When I saw Bramble Berry's new glitter colors, I knew I'd have to try them out. Hot Pink Glitter? Yes, please! For this tutorial I'm using the Soapylove Ice Cream Cone Mold to feature this beautiful sparkly glitter and delicious Strawberry Jam fragrance!
Supplies:
2 oz Naturally Clear soap base
1 lb Bright White soap base
Fiery Fuchsia from the Jewelry Box Colorant Set
Iridescent Pink Glitter
Super Pearly White Mica
Strawberry Jam Fragrance Oil (now available in a refill size!)
Ice Cream Cone Mold
Injector Soap Tool
Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol
First, get 2 mugs. Fill one 1/4 full with water, and one with your clear soap base. Heat the water in the microwave until very hot (about 30-40 seconds). Now melt your soap base for 20 seconds in the microwave. Add one drop of Fiery Fuchsia color and a pinch (or two!) of pink glitter. Stir well.
Draw up about 1/2" of pink soap into your injector tool and carefully fill the ice cream scoops in the mold. I find that if I outline the scoop shape and let the soap flood into the center that it won't overflow into the cone area. Once you are done filling your scoops, squirt extra soap back into your soap mug and immediately draw up hot water into the tool to wash. Repeat until all soap is rinsed out. Allow soap to harden.
Now add a small amount of mica to your pink soap. You can see I just dipped my stick into the jar and got plenty. You may need to reheat your soap a bit in case it has gotten too thick in your mug. Stir mica into soap until incorporated.
Spray hardened pink "scoops" lightly with alcohol. Use your injector tool to fill the cone area and backs of scoops with pearly pink soap, and the dots around the edges (if you think the dots will be too tricky, just skip this step - it looks great without contrast dots, too!). Rinse injector tool and allow soap to harden.
Melt white soap base and stir in 2 teaspoons of fragrance oil. Make sure soap is not hotter than 120 degrees so you don't melt your ice cream cone layers. Spray hardened soap with alcohol and top off mold with white soap. Allow to harden and unmold.
For a pink background simply stir your leftover pink soap into the melted white soap. No waste! :)
FYI, the Fiery Fuchsia is technically a "bleeding" color, but I made this project over 2 weeks ago and the color is still not bleeding!
Love this mold? Check out this other tutorial for a different look. Want some packaging ideas? Check out this post for some gorgeous designs plus one made specifically for this soap! Enjoy!
-Debbie, Soapylove
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