Valentine Soaps... so far
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Very pretty!
Those are super nice! I love black, white, and red designs.
Thanks, me too! You will notice that the tops are not really visible here. I did some super pretty swirls with red and gold, and then mucked them up by putting plastic wrap on top. I had watched someone else use chopsticks on top of the mold to keep the wrap from touching the soap. Didn't work for me - the soap seemed to magnetically draw the wrap down in between the chopsticks. I wanted to cry but reminded myself, it is soap. breathe. it is soap.
So pretty 
Very pretty! I’ve done that exact same thing with plastic wrap.
Yes, I definitely believe that there is some sort of magnetism that sucks down the plastic wrap -- but only on those batches where I'm super proud of the top!
Ain't that the truth! Despite the ruined top, the mix-up in fragrances, and the stearic spots, I am happy. They all smell really good, and the vanilla stabilizer is holding well so far in the black and white batch. Hopefully I can get in a few more this week and have all the Valentine's soaps done. Maybe a St. Paddy's Day soap or two.
Acck ,so frustrating, isn't it?
@Mobjack Bay I need to thank you for encouraging me to take better photos. Finding the backdrops today helped. Good thing I moved those cabinets as I'd completely forgotten that I'd stuck them back there (where they would be "safe" haha).
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Saw videos where they. Folded a piece of cardboard. Length wise. Them plastic over that.
Now that sounds like something I would do, mix up the fragrances. Can market them as "fragrance surprise."
Love the black/ white swirl!
