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Soap Challenge--faux funnel swirl

I've been hoarding a little bottle of one of the most delish scents ever, Ginger Lime.  This week seemed the perfect time to break it out.  And yay, my faux funnel swirl did justice to it!



I used turmeric for the yellow, cocoa for the brown, and chromium oxide for the green swirls.  These earth tones are so "me" and I am one happy girl.  Beg and plead all you want, but I won't be parting with several bars of this batch...
Want to see some more awesome faux funnel swirls?  Take a peek here.

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  1. They look great! The fragrance sounds amazing.

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  2. Love the colors and the design!

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  3. Looks like you've got this technique down pat! Nice colors and forward thinking for fall too, I need some time frame guidelines! Your scent sounds so lovely for summer yum!

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  4. The colors are so pretty! YAY!

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  5. Hello happy girl, I love this "natural" color and it looks so "natural" to be true. Reminds me of a walking in the field full of green & earth. Wonderful! -Jessie-

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  6. That turned out amazing! Great color choices and I love Ginger Lime too. Such a great faux funnel swirl too.

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  7. I love the earthy tones with the vibrant green! Sounds like the perfect fragrance, too! Great work!

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  8. me encantan tus diseños !!!
    felicidades
    maty

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  9. Great color combination! Very pretty.

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  10. Definitely a soap to be proud of!! Love the earthy colors, and yes, I'm a fan of ginger lime as well. :)

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  11. Beautiful faux funnel swirl! Love the earthy colors, too.

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  12. That turned out great, and ginger lime sounds like a great fragrance. Will have to add that one to my list

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  13. that turned out beautiful! I got a free sample of ginger lime and was surprised at how great it smells..adding it to my list too!

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  14. That is a beautiful soap, I love the colours!, its great to use natural pigments isnt it? Lovely swirl too

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  15. Thanks for all your nice compliments! Ginger Lime is a must for all you who haven't tried it and then you'll be a big fan, too! I've started playing around with natural colorants now that I'm low on many of my other ones. But it's been a good "challenge" for me--I've been really pleased with many that I've tried!

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  16. Ginger Lime is a super great fragrance oil to use in a Faux Funnel swirl, and you definitely did it justice! Great job on these!

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  17. It's one of the best fragrance oils, Anne-Marie! Thanks! :)

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  18. Very pretty... I feel the need to get back to earthy colored soaps. Ginger Lime sounds heavenly too. It's on my list of FO to try. Thanks :)

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