Turkish Mocha

I've had this fragrance for quite some time and finally got around to soaping it. I'm not a big fan of food smells but the people I give soap to sure are, at least some of them. I used a heavy amount of Maya Gold Mica in part of the batter and it could usually show some sheen but I didn't gel, as I've been having issues with gelling lately, getting lots of crackle and sometimes huge pools of clear soap. I haven't been chancing it but since the ungelled soap is more opaque, I'm not getting the mica to come through as it otherwise would at the concentration I used it. Hopefully in someone's shower, the heat will help it come through. Maybe.

Ahoy, Matey

I love this fragrance but haven't made it for some time. I had my idea all set and everything ready to soap but found that as soon as I got to the fun part of actually coloring and putting it together, I went completely off script and did something else. I like the effect but I still am not certain why I ended up dumping my first idea. Now I have to soap again to try my first idea out because if I don't, I may well think I tried it and not much came of it. The mind is a mysterious thing.

I wanted an oceany watery feel but I'm not sure I achieved but I do love these two colors, Sea Green and Teal Green from Nurture. Hard to miss with either of them.

The backs are more what I was going for but not exactly there, although I like these. The insides again are not what I was going for but I like the patterns. The tops are very ribbony. I am currently applying some heat to get the uncolored batter to deepen and enhance the contrast. There are some very cool patterns in there. I'm going to try to get some close ups of the spots I like later today but my messy house is currently calling.

Not entirely certain

this is worth the almighty hassle it was to pour. Parts of it, in the middle, look more like the pour from yesterday but once it thickened (because it took many many minutes to pour), I got more of the creamy with ribbons- not my intention but so be it. My back hurts from this one.

It was made with low water so it will get very hard within a day. I have to try to catch it as the right time so I can slice a bar up, but if I get it and can get thin enough slices, I'll post some cuts. Since I'm up late, I have no intention of getting up early tomorrow but the dogs will probably get me up to go out at some point in the morning, so maybe in my sleep-addled haze, I'll take a knife to it.

Good enough...

To continue working on! Unfortunately, I grabbed my AC in oil and plopped some in, thinking it was the last of my batter, thus the deep black blops. Even so, I'm happy with the pattern but I accidentally added too much sodium citrate so the soap is currently a little soft. I'm hoping it will harden up enough over time.