My second swirl attempt

[AMyers]

Pretty proud of this one!
Excuse the lights reflecting, it gets dark so early these days!

I just covered/wrapped this one. I didn't like the pebble texture of my last one, so I'm not spraying alcohol on the top. We'll see if I have a soda ash problem or not.

 

[snappyllama]

Wowsa, that's gorgeous.

 

[jules92207]

Beautiful!

 

[CaraBou]

Great swirls, great colors! Good luck on the ash.

 

[JustBeachy]

Thats a great looking swirl. I'm with Carabou, I really like the colors.

 

[RhondaJ]

That is gorgeous! Beautiful swirls

 

[DWinMadison]

Wow. Awesome. Great job.

 

[AMyers]

Thanks everyone! I think the colors are almost as much fun as taking oils, water/milk, and lye and throwing them in a bowl together to see what comes out Especially when they work out nearly exactly as I'd imagined. Good thing the holidays are here though, because I am running out of space for my soaps!

 

[KatieShephard]

Gorgeous! If you run out of room, I could probably make some room for this one

 

[AMyers]

update: I got a little weird texture in the corners, and the colors faded a smidge. Otherwise, everything looks good for this one! I unmolded it last night, and will probably give it a couple days before I cut.

 

[Val-11]

I love the colors you chose. Beautiful!

 

[navigator9]

I bow to those who can swirl so beautifully.

 

[Lynnz]

Gorgeous soap <3

 

[Susie]

Wow, just wow.

 

[Sonya-m]

That is beautiful. My abilities are far away from there right now but how did you get such gorgeous swirls?

 

[shunt2011]

Beautiful! Love the color combination too. I make one with similar colors (not the beautiful swirl though). Can't wait to see it cut!

 

[Consuela]

Yes gorgeous!

And excited to see it cut!!

(The cuts are my favourite!!!!)

 

[AMyers]

That is beautiful. My abilities are far away from there right now but how did you get such gorgeous swirls?

I wasn't kidding when I said it was my second attempt! I just used the recipe and instructions from the Great Cakes Soaps November (combing techniques) challenge. Without giving away the special sauce, It's a slow to trace recipe, with lard, coconut, olive, and rice bran oils. I poured the base and divided out a few ounces into 4 containers, which I colored (black oxide, TD, UM Blue, UMB + TD) and squirted those on to the base. I made a comb with cardboard and wooden skewers. Then I combed and swirled

I'm sure you can search and find some videos, etc. that give you more specific info. For me, it was worth paying the $$ to get the motivation to try by a certain time, and the detailed instructions. She puts them all up for purchase here: http://www.greatcakessoapworks.com/categories/soapmaking-technique-tutorials

 

[Consuela]

Similar to a peacock swirl then... you swirled the same way - as opposed to opposite ways...? I think....

 

[AMyers]

Gray cloudy day. Not the greatest pics. Also, I need to figure out how to cut this slab in a more regular fashion. This all different sizes is driving me nuts!