Soap Top Design Winners
March 2023 Soap Challenge
The focus of the challenge this month was decorating the tops of our soaps. I created the tutorial for textured tops, and guest teacher Whitney Schneider of Cheeky Goat Soapery demonstrated how to pipe soap.
The regular category had to create textured tops, and the advanced and winners categories could choose between textures or piping. If you are interested in learning more about creating textures on top of your soap, that tutorial is now available HERE. If you would like to learn how to pipe soap, Whitney’s tutorial for the Club is now available HERE. She also has more resources on her website.
Stock Fragrance is our amazing sponsor this month, providing generous prizes for our winners! Nathan and Cécile have spent over 20 years in the professional fragrance industry developing fragrances and products for brands all over the world. Check out their collection of original fragrance designs that are ready to use in your products!
Winners Category
Grand Prize
Name Lisa Cunningham
Location England
Link Instagram
Prize $200 gift certificate from Stock Fragrance
Floral
Second Place
Hymn to the Rose
Third Place
Frida Kahlo’s Garden
Recognition Awards
Best Technique
Criteria Piped elements have unique details and hold their shape without being crumbly; inside design coordinates with the top.
Name Michelle Lindberg
Location South Carolina
Link Instagram
Garden Bouquet
Best Presentation
Criteria Well displayed soap with interesting presentation and excellent photography (focus, lighting, etc)
Name Brigid Allen
Location New Zealand
Link Instagram
Poppies
Best Use of Color
Criteria Well-mixed, beautiful color palette; color provides visual illusion
Name Melanie McNeice
Location Australia
Link none
Paint Outside the Lines
Advanced Category
Grand Prize
Spring Meadow
Second Place
Pretty Pansies
Third Place
Name Beth Immell
Location Ohio
Link none
Prize 20% off coupon code – Stock Fragrance
Garden Blush
Recognition Awards
Best Technique
Criteria Piped elements have unique details and hold their shape without being crumbly; inside design coordinates with the top.
Name Jena Carr
Location Massachusetts
Link YouTube
Blushing Blooms
Best Presentation
Criteria Well displayed soap with interesting presentation and excellent photography (focus, lighting, etc)
Name Leah Stinman
Location California
Link Instagram
La Vie En Rose
Best Use of Color
Criteria Well-mixed, beautiful contrasting color palette; blends demonstrate difficulty
Name Samantha Whitney
Location California
Link Instagram
Dragon’s Breath
Regular Category
Grand Prize
Name Georgina Jones
Location Arizona
Link none
Prize $200 gift certificate from Stock Fragrance
Melon Fusion
Second Place
Name Rachel Havener
Location Virginia
Link none
Prize 20% off coupon code – Stock Fragrance
Blue Ridge Morning
Third Place
Name Kristen Porter
Location New Hampshire
Link Instagram
Prize 20% off coupon code – Stock Fragrance
Over the Rainbow
Recognition Awards
Best Technique
Criteria Textures look intentional and hold their shape without being crumbly; inside design coordinates with the top.
Name Jennifer Mason
Location California
Link Instagram
Waves on the Beach
Best Presentation
Criteria Well displayed soap with interesting presentation and excellent photography (focus, lighting, etc)
Name Suzanne Thomashow
Location Michigan
Link Instagram
BeachWalk
Best Use of Color
Criteria Well-mixed, beautiful color palette; contrasting shades
Name Kristy Deiters
Location Michigan
Link Instagram
Birchwood & Cedar
Bonus Category
Sponsor’s Choice
Name Cindy Pierce
Location Utah
Link Instagram
Prize $200 gift certificate from Stock Fragrance
Feedback “Reminds us of an underwater coral reef. We really like the colors and the way the top and bar blend together. We also found that the design works well as a whole and for the individual bars.” -Nathan & Cécile
Succ It Up
Great job to all our winners, as well as everyone else who participated in the challenge this month! If you would like to see the rest of the entries this month, check out these links:
Registration for the April challenge opens Monday, April 3rd! We are re-visiting the Circling Taiwan Swirl. This is one of the soaps I made for the video tutorial! Our sponsor is Creative Soap by Steso – Tatiana Serko makes incredible handcrafted soap tools and will be providing beautiful soap molds for our winners. Check out the Upcoming Challenges page for more information and sign up to be notified as soon as registration opens.