That partial gel in your GM batch is the most perfectly circular one I've ever seen! You should tell everyone it was intentional and give it a cool name like Halo or Eclipse. Is your Hot Apple Pie FO from BB? If so I think you'll be happy with the scent retention . . . it's sticking pretty good in the batch I made with it.
I'm "Over the Moon" on that gm soap with the partial gel. I don't give my soaps fun names, just whatever the FO is called; however, I'd make an exception on something like that and call it "Over the Moon." All of the soaps are really nice. You've done a great job with them. I like your drying racks, too. They look like bread trays. Where did you get them?