Saturday, July 13, 2013

Lemon Verbena

Lately I find myself with the challenge of trying to figure out which fragrance to soap with.  As I have come to find out, one of the other addictions with soaping is the fragrances!  You just can't get enough of them :).  Just browsing the online stores gets you in trouble really quick!  You just want to buy them all! :) :) :)!

I am thankful that I have a pretty good stash right now to keep me happy for a couple of days.  One of them has been calling out to me for sure ..."Lemon Verbena". 

It's a really nice fragrance.  Bramble Berry's description of this fragrance is:
a wonderfully complex blend of Italian Bergamot, Lemon Verbena mixed with sultry Primrose and Violet. Rounding the blend out is a dry down of Amber and White Musk and just a little drop of Peppermint for an energizing surprise!

I just had all these ideas going on in my head.  I knew for sure that I wanted to add some Goats Milk in this bar.  I decided not to use all Goats Milk but instead a portion to add at light trace.  I also added tiny purple Jojoba Beads for gentle exfoliation.  My color scheme: yellow, white and a touch of purple.

The fragrance did accelerate a bit on me.  But it was not so bad.  My only challenge was that I had hoped to do some more fluid swirls but instead ended up doing more of a spoon swirl.  I was afraid of overheating due to the milk so I ended up freezing it just to be sure.  Overall, I am happy with the results and most definitely the fragrances.  The bars smell wonderful, and if lemon is a favorite of yours this is a sure winner!



I have one more soap blog that I hope to post soon.  A nice "Clean" scent bar.  I also have been playing with trying to do some flower piping...and that will be a pretty good story to tell!  Stay tuned!

Thanks for checking out my blog!!!
Happy Soaping
Roxana
 
 

8 comments:

  1. The scent and the soap matches perfectly! Do you think that it was the flower notes in the FO that made the soap thicken up?

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  2. Beautiful, as all your soaps, Roxana! The fragrance sounds nice, I have already used those 2 essential oils combined(lemon and verbena) and I really likes its fresh scent!
    Looking forward to your piping soap!

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  3. Ooh, pretty! I love the color combination and the way you brought it all together with the purple jojoba beads. And it looks so fluffy and creamy!

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  4. So pretty Roxana, it looks so creamy and I love the tall and narrow bars! Can't wait to see your flower piping!

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  5. Beautiful, Roxana! I love lemony scents. Such pretty swirls, and I like the colors you chose.

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  6. Lemon verbena, what a wonderful scent for this time of year and the colours will only enhance the scent. I know what you mean about having a scent obsession, it never seems to be enough and it's always tough to make a choice of what to use.

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  7. I had to laugh in agreement with what you wrote about soaping and fragrances. I love going through the descriptions and reviews of the various fragrances and I wish I could smell all of them! It would be great if you can share what some of your favorites are. :-)

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  8. I love how this one turned out, the Lemon Verbena is absolutely perfect for the design!

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