It's a bummer to hear the fragrance seized on you, Saponista. I've had that happen too, and it's sooooo frustrating to deal with. I'm with Newbie on this one, however -- wait until you cut before you decide whether the soap is a bust or not.
Newbie asked for better pics of my trial soaps. Here they are --
First pic is of the soap that I drop swirled when the batter was at a mashed potatoes stage. The base is an ITP swirl that was poured at light trace. The three colors in the drop swirl are ultramarine blue, ultramarine green, and pink clay. I really despaired about this one when I got the drop swirls dropped (no, that would be plopped!!!) into the mold and swirled. But the result is fine. Not stellar, but okay.
Second pic is the first attempt at the ultramarine blue and annatto yellow drop swirl with a blue ITP swirl added. The drop swirl didn't go deep enough, but I liked the color combo. And I liked how the ITP swirl added those wisps of color to the lower half of the soap.
Third pic is the one with three colors -- gold mica and the two ultramarines. It's wispy, and I like that, but I wanted the wispy-ness to cover more of the soap.
Fourth pic is a two-color combo that I want to try again -- Hershey's special dark cocoa and again the pink clay. (I don't have a lot of colors in my soaping palette!) Again, the drop swirl didn't go deep enough. The pink part blended in with the brown part too much, so it looks like there's a lot less rosy color than there really is. If anything, it needs to be the other way around -- more rose and less brown. But the combo is interesting to me.
As always, critiques, suggestions, and advice are welcome!
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