Since I’ve known my my mother-in-law (nearly 8 years), her all-time favorite scent has always been lavender. But ever since I gave her Honeysuckle soap last year, she has declared it as her new favorite. Poor lavender. She hasn’t given it a second glance since she fell in love with the heady and sexy honeysuckle.
I have never smelled the real flower, so I don’t know if what I have is the real deal. I bought several honeysuckle fragrances from various suppliers, and they all smell different. I made a blend of the ones that I like and added a little bit of other floral elements to bring everything together.
I think this is my 4th time to make Honeysuckle, and so far this is the best looking. I love the bright colors and the soap batter was behaved enough for me to make hanger swirls. Typical of most florals, this usually becomes thick quite fast, and in the past, the yellowish fragrance oil had a tendency to turn pink into peach.
I thought I was not into florals, but it is becoming apparent that I am wrong. To my surprise, many of my top picks are florals, including honeysuckle. What’s your favourite floral? 🙂
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Beautiful, as always! My favorite floral: Carnation!
Thank you Susan. I have not tried carnation and I don’t know what it smells like. Something to look for next time I shop for FOs. 🙂
These are lovely Silivia! Lavender is one of my best sellers, but I prefer a heady rose fragrance. Oh, and honeysuckle and jasmine too!
Thank you Vicki! I didn’t like rose before, but now I like it especially in a blend. I still have to find a good jasmine fragrance. 🙂
Beautiful soaps!! I also love honeysuckle & have found a wonderful fragrance oil that barely speeds trace. Lavender is also a good seller. Magnolia also sells well for me in the Spring. I found a hyacinth fragrance oil this past year that keeps it’s scent for a long time. For most of the floral fragrances, I have found that if you warm them slightly before blending, they act better…blending smoother without ricing.
I have not tried hyacinth but I am curious about it. Thank you for the tip on warming the oils before blending. I will try it next time. 🙂
Stunning, Silvia! The design, the colors, the pictures! I only wish I could smell it!
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Thank you Natalia! Yeah, i wish we could smell through the screen! 🙂
So nice! How do you do your hanger swirls
Hi Reese! Since i don’t do videos, I’d like to recommend the Youtube videos of Zahida Map of Handmade in Florida. She is the queen of hanger butterfly swirls. Her soaps are so gorgeous. 🙂
Love this! Trying to figure out how you did the asymmetry. I wonder what it smells like?
Hi Janet! I pour the colors on one side of the soap and hanger swirl it. The smell is very floral. My husband says it reminds he a bit of sampaguita. 🙂
These soap bars look so pretty; love that design! Honeysuckle is so yummy. No wonder your mother-in-law loves it so much =)
Thank you Anne-Marie! I wish I could smell the actual flower. 🙂
The soap is so beautiful! The colors and swirls do look soft and sweet, reminiscent of the smell of honeysuckle. I have never tried any honeysuckle fragrance but if yours are the same or at least close to the real thing, I can easily understand your mother-in-law’s preference.
Thank you Maya! I hope to be able to smell the real flower so I can compare. 😊
Honey suckle is a great scent. So is jasmine. Your hanger swirl is an absolute winner, the colour combo is so warm and yet zesty! I love it. Lucky M.I.L!
Thank you Madam Propre. ❤️
I can see why honeysuckle would be your m-i-l’s new favourite, it’s such a sweet, delicious scent. Love the colours you chose, did you do that deliberately to capture the colours of honeysuckle as well?
I have yet to find a floral that I’m absolutely in love with, but maybe that’s because I haven’t tried honeysuckle yet.
Your m-i-l is very lucky to have such a wonderful d-i-l who’d make her all these gorgeous soaps.
hello! your soaps are gorgeous! i love how you get the pattern in the top corner only. how did you do that? do you have video tutorials? I haven’t been making soap for very long and the only floral i’ve made so far is lavender. so far my favorite mix is Rosemary Lavender Peppermint.
Thank you for your comment, Isabelle. Your favorite mix sounds wonderful! I have to try it myself! As for making a top corner pattern, I pour the different colors alternately on on side, following the length of the mold. I then use a hanger to make the swirls. Sorry I don’t make video tutorials, but may I recommend Handmade in Florida’s tutorials? I learned a lot from watching Zahida’s videos! 😊