Here she is in her full glory! For my fellow soapers, she may look a little different than your typical tiger stripe technique. That is because I found (by accident) that using basically the same technique, but overlapping the stripes with a thicker batter yields a bar that looks more like authentic animal stripes. The pattern is a little more random, with slightly more organic lines. I used a little white soap to swirl on top with the purple and peach. The fragrance is called "Peach Magnolia Raspberry"~ It's a very fresh fruity fragrance and it smells divine! I used this particular fragrance based on its reviews. I had never used it before, so I personally wasn't sure how it would behave, but I worked very nicely. I used this particular color combination simply because it fit with the fragrance and it was something I'd never used before! I ultimately named this one TIGER MAMA! Mainly because tiger moms are bold and fierce, but so gentle with their young. Also, Mother's Day is coming up! I hope you liked my behind the scenes look at how I made this. Take a look at the Great Cakes Soapworks blog to see all the challenges I will be undertaking this month! I'm so excited for the next one... I've never done it before!
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Marika
3/30/2013 12:07:31 am
Nice stripes. I could try that technique sometimes.
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3/30/2013 12:08:31 am
That is so cool!!! I love your technique - great tip! Colors definitely fit the fragrance theme as well - very nice!
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Liz
3/30/2013 12:16:24 am
Thanks guys! I'd love to see you use the technique Marika!
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It is really such a flexible technique! If you want more of a faux funnel look instead of tiny stripes, you can slightly move your lines over in the mold so they overlap instead of sit in the middle of each other. Or alternate big pours and little pours. Etc.! So many possibilities!
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Cris
3/30/2013 09:35:09 am
I love the name for your tiger stripe soap!
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3/30/2013 12:14:37 pm
I really like how you did this. Thank you for the tips on how to make it more like a true animal stripe. I see more experimentation in my future.
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3/30/2013 12:17:28 pm
Lovely colours, they are my favourites. Very nice tiger stripe soap:) Linda
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Carol-Soaplicity
3/30/2013 02:15:07 pm
Love how yours turned out and wonderful colors!
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