Patience (lack of) - La Belle Époque - cut photo

[Seifenblasen]

Probably should have waited till tomorrow morning, but ...

 

[Basia]

It looks really cool.

 

[Shannon_m]

love that!!!

 

[melstan775]

Perfect. O/\o (That's a high-5!)

 

[Badger]

I looks wonderful!!

 

[dianne70]

looks great

 

[danahuff]

I like it! It looks yummy.

 

[Seifenblasen]

Thank you, everyone! It is firming up nicely, but the scent is getting sweeter and not as heady. I know very well it is not possible to get an absinthe trip from sniffing a bar or soap, but still a bit disappointing ... :sad:

 

[lsg]

Nice soap!

 

[hlee]

great looking soap!

 

[paillo]

Beautiful! Love your colors and the chunks. Is it an absinthe fragrance oil? I've used absinthe both from Daystar and Nature's Garden. Very different fragrances - the former far more herbal and closer to the real thing, the latter warm, earthy and deep. Can't ever decide whether I really like either of them but... Just curious if you've found a great absinthe.

 

[Seifenblasen]

Beautiful! Love your colors and the chunks. Is it an absinthe fragrance oil? I've used absinthe both from Daystar and Nature's Garden. Very different fragrances - the former far more herbal and closer to the real thing, the latter warm, earthy and deep. Can't ever decide whether I really like either of them but... Just curious if you've found a great absinthe.

Thank you! I actually used EOs. Straight peppermint for the "sugar cubes", 25g sweet fennel, 10g anise, 5g coriander and 5g peppermint for the "absinthe".

 

[danahuff]

Thank you! I actually used EOs. Straight peppermint for the "sugar cubes", 25g sweet fennel, 10g anise, 5g coriander and 5g peppermint for the "absinthe".

I am revealing my ignorance here, but is that collection of fragrances what makes up absinthe? I honestly don't know.

I used some soap with anise in it, and I'm loving that scent, though it was mixed with some other things.

 

[Seifenblasen]

The three main herbal ingredients in absinthe are wormwood, anise, and fennel. Since it is risky to use wormwood EO, I skip it. Coriander is sometimes used, and I have it on hand, so I added that to increase the complexity and make it more herbal. Peppermint is not normally used in absinthe, but I want to add some sweetness to the "sugar cubes". I like a super long cure, and after that, the menthol scent in the peppermint mellows out to a sweet scent. I guess I could also add a little bit lemon to mimic the lemon balm used in some Spanish versions.


Some interesting facts on absinthe, with the ingredients list in #7:
http://www.feeverte.net/faq-absinthe.html#B7

What did you mix anise with?

 

[danahuff]

Thanks for that. I wasn't clear about the anise. I didn't use it myself. I bought some of Celine's Adam & Eve soap, and it has a fragrance oil with anise in it. It's called Vanilla Anise. Smells divine! I am not sure, but I think the FO she is using is a dupe of a Jo Malone fragrance called Vanilla & Anise. I can't seem to find the FO in any US stores, but I think I tracked down the UK store she bought it from.