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.

Tiggy's "Pirates" Handmade Cold Process Soap

Through the wonderful world of blogging, I was fortunate enough to come across an extremely talented soapmaker named Tiggy who is the owner and creator of Future Primitive Soaps.  I'm sure that many of you are already familiar with Tiggy and her beautiful rustic creations inspired by the English countryside.  I am so in love with her original essential oil/fragrance oil blends. 

One of the very first soaps that I received from Tiggy was an aquatic/ozonic type bar called "Pirates". 

I chose this soap because I was so intrigued by story behind it's creation, the scent description and how perfectly her design captured the essence of the ship that inspired it.

Unfortunately, Tiggy discontinued this soap.  BUT, she was kind enough to pass along the fragrance blend to me to recreate the soap.  I suppose, I could have done a different design, but part of the soaps appeal is the design so I decide to carry on the design as best I could.

It's funny, because although she gave me the exact fragrance formula, it still only smells like a very good dupe!  I still have a piece of my original bar and it's sooooo close...but just not quite a perfect match.

Regardless, this was so fun to play with and Tiggy was super sweet to let me try♥

"Blowing Bubbles" Handmade Soap

So I've decided to give Blowing Bubbles yet another makeover.  This design was mostly Brandon's idea.  He wanted me to try something different with the soap ball embeds.  

Still using his overall color scheme and design, I decided to make the embeds a ball within a ball.  Though I'm sure that someone somewhere in the world has done this before, I've never personally seen the type of ball before, so it was very fun to create.

Posh Petals Handmade Cold Process Soap

I'm not sure if I've stated this before, but I'm am not a fan of floral scents.  For me they are too overpowering and perfumey.  However, due to customer demand, I've been venturing into the world of florals and have found several that I honestly really like.  One of which is called Posh Petals.  It is a lovely fragrance that is mostly rose water but also has some light citrus notes along with pomegranates and aloe.   

I've tried some new soap colors for this batch as well. The pink portion is mostly Pink Kaolin Clay.  I was afraid that it looked more red than pink so I did add some pink mica to it.  The black portion a Activated Charcoal and the bars are topped with dried Rose Petals.

It's been too long...but I'm back :0)

My poor blog has been sadly neglected for several months now.  Business has slowed down a bit, so this is good time to get back into the swing of things.  There are many batches on the curing rack right now, but I'll start with sharing a batch that I call "Pishsalver Potion".  The name is inspired by the Drink Me elixir in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.  The fragrance is actually a scent called Purple Hooters which is a super fruity blend of grapes and berries. 









Pishsalver Potion