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I am pouring some twigs and berries and litsea basil now and plan on buying some high cotton and orange chili pepper with my next sample order. If you want a strong French Vanilla then go with Peaks French Vanilla, it is way stronger than Millcreeks.

great ideas there.

Okay out of bottle smell so far for the following are: Cinnamon Stick - Yum Citrus & Sage - Dead on Dupe, definately a keeper Ylang Ylang Ginger - meh not what I expected Vanilla Hazelnut Mocha - Yum Twigs & Berries - meh not what I expected, but may smell different in the wax French Vanilla - Yum, thinking of mixing this with the cinnamon stick Spanish Melon - meh Eucalyptus Mist - Yum definately a keeper, great soap scent, maybe even for shaving soap. Plum Crazy - meh, not enough spice, i may try their spiced plum instead. Mountain Lake - Yum this will replace my other mountain lake for soaping. Lilac Breeze - yum Litsea & Basil - okay, hoping this blossoms in the wax or soap. Dream Catcher - yum, this will be great in soap Raspberry Guava - double yum, thinking of mixing this one with Lilac or Patchouli.

WOWZERS that is super nice. love the colors. interesting sounding scent too. i must go read the description.

nope they are two different beasts. I believe Carnauba is usually only used as an additive.

yeah I think palm springs is only another 45min from riverside. off the 10 right?

just wanted to add a tip about using this process with a brand new wood mold. I have had it happen when I put new wood in the oven, it warps. You should probably oil it up a few times in order to prevent this from happening.

I agree "In the Pot Swirl" and that one turned out pretty nice. Here is a simular one that I did that I got lucky on.

i wonder if you can pretty much just make any kind of CP recipe and throw in the caffeine? I still have some of their caffeine from last year and have been thinking of playing with this recipe again, but dont have avocado oil and dont really feel like picking any up.

Hey there, I was checking out your molds yesterday on Ebay, just wanted to say they are very very cute. I will be picking up some of those primitive soap molds very soon.

sounds good, it'll be fun i'm sure. not too many people around these parts that obsess over soap making. hehe

oooh i think it looks pretty mystical. like a love spell

damn that black oxide, sometimes it can be your best friend and then come along and stab ya in the back. lol

honestly i havent figured a way to keep the FO from discoloring. even with TD. If it discolors too much, i just wont use it again.

I dont see why not, but you would still need to line them with freezer paper. shoe boxes are great too.

I just checked out some of her molds on EBay, very cute.

yes that definitely is helpful information.

hehe, you said Egads. I think your TPs look cool.

If you go back to the main forum, you should see the B&B recipes section. There are tons of basic recipes there.

wow, soo pretty. I havent done a salt bar yet but when i do i am sure disaster will strike.

For sure, sounds good to me. What about the middle of May? Say May 19th.

What area are you from again? Was it the riverside area? I wouldnt mind doing a soap day with you sometime. I am way out north/west near Ventura and Malibu. West of the San Fernando Valley off the 101 N.

good deal!! Just keep on trying, thats what I like to do too. Your new batch looks great! I like your DoRight mold too btw.

Thank again guys. Maybe I will save this batch for the next swap I can get into. It really is a powerful blend. I was so gald to see that I got that Lily to behave. For the red, I used brick red oxide from MMS. I still have tons of oxides from Bunny's co-op. A little sure goes a long way.