Sandalwood and Amber

 

Yesterday someone asked me about how I choose the colors for the soap. Not very well apparently. I try to match up the colors to the name of the fragrance even though most of them smell nothing like they are labeled. This one does though. It's a trip back in time for us 60's ladies. 

You might remember these. I had the Woods and the Herbs compacts and I loved them. Today's soap smells just like the Sandalwood and Amber from the Woods compact. 

I used some brown and gold mica in the batter but they washed out a bit. There's not much contrast there. The interesting thing about this loaf is that the wooden mold's bottom plate had shifted and I didn't notice it until I went to cut it. The bars are a bit lop sided but they do have a pretty gold sparkle on top. 

Here's what cosmetic mica looks like. I usually buy a selection of color samples whenever I order oils and butters. Every one of them is a gamble because you never know what the color is going to do when the lye hits it. 

I like using natural clay for color too but you can't have much fun moving those colors around to make designs like you can with the mica because they turn to mud. 

I'm two loaves ahead of these posts so I can show you the finished project each day but when we get to Clementine and Lavender on Thursday, I have a real color disaster to share. I'll let you guess which one of these was very naughty.

As for Tiny Needle Tuesday, the only thing that got worked on this week was Funky Flower. I finished the blue flower and am headed up the last few inches of border. I still can't believe I'm going to finish this one. I have a closet full of half finished stitching projects and I was pretty sure Funky Flower was going to join them.