A False Start

 

The lye I've been waiting for did indeed show up on Saturday as expected but before it got here on Friday I used up the last of what I had on.......

.....the natural cocoa and shea butter soap I had was so excited about. It turned out lovely. It was a perfect pour BUT IT STINKS. That earthy aroma I thought I remembered so fondly is terrible. TERRIBLE. It was nothing like chocolate. Needless to say, this loaf won't be offered up or even used by me. I'm trying to think of a reason not to trash it to be honest. It's that bad. 

So...yesterday I went back to basics and made a simple Lemon loaf. It smelled wonderful. I always get a lot of requests for citrus scented soap so I've got a few planned this week AND a Satsuma Orange fragrance on the way. I needed to clear my palette (and the room) from that terrible stuff I made the day before.

And.....for the record I did change Miss Swift out of her Eras gown and into the closest things I had to the Chiefs colors before the game yesterday. I doubt it had anything to do with that nail biting win-but you never know...lol.