What color for Black Vetiver Cafe soap?

[SoaperMom]

I recently ordered the oxide & ultramarine sampler from Kelly to begin my foray into coloring soap. I've made many soaps but never intentionally colored one; whatever color the eo, fo, additives & oils gave me, that was it.

I intend to make a Green Tweed scented soap and color it (what else?) green.

I'm also making a Black Vetiver Cafe scented soap and I'm stumped as to what color I should make it. The obvious choice would be black but a) I don't think that would be appealing and b) I understand you have to use a LOT of black oxide to get black soap so you often get black lather (also not appealing). :shock:

I'm not selling my soap, but they are to be gifts for the male family members and the first time anyone in the family besides my DH & sons will see or use my soaps so I want to make them as visually appealing
as possible so they will at least *try* them.

Any color suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Kelly Dawn

 

[Tabitha]

How about silver? I would keep it in the white to lback family.

 

[pepperi27]

OOOH black with silver veins!! Tab great idea!

 

[digit]

Or black and white swirl with silver mica veins.

Digit

 

[pepperi27]

Or black and white swirl with silver mica veins.

Digit

OOOH thats even better!! LOL That sounds like it will look amazing!

 

[Deda]

That sounds so cool, please please post pics!

 

[naturescauldron]

here's my BVC!!! Folks LOVE it!! and it really doesnt take much black oxide at all to get a nice black!!

 

[digit]

Sooooooooooooo beautiful, Steph!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do I detect some gold mica there? I love sparklies!!!!

Digit

 

[naturescauldron]

no darlin........no gold mica. Just bad lighting in the kitchen. <grin>

All i used was the black oxide for the swirl.......and that fabu STUD stamp from Anhoki........lol

 

[SoaperMom]

Oh wow!!! Those look great! I didn't think black soap would look so good. I love that STUD stamp. How cute!

I wish I had some mica because I like the idea of a silver vein in black soap now that I've seen how pretty it is. Bummer
Thanks for your help guys!!
Kelly Dawn

 

[Deda]

Great soaps! I love the stamp!

 

[earthmother99]

Those are so awesome , makes me want to try coloring some. But then that would defeat what I call my soap....... Just Naked Soap

 

[naturescauldron]

haha! you can always do a complimentary line, and call it Dressed Up! or All Made Up........or something else cute and snazzy like the nekkid ones!

 

[earthmother99]

hehe ya make little evening gowns or even tux's for them Can see it now and what a great name. I am falling off my chair laughing at the picture I have in my head at the moment.