Monday, December 13, 2010

Moments of Madness - Christmas Soap

I’d like to share my newest soap bar made especially for Christmas with you. I wanted to make something really special to celebrate Christmas this year, so I decided to go though my essential oil box to see if something inspired me, as I had no idea what I wanted to make.

I came upon my prized Sandalwood Essential oil, not Australian or Indian Sandalwood mind, but Mysore Agmarked Sandalwood oil. Don’t ask me what was I thinking when I bought this oil, it’s so expensive, but I’d heard how wonderful Sandalwood smelt and in a moment of utter madness, I thought I’d buy some to try. So there it was, sadly sitting in my Essential oil cupboard, unused, because, well it was just too expensive for me to use, wasn’t it?

Then I thought, well how silly is that really? Am I just going to let it sit there until it goes out of date? I did want something truly special and surely this would fit the bill perfectly, so off I went to make this very exceptional bar of soap. I decided to add some Myrrh and Frankincense as well, as these were the essential oils given to Jesus on his birth, with a touch of vanilla and a bit of lavender, to finish it off and make the Sandalwood stretch a bit more.

The day after making it and when it came to unveiling this (hopefully) masterpiece LOL, I was too scared to even look in case it didn’t turn out, or worse still, looked just plain awful. When I cut it, I was thrilled with how it looked, it was just as I’d hoped it would turn out, a fitting tribute to celebrate Christmas.

BUT, something was missing; it just didn’t seem quite complete. It was then I had another moment of madness, I thought I might as well go the whole way and top it off with something very special and totally natural, gold, yep that would do it, I wanted real gold. I didn’t want mica or glitter, I couldn’t bring myself to put glitter over this special Christmas soap, it had to have the best.

So I tracked down some real, 24 karat, edible gold to decorate the top and there you have it, one VERY expensive, but hopefully special soap. I hope these moments of madness don’t come too often, just can’t afford it:)

13 comments:

  1. Hi
    Just letting you know that the light blue texts on white background doesn't come out very well on my iPad/iPhone. Would like to read your blog but I can't see the texts very clearly. :)

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  2. I love this soap and I bet it smells divine. What a wonderful tribute to Christmas. The gold leaf is a great touch.

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  3. Hi Rita, thanks for wanting to read my blog and sorry to hear that you're having problems reading it. Not being familar with iPhones, I'm not sure why it would be showing as a white background, as the background on my blog is brown, not sure if it's possible, but maybe you're able to change the colour on your iPad/iPhone?

    Thanks so much Splurge Sister, I am pretty happy with how it turned out:)

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  4. Oh my! This soap looks absolutely luxuriously fabulous! Wow! I bet you sell out quickly! xo Jen

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  5. Jan, this soap sounds like a true Christmas gem! Sandalwood is top of the list for me, I adore the scent beyond anything else (even Patchouli;) I have a Mysore Sandalwood soap bought in Mysore,India and oh boy! ..it's to die for good in scent. Your soap looks terrific!

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  6. Oh Jan! Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh -I love it.
    What a BEAUTIFUL result! It's just lovely, lovely, lovely!

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  7. Oh my that looks fabulous, and I can just imagine how lovely it smells. How fitting to have gold frankinsense and myrrh for Christmas!

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  8. Truly amazing and beautiful, Jan! They will make the most special gifts ever!

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  9. Wow... Talking about luxurious soaps! Can't beat something with expensive sandalwood and real cold!
    By the way, I'm seeing a white background too.. Interesting!

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  10. Forgot to mention, I've forwarded you an Angel Award on my blog!
    I love your blog, your stories and your photos. Have a happy holiday season!

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  11. LOL, I do so know what you are talking about. I am sometimes so happy with something expensive that I just let it sit on a shelf and can't bear to use it! So silly! I love the soap. It's beautiful, wish I could smell it :)

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  12. OK, now that's a worry, 2 people seeing a white background where I see brown, anyone know what would cause this? and what I should do to fix it? it sure would be hard trying to read blue print on white backgrounds, so sorry ladies.
    Ohh a angel award, oh you just made my day, thank you so very much, it's so nice to know that someone likes my blog:) Thanks to everyone, I really appreciate your lovely words xxx

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  13. Just gorgeous - what a lovely treat for Christmas - sparkly soap!

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