I was browsing through all those lovely saponifier ones too. There are some lovely designs. I think I am going to subscribe. Shame I missed their yearly competition issue.
It doesn't look very shiny to me grumpy, it looks like a pale yellow? I even zoomed in for a better look. As far as I know, you can't get mica in the soap to look shiny as the light doesn't reflect off it the same way as when it is on the surface.
Even though I'm not the biggest fan of straight lines, I really like this and I LOVE the dark blue pinstripe between the top two layers. The whole soap looks crisp. Makes me think of a man in a well-tailored suit.
I've been meaning to do a mens soap for my BF but couldn't figure out a design that would satisfy my need to be creative without turning it into some swirly stuff. This is like perfect. It's so simple and elegant. Now I just need to figure out a color scheme to go with this.