Wine and Beer Soaps

I was able to get some nice light this morning and snapped some shots of my wine and beer soaps. I'm hosting a vendor table at the Holy Field Winery Ladies Night Out on May 22, and made three different wine soaps for them. I used their Tailgate White and Kaw River Rhine as 100% liquid - they turned out wonderfully fragrant with natural golden color. I did use a little titanium dioxide for a subtle swirl, but nothing else. Three batches are scented with BB's Pinot Grigio and Summer Fling frag oils, and a blend of WSP's Chardonnay and Melon Ball frag oils. The lather is sooo creamy and soft - I'm very pleased with the end result and excited for the event!

This is the first opportunity I've had to photograph my beer soap, too. So here it is! This was made with Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat and scented with a blend of ND's Bay Rum accented with WSP's Black Cherry fo's.

Again, no colorants except some TD for the "foamy suds" on top. I'ts definitely a masculine spin with a spicy undercurrent of musk and cherry almond on top - I hope others will like it as much
as I do. Have a great weekend and Happy Easter!

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