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[CaraBou]

Made last weekend, the first soap in my new house (I think I've found all of my supplies now - yay!). Somehow gravitated to tints and shades of green, then a few more earth tones in attempt to balance. The colors remind me of the Alaskan tundra (which I miss dearly), but the swirls are a little too busy.

Spirulina, green & red clays, TD, AC. Herbal EO mix of basil, mint and bergamot.

 

[cmzaha]

Welcome back CaraBou. Hope you are enjoying your new house. I love the colors and swirls

 

[newbie]

I know you're not big on too much action but I love it! I hope you will eventually come to love your current location almost as much as Alaska although I doubt any place will ever win you as completely.

 

[jules92207]

Oh Carabou it's beautiful! So nice to see you back here. Congrats on the new house!

 

[not_ally]

Carabou, would like to hear about your geographical back story b/c I have not been here long enough to know it (although have a feeling I am going to like you), but that is one pretty soap.

 

[Saponomancer]

I adore these colours and that swirl!

 

[Seawolfe]

Ooh it's so dreamy!

 

[shunt2011]

Beautiful. Love the colors.

 

[navigator9]

Oh my, what beautiful swirls!

 

[dibbles]

I love this. And I'm thinking your EO blend will compliment it well. 10 colors - wow!

 

[CaraBou]

Thanks guys, especially for the welcome back. That's mostly why I posted, just to jump back in again after being absorbed by my move back down and the brand new job.

As for 10 colors, it sounds funny, but I finally wasn't scared. newbie always makes it look easy -- so why not try?? Plus the new house came with dixie cups, oddly enough! Trick is, I thought, to work at emulsion or a very light trace. And I just gotta say: clean-up is a breeze!

 

[spenny92]

Beautiful swirls and colours!

 

[Susie]

Welcome back!

 

[Sonya-m]

Ooh I like that!! I don't think it's too busy

Welcome back too!

 

[Saponista]

That scent blend sounds wonderful and the soap is so pretty, those are lovely bars.

 

[Obsidian]

Nice to see you back Those are really nice natural colors and I really like the random swirls.

 

[KristaY]

Welcome back to SMF and the lower 48, CaraBou! Your soap looks just lovely and the scent blend sounds perfect for your color palette. Beautifully done!

 

[snappyllama]

Those are so pretty. The swirls look fluid!

 

[hmlove1218]

That's absolutely stunning! I love the stark contrast of the black to the subtle swirls of earthy colors. Welcome back CaraBou!

 

[TVivian]

Oh those are awesome!