French Countryside

The Making of French Countryside

I'm taking part in the 2013 Universal Soap Challenge, an idea developed by Lucy from Simply Radiant SC. Each month, we randomly select a country and then create a soap inspired by that country.

For the month of May, I got France. So I decided to colour the soap based on the different crops growing all around the country. Yellow (well, it turned out more cream than yellow) for the mustard fields near Dijon, purple for the lavender fields near Grasse (home of some many reknowned perfume makers), and green for the vineyards that abound throughout the country.

I fragranced the soap with a mixture of Petitgrain, Litsea, and Rosemary to give it a nice herbal scent with a hint of orange flower.

Then, for fun, I added a gold mica swirl on top, reminiscent of the golden age of the Renaissance (think Versailles).

So, here's the video of the making of French Countryside.