica to dress it up a bit.

On the Curing Rack...Carrots ~N~ Milk, OMH! & Honeybee Harvest

 Carrots ~N~ Milk

I made this batch using carrot puree and coconut milk along with lots of Olive Oil.  It's unscented, uncolored and very mild.  Great for sensitive skin.

Honeybee Harvest

 This is one that I've done many, many times in the past.  It has a very yummy scent that has really grown on me over time.  Bergamot and sweet orange balanced with golden honey nectar, crunchy toffee bits and light musk.  I used goat milk this time as the liquid. 

OMH!

OMH! is an original Oatmeal, Milk & Honey blend that I do.  I've changed the look...again, but I promise that the scent is still the same.  It's such a warm and comforting scent.  Always a favorite.

It's been sooo long...

It's been way too long since my last post, but I really want to get back into blogging.  I really use to enjoy it.  So, I guess I'll start with sharing just a few soaps that I've made over the last two months.

 PINK SUGAR
I've used this fragrance in many products over the years but for some reason, never tried it in CP soap.  Crazy, I know.  It's really a wonderful scent but I was afraid 1. Of the browning from the vanilla content.  (I've since learned to embrace that) 2. I really didn't think that it would hold up through the saponification process.  Well, it did and it smells amazing!

 SNOW DROPS

This fragrance was such a delightful surprise for my nose.  I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the description, but I love it and really wish that I had purchased  a larger bottle.  It smells just like a sleigh ride through the forest on a crisp winter day.  You get the fresh air, mountain spring and pine trees with a hint of sweetness.  Perfect fresh (but not in your face) kind of scent.  Definitely a new favorite for me.

I just had to make matching Bath Bombs with the leftover fragrance oil.

WINTER WONDERLAND

For this one, I simply mixed Peppermint and a Strawberry FO together to get a candy cane type scent.  You can most definitely smell the mint, but there's a really nice creamy berry scent with it.  Mmm, smells like Christmas.