Sunday, 15 June 2014

Out of my comfort zone

This will make Teresa laugh as she knows I normally cringe at many colour combinations. I had more soaps to re-use and wasn't sure what to do with them. I think Roxana was the one who first got me looking at colour palettes, so I went on-line for inspiration. I tried one at first that looked really nice on the website, but when I put it altogether, it looked like I was playing find the piece of parchment in the Sahara. Not quite the contrast i wanted.

Then one morning on the news, the anchorwoman was wearing a 3 coloured top and a skirt in yet a different shade. I personally would never have thought of the colour combination on my own (hence why I'm not in fashion or mixing paint colours) but it really was quite pretty. I decided to try and put that into my soap.

I started with this Victorian teardrop from Brambleberry, scented it with Peach Ginger from WSP


then I put in a base colour which was supposed to be orange (as per the outfit) but turned out a bit more brown. Which is okay too since brown is a neutral and goes with pretty much everything (if you believe Stacy and Clinton). I forgot to scent the base, so after I poured it into the oval moulds, I quickly put a few drops of Baby Rose in and swirled it up before the soap could set.




The final result? Feminine, but not over done. 

Do you have a go to colour scheme you like to use? What do you use for inspiration? Have a great week!



12 comments:

  1. That's pretty cool! I personally think purple goes grand with red, but, hey, that's just me. :D

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    1. I'll have to try that one of these days Teresa, just to see if I can wrap my little brain around the idea. Maybe I'll like it better in soap than in clothing. ;)

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  2. It's gorgeous, Monica. This is very elegant soap. The brown is pretty light, goes very well with purple. As for me, purple goes with gold best, then orange, yellow and green.

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    1. Thank you Maja. The mould is definitely very grown up and elegant, so unlike me. :D I should've thought of purple and gold, after all they are both royal colours aren't they? I like the rest of your colour combinations too, I'll have to give them a try.

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  3. The Victorian teardrop is very pretty! Sometimes the fragrance dictates the colors for me, and other times I pick a fragrance based on the colors I want to use.

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    1. Thanks Jenny. It's a very detailed mould which makes it really cool. Thank your for sharing your thought process in choosing colours and scents; I don't usually choose colours based on scents, but that would definitely make a difference in what colours to choose.

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  4. The Victorian teardrop is gorgeous and the color you chose is just perfect. I choose colors the way Jenny does. :)

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    1. Thanks Silvia! I'm going to have to think about matching colours to scents like you & Jenny next time.

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  5. The teardrop is really beautiful and I like it the way you combined it with yellow-orange.

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    1. The teardrop mould is quite something isn't it Nat? I love the details in it. The colours could be more vibrant next time, but it is a nice combination. Like Maja suggested maybe next time I'll do gold and purple.

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  6. They look great. The colors look so good together. You should make some for gifts =)

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    1. Thank you Anne-Marie! I'm enjoying playing with colours more and more, thanks to all the inspiration from you and all the other wonderful soapers out there. I'm definitely going to be giving away some as gifts. :)

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