{"id":4108,"date":"2010-11-08T20:08:10","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T02:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/?p=4108"},"modified":"2017-09-19T21:02:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T03:02:38","slug":"on-the-curing-rack-christmas-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/index.php\/on-the-curing-rack-christmas-soaps\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Curing Rack: Christmas Soaps!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has taken me all day, but I’m finally posting photos of the latest Christmas soaps! First up, is Bayberry:<\/p>\n

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Bayberry soap in the mold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was so happy with the way this soap turned out! The colors are exactly what I wanted, the swirls turned out the way I wanted, the soap balls turned out the way I wanted, the sparkles on top are perfect, and the scent is magnificent! I wasn’t sure what bayberry actually smelled like before I ordered the fragrance, but it’s very familiar to me. At first, I thought it smelled like pine or spruce, but now that it’s in the soap, it smells just like a Christmas shoppe. I’m sure it’s a popular Christmas candle scent as well. <\/p>\n

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Bayberry Soap by Great Cakes Soapworks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can see the test batch of Winter Wonderland here<\/a>. The full-sized batch turned out just as nice! I even tested out the “coat hanger” swirling technique for the first time, and now that I know how it works, I think I know how to make it better next time! I used the same recipe that I use for the Peppermint soap, so that the base color would be as white as possible. This also means that it will be a nice, hard bar of soap!<\/p>\n

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Winter Wonderland Soap by Great Cakes Soapworks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The fragrance description, in case you missed it, is a cool, citrus-y blend that starts out with grapefruit, orange, bergamot, and lemon. I was sure there must be some peppermint in there, but the rest of the fragrance description includes florals such as violet, cyclamen, bois de rose, and a hint of gardenia, and base notes of citronella, sandalwood, jasmine, and musk.<\/p>\n

Both the Bayberry and Winter Wonderland soaps will be available in time for the annual Great Cakes Soapworks Christmas Sale!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It has taken me all day, but I’m finally posting photos of the latest Christmas soaps! First up, is Bayberry: I was so happy with the way this soap turned out! The colors are exactly what I wanted, the swirls […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[457,285,454],"class_list":["post-4108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-currently-curing","tag-bayberry-soap","tag-handmade-christmas-soap","tag-winter-wonderland-soap"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t