Thursday, July 4, 2013

Lilac...getting better

For me soaping is a challenge, a craft, a stress reliever and an addiction.  I tend to go back to fragrances and soaps that did not turn out well for me.  As I feel more comfortable with my soaping I try to recreate a soap and hopefully overcome the past challenges. 

Lilac is a favorite fragrance of mine.  I love the flower, I even have it planted in my backyard and  every Spring I look forward to when it gives out all these beautiful fragrant flowers.  Because of my fascination with this flower I have tried a couple of batches of Lilac soap.  My first were really bad.  So bad that they never made it to the blog :(.  Then I had a couple of weird looking ones and some that turned out not what I was envisioning.

The last batch that I made was this post:

Lilac and the missing 2 pound mold


In the end, while I had a nice bar of soap, I was itching to give it another try.

This time I decided to soap at much cooler temperatures and tried to work fast in the event that I had trouble with my fragrance.  The results were really nice.  I am certainly much happier with the design this time around.



 
What do you think?  Much improvement for sure! :)
 
Thanks for checking out my blog!
 
HAPPY SOAPING!
Roxana
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17 comments:

  1. LatherBeSoapingJuly 5, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    The lilac soap is lovely, Roxana! I'm always a little apprehensive around floral FOs. Looks like you've got this lilac FO under control. Good on you for returning to difficult recipes and FOs to work through the challenges. If I have a soap disaster, I tend to say, "Well, I'll never try that again!" :D

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  2. KirppuJuly 6, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    You are right! You got perfect swirls. How did you make them?
    I also like to try and try again until I get it right.

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    1. RoxanaJuly 11, 2013 at 7:46 PM

      I used the drop method and then grabbed a thin knitting needle and swirled :)

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  3. LauraJuly 6, 2013 at 11:15 AM

    Gorgeous Roxana! You really nailed the colors, and I love the shape of your bars!

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    1. RoxanaJuly 11, 2013 at 7:40 PM

      Thank you Laura. I bought the mold on eBay and at first I was not sure I like it, but it's growing on me :)

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  4. SoapSudsationsJuly 6, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    I agree, this is so beautiful Roxana. I love lilacs as well, they are in my yard, the first signs of spring. You've done a lovely job with the colouring too.

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  5. CeeJuly 6, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    Super beautiful soap Roxana...you would never know that was a fast-moving f.o.! Just gorgeous!!!

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  6. NataliaJuly 7, 2013 at 1:26 PM

    This liliac is gorgeous, Roxana!
    OMG, and your swirls: pure beauty!

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  7. SoapJamJuly 8, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    The swirls and color look nice! I am struggling with my own swirls. :-)

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    1. RoxanaJuly 11, 2013 at 7:42 PM

      Just keep trying. It has taken me multiple failures before I felt confident with my swirls. Thanks for visiting!

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  8. Andee @ TheSage.comJuly 11, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    I love the swirls! It reminds me of my childhood and picking lilacs for my grandmother. Thank you for taking me down memory lane!

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    1. RoxanaJuly 11, 2013 at 7:45 PM

      Thank you! That's such a beautiful comment.

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  9. creative chaosJuly 27, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    Soaping is definitely addictive, and I have caught the bug. I am still working on getting all of the supplies I need stocked. Feel free to check out my blog.
    Cabinofbows.blogspot.com

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