@mommycarlson That looks good enough to eat!
Thank you! Straight up smells like a watermelon jolly rancher OOB, today it smells more melon-y. We'll see what it smells like after the cure@mommycarlson That looks good enough to eat!
Totally unedited. First video of me soaping.Made OPW blue ombré.
Nice Visual & Description, We'll Done.My too-late-to enter post:
Here is my second attempt, which was going to be entered just on principal, because I tried. It certainly didn't come out as well as I had hoped, but thank you @amd for the challenge.
For this try, I decided to do two layers of pours into the mold, again using a T&S mold (from cmzaha's de-stash a few months back). I chose these 5 colors:
Glitzy Green Neon (Micas & More)
Bodacious Blue (Micas & More)
Tangerine Wow (Brambleberry)
Electric Bubblegum (Brambleberry)
Yellow Vibrance (Nurture Soap)
The first four colors are neons, and the last is not. Because the neons can get very bright, I used less that than previously so the soap wouldn't be too glaringly bright. I used the same 5 colors in both layers, but in a different order poured into the pour-pots. Here are the photos of the 2 different Pots, where I have identified the order the colors were poured into the pots:
First layer prep:
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The arrow shows where I poured each color down the wall of the vessel. This pot is so tall, that I had to tilt it to get the colors in and still see what I was doing. The 5 colors are visible in their individual cups toward the top of the photo.
The second layer pot using a smaller vessel:
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As you can see, the batter was thickening up quite a bit by the time I poured the colors into the second layer Pot. This gave the first layer time to rest and settle a bit in the mold while I poured into the smaller vessel.
8 bars of the finished soap:
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I will try to master this technique in the future. Thank you for the challenge, amd.
Oh, I forgot to mention, I used Mahogany Teakwood FO, which actually smells like a man's aftershave and not like I was hoping it would. Not a good match for these colors at all, IMO. But I think my husband will be fine with that.
Oh, and now that the voting survey is fixed, I was able to vote. 21 entries and so many gorgeous soaps. It's amazing the variations that one can get from this pour. Everyone's entries and rejects were great!
Very nice! Hoping to make an ocean wave OPW soap today.The cut. View attachment 58020
Next on my list to try too!Very nice! Hoping to make an ocean wave OPW soap today.
@dibbles' Congratulation Winning 1st Place! Such Beautiful Soap. Well DoneWinners:
1st place @dibbles
2nd place @Mobjack Bay
3rd place @Guspuppy
So glad I didn't have to vote this month - they were all wonderful!
There are essential oils that accelerate too.I've noticed that some colors tend to accelerate batter also
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