I have been absolutely terrible about blogging this year!! I am so sorry. Moving forward I will post at a minimum of twice a month. That being said let me give you some background on how these challenges came about. I was feeling uninspired when it came to soaping or fragrance creation. A few of my other colleagues were feeling the same way. We were feeling stuck, drained and a little lost. So I came up with a monthly challenge going into 2019.
August - Color Challenge - Using 3 shades of one color create either a landscape or horizon picture.
September - Kiddie Kolor Challenge - Without using any food scents create a colorful or whimsical soap for children or inspired by a children's show or game.
October - Welcome To Autumn Challenge - Make a soap that is representative of what Autumn looks and smells like in your area.
November - Winter Has Come Challenge - Make a soap representative of what Winter looks like in your area.
December - Favorite Christmas Movie Challenge - Create a soap that typifies or is a snapshot of your favorite Christmas movie. You may NOT use any shade red or green as your primary color.
January - New Year's Wish Challenge - Create a soap that embraces the spirit of what you want for yourself (not family or business but for YOU) for the new year.
If you want to participate please feel free to leave pictures in the comments as well as a summary of your process and fragrance used.
Alright so here we go. This is my color challenge. My inspiration is the sky after a heavy rainfall here in South Carolina.
My bestie in New Orleans sent me the Iron Oxide Yellow from Maple Street Supplies because she wants me to branch out with my suppliers. It gives a mustard yellow to any of the soaps that I make. I didn't expect that so since the day I made this soap I have made sure to account for that. The Chemistry Store and Rustic Escentuals are my go-to places for colorants. Thankfully, I binge order from The Chemistry Store when it comes to their mini bottles. LOL I used Lemon Gel Lab color for my sun and Caribbean Yellow Gel Lab color to create the streaks in the sky.
I FINALLY get a chance to use Rustic Escentuals Lime Spritzer (now discontinued, so sad). It smells just like the taste of Lime Skittles. It is amazhing!!!
I wanted to show you the different colors once they had been mixed into the soap batter. They pretty much stayed the same.
As I was pouring this I realized that the batter was too liquid to sustain the layers that I really wanted. I had to take a 10 minute break to allow the batter to thicken up. As you can see in the picture below there is a distinct line between where I first poured and my second pour.
It didn't turn out quite like I wanted but it still captures the essence of what I wanted.
So, in review, the challenge was definitely a challenge. I would do it again but probably a landscape scene with green.
Lime Spritzer from Rustic Escentuals was a great FO to work with. It didn't accelerate trace at all. It didn't discolor. The scent is really subtle until you wash with it then it comes out strong. I love it. You can see the inspiration photo on my IG account: the_chandlers_rose. I took it with my phone and not my Canon.
Thank you so much for reading. You can always watch my making or cutting videos in YouTube at The Chandlers Rose. Be sure to leave a comment below.
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