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

Name Sabina Allegretti

Location Italy

Link Instagram

Prize 20% off coupon code – Stock Fragrance

Hymn to the Rose

Third Place

Name Maya Morag

Location Israel

Link Instagram

Prize 20% off coupon code – Stock Fragrance

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

Name Mandy Welch

Location Alabama

Link Instagram

Prize $200 gift certificate from Stock Fragrance

Spring Meadow

Second Place

Name Amber Coon

Location New York

Link Instagram

Prize 20% off coupon code – Stock Fragrance

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.