Playing with Select Shades

[TessC]

This is so addictive, I need to start making tiny little batches so that I can play with the colors and practice swirling without ending up with enough soap to build a fort out of. As is, I'm making 2lb batches, so I'll soon have a lifetime supply of soap for our family.

Tonight's batch might turn out neat, it's scented with the Osmanthus FO from Tradewinds. The reviewers on the scent review forum said that it's not true to the scent of the flowers, but that it's still a nice scent, so I'm giving it a shot.

The color I mixed up uses the False Blue Select Shades color, so it went a really odd color in the mixing container, and turned a seriously weird color in the raw soap. :shock: I knew that it was supposed to look "off" and that it was going to change, but it was still kind of funny.

Right now, it's this color:

and it should end up more pinkish with a slightly darker swirl/marble under that top layer, we shall see how that goes, lol.

 

[SimplyE]

Ohh! Strawberry Sorbet! I'll take a spoonful! Looks Mah-velous!

 

[AshleyR]

Very nice! What are the little pink specks in it?

I hope you're going to post cut pics!

 

[heyjude]

Beautiful color!!

My select shades are due to arrive tomorrow

Thank you for mentioning that the colors can act in "weird" ways so I don't panic when I get started.

Jude

 

[Guest]

That is a great color .Can't wait to see cut pics.
Kitn

 

[TessC]

Jude, the "False Blue" color will look blue out of the bottle, but goes pink in your soaps. It's neat, but the first time you look at your color all mixed up, you think, "That's not what I wanted at all!"

I'll definitely post cut pics once they're ready, and I hope that the crack down the center can be pushed back together some, I let it overheat, doh!

Ashley, the little pink specks are some cranberry seeds I sprinkled on top. I know they don't keep the pretty pink color inside soap, but I'm hoping that it'll stay since they're on top.

 

[LJA]

Love that color!!