On the Curing Rack: Red Rock Canyon
Dare I say that this was my third attempt at creating a gradient soap tutorial that didn’t work out? This time the soap was just fine – it was the camera that didn’t cooperate! I had a little mishap about halfway through when I was banging my soap mold down on the table and the tripod that was holding my camera walked off the table and fell on the floor! There is a significant amount of footage missing – starting with the part where I actually start pouring the soap in the mold until the next to last layer is put on. It’s a little strange that the part that is erased comes before and after the time that the camera fell. What can you do…fortunately, the soap turned out great despite the technical difficulties!
I’ve made Red Rock Canyon soap a couple times before, but never using the gradient method. I had to make a smaller batch just so I could make the layers work. However, the result is quite stunning! It’s made with fresh goat’s milk, and the fragrance is an awesome after-shave type blend with lavender, bay rum, and lime. The guys really love it – and even some of the girls do too!
The Red Rock Canyon soap will be available for purchase at Greatcakessoapworks.com on August 14, 2012, and I’ve decided to take a little break from making the gradient soaps for awhile!
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That looks gorgeous! Perfect matching name.
Hey Amy – so pretty! And it reminds me of Red Rock in Nevada.
The colors are great!
That truly is stunning! Reminds me of the gorgeous canyons in the southwest.
I really like the colors… you are right.. Stunning!! I imagine it smells wonderful too!!
I like your choice of colors and a great example of gradient soap. Nice job!
So super pretty! The colors blend like real canyon rocks. =)
gorgeous soap as always, I had a similar experience when trying to video my tutti fruity soap, I was using one of those table top tripods up on a shelf looking down into my mould, forgot all about it and banged the mould as you do, and guess what, the camera fell right into the soap batter, not funny at the time but I so wish the camera had carried on recording, the amount of cursing and me panicking would have been a sensation on youtube! funny thing is the camera still works just fine!
Hi this a beautiful and nice combination of colours.
Hey Amy,
Thanks for your frank, and often humerous soap adventures. You often inspiring me to think out of the box! I really appreciate your honesty when things don’t go well. We all could use that humility because we’ve all been there.
Love it! I think your layers turned out beautifully!
Beautiful colors! May I ask what colorants you used?
Sure – it’s red oxide and cocoa powder. 🙂
I really love the colors. It’s amazing how they layered up together. Great post!