Late Start

I got a late start soaping tonight. It was for a good cause, though. Meg and Dennis invited me over for homemade pizza. It was so good!! This is Andy's week in Virginia, so he missed out.

I unmolded and cut the four batches of soap from yesterday. Everything turned out well except the gradient batch. It turned out very pretty but it's hard to detect distinct layers of color.

The Hot Chocolate turned out nice and dark. Just like a big piece of Hershey fudge. 

The Pearberry is the one that was supposed to be from dark green on the bottom to white on the top. Oh well. I have a pear soap stamp and I think I might stamp the Pearberry bars. The stamp shows up better on a solid color surface so the green will be perfect.

Lavender & Chamomile is such a sweet looking soap. Beautiful creamy white with pink and blue swirls and bits of color. 

The Herbessence looks like a bouquet of flowers with all its colors - white, yellow, pink, and green. 

Tonight, I made two batches and I'm tickled with both. 

First, there is Ancient Sedona. This fragrance oil will turn the soap a light tan color so I chose colorants that would complement. I chose micas in Cappucino, Copper Sparkle, and Gold Sparkle. I used my 9-bar slab mold and can hardly wait to unmold this soap tomorrow.

The second bath for tonight is a fantastic mixture of fragrances. Bulgarian Lavender Essential Oil, Sandlewood Fragrance Oil, 10X Orange Essential Oil, and a bit of Patchouli Essential Oil. Ooooohweee! this combination smells exquisite! I ground lavender buds and added them to my soap mixture. Then, I decorated the top of the loaf with lavender buds and dried orange peel.

Many times, I name my soap after the fragrance I use. But this second batch of soap tonight -- I'm stuck. I don't think Lavender, Sandlewood, 10X Orange, & Patchouli has a ring to it.

I'm open to suggestions. Let's Name This Soap!

Comments

[Gina]

70's Summer...

Sounds like what we used to use back then!

[Anna]

I think it looks like Creme Brulee! But I don't think that is what it smells like :-P If it had been green you could have named it ants on a log....hmmm Or POLS? SLOP? LOPS? PLOS? PLOS-able? (all the initials of the ingredients) Good luck!

[kathy b]

How about Oriole summer?

We have them in these colors ....
or maybe

THe Bees Knees...I see honey bees in the pattern

[Lindy]

Looks good enough to eat!

[Diane]

It looks and sounds like Italy to me - what about Tuscany?

[Rusty M.]

I love reading about your soaps. I don't have a name but I wear my own blend of patchouli and lavender that I call "patchender" or "lavendoli".lol Makes us laugh everytime I say it.

[susan]

You could call it summer sunset