On the Curing Rack: Hawaiian Sunrise

After doing the last gradient soap, I was inspired to try something a little more advanced. Since I had this “sunrise” fragrance, I figured why not do the gradients of a sunrise? I found my inspiration here:

Gradient inspiration

Orange and purple have a common color – red, so utilizing a bit of color theory, I was able to slowly turn the orange to pink and then the pink to purple. Fortunately, the fragrance was cooperative during this process, as I mixed all the colors and poured them in the mold! Sorry, no video this time, or even photos in process. I didn’t have anyone to help me with that.

Hawaiian Sunrise Soap by Great Cakes Soapworks

The fragrance is quite bold. It is described as a blend of scintillating notes of citrus, raspberry, and pineapple with the tropical fragrances of hibiscus and pikake for an intoxicating scent. Ironically it seems to be the same fragrance I used several years ago from a different supplier who called it by a different name when I made the Celebration soap, if anyone remembers that one! Here’s a photo to help jog your memory:

Celebration Soap by Great Cakes Soapworks circa 2008

I am looking at a ready-to-sell date of March 1st for the Hawaiian Sunrise soap. Now what shall I plan to make next???

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  1. Thank you for the lovely comments! It’s a much bolder soap than I’ve made before – both in colors and scent. Every time I come downstairs, I think “What’s that lovely smell?”

  2. I think the same thing every time I make a new scent. I’m sure you understand not being able to smell your standard scents. I bet you get comments all the time about how nice your house smells even though you don’t know what they are talking about. That is unless you make new soaps all the time and haven’t developed that immunity. Agree?

  3. @Tina – Oh, absolutely! In fact, even my chiropractor told me just a couple days ago that I smelled like an Aveda store! The girls’ friends have made comments that they smell like soap too! The entire house is saturated apparently…

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