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Win Sixteen New Colorants!

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UPDATE: Thanks to everybody who entered the giveaway! Two winners have been chosen, and the contest is now closed. Congrats to Heather and Victoria!

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I’m so excited to introduce sixteen new micas and pigments! We spent months searching high and low for the best colors, and then tested them in a wide variety of projects. Micas tend to morph in cold process, so all the colorants went through multiple tests to ensure the color performed well. All of these colorants work great in both melt and pour and cold process soap, with minimal morphing. In particular, we were looking for more purple, green and blue shades. We also found several gorgeous orange hues and a stunning silver. Check out the new colorants below, then learn how to enter to win a set of all sixteen colorants!

New Colorants:
Apple Moss Mica
Evergreen Mica
Kelly Green Mica
Kermit Green Mica
Caribbean Blue Mica
Mermaid Blue Mica
Lavender Mica
Zippy Blue Pigment
Stormy Blue Mica
Pewter Silver Mica
Plum Dusk Mica
Queen’s Purple Mica
Orchid Mica
Racing Stripe Orange Mica
Nuclear Orange Pigment
Sunset Orange Mica

New Colorants in Cold Process Soap:

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New Colorants in Melt and Pour Soap:

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And now for the fun part! We are giving away two sets of all sixteen new colorants to two lucky crafters. These sets contain one full ounce of each mica – so much shimmery goodness! The winners will be chosen at random at noon, PST this Friday, December 4th. There are two ways to enter:

(1.) Leave a comment on this blog post and let us know what your favorite Bramble Berry colorant is with a link to the colorant. 

(2.) Comment with a photo of a project made with a Bramble Berry colorant on this Bramble Berry Facebook status.


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Rules & Fine Print:

  • If you’d like, you can enter both on this blog post and by commenting on this Facebook status, although it is not possible to win twice =)
  • Both winners will be chosen randomly.
  • If commenting on Facebook, make sure to comment on this status. When choosing a random winner, this is where we will look! If you leave a comment on the Bramble Berry Facebook wall or through private message, you will not be entered into the contest.
  • This contest is only available to residents in the 48 contiguous United States.
  • The winner will be announced on the blog post on December 4th. The Facebook winner will be contacted via Facebook, and the blog comment winner will be contacted via the email submitted when leaving a comment. If there is no email associated with the comment, a new winner will be chosen.
  • If the winner does not respond by the following Monday, December 7th a new winner will be chosen. That winner will then have 24 hours to respond, or a new winner will be chosen again.

We can’t wait to see your soapy creations on Facebook, and hear all about your favorite Bramble Berry colorant! Good luck =)

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884 Comments

  1. UH OH, I got delete happy on emails yesterday and hope I didn’t include any important emails in my frenzy! Will the winner be announced/posted here as well? Thanks! I’ll definitely be ordering the colorants if I didn’t win though. They are beautiful!

  4. 1st i will like to thank you for this opportunity. I start making soaps about 1yr ago but i had to stop do to medical problems. Now am exited to start making soaps again and i need all the necessaries to start making my soaps. thank you, and if i don’t win. Congrats on who wins. God bless.

  6. I just bought a few colorants and haven’t had the chance to use them. This will be my first try using micas. 🙂

  9. I love the Pewter Silver Mica–goes with just about anything. I’d love to try more colors–looking to concoct a bronzer for my legs for this coming spring… 🙂

  12. got to be… Stormy Blue Mica: This mica is the color of an icy winter storm – reminds me of last years blizzard and the fun we had playing in it.

  13. OMG!! I am in love with all these colors…can’t wait to try them out!! I have been using the micas for so long, these colors are soooo vibrant and beautiful…i am getting heart palpatations in anticipation of all the future projects! I <3 Brambleberry!!

  14. OMG!! I am in love with all these colors…can’t wait to try them out!! I <3 Brambleberry!!

  16. WOWZA, these are so vibrant and delicious looking! As a newcomer to soaping I am loving some mica aura!!

  20. the 16 colors mica are fabulous. it seems that everything Anne Marie touches….is touched with the midas touch……….. her creativity and business mind never cease to amaze me!!
    keep it up! businesswoman! gf!

    Jewell

  21. I love the looks of the new plum! But I must say merlot is my go to color, and love mixing it with blue and pink with just a pinch of the merlot to give me a beautiful shade of lavender. I use Micas all the time, they are my favorite to use in cold process. And am deeply in LOVE with the new colors!!

  25. I love all of the mica colors, but I think Merlot or the Shamrock Green tie for first place for me.

    Merlot:
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Merlot-Sparkle-Mica-P3064.aspx
    Shamrock Green:
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Shamrock-Green-Mica-P3071.aspx

    I use them for a lot of different things. One of may favorites is making custom gel colors for doing nails.
    I wanted to do a nice rich poinsettia design for Christmas, but couldn’t find a color that I liked, so I made it using the Brambleberry Merlot & Shamrock Green Micas!

  26. ORCHID MICA ~ TO BE SURE ~ is my number one favorite….w/ having that blue shimmer, when applied to the skin. BUT, I don’t know how to add a link to THIS mica on this comment =/. soooooo, blessings to you all anyhoo.

  30. I think my favorite Mica is the Rose Gold ~ It blends beautifully with other colors and whether I use it in cold process, hot process, or melt and pour – it is always stunning!
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Rose-Gold-Mica-P6226.aspx

    But… I also love your oxides!! My favorite is probably the Chrome Green…
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Green-Chrome-oxide-Pigment-P4042.aspx
    I will post on facebook the last soap I made with it. It is the PERFECT color to compliment citrus scents =)

  31. I’m still new enough that I’ve just been following whatever directions each soap recipe gives me. I’d love to have a variety to play with!!

  32. My favorite is the merlot mica. It sparkles, so it goes really well with seasonal molds, adding depth of color and interest. I like using it all year, in Christmas theme things, yes, but in all the huckleberry scented soaps I make year round, too. When I use it in a bee hive mold with gold colorant, it looks like the red honey we get locally. I can use it with any of the wine scents to get a believable red. And it goes really well with floral molds, keeping a deep, rich color .

  35. It’s so hard to have a favorite! I like to add a little sparkle to any clear M&P. I think I’ve bought the most of gold/white and green/white pearlescents and “patina sheen” which has a great sea-green tone. I think I could get a lot of use out of the new apple green or the nuclear orange!

  40. Favorite colorants are activated charcoal and titanium dioxide, with a little gold sparkle mica thrown in for some bling.

  41. Love the King’s gold mica, although I haven’t tried them all yet. Really looking forward to seeing what the amathyst is going to look like as soon as I get to play with that one!!

  47. I love love LOVE the desert red mica!!! I love all of them, but this one is my favorite, especially mixed with cappuccino mica in a double pour. So beautiful! I did this for a chocolate cherry melt and pour loaf and the swirl was gorgeous.

  55. I am so excited to try these new colorants. I try to keep my soaps as natural as possible and this opens up a lot of beautiful color options. I have been using alot of Merlot, and I can’t wait to try the Kermit Green!

  56. Am new to making cold process soap. Haven’t experimented yet with micas, love blues and greens. Hope I could be so lucky.

  61. I love soap in all ways and I will be very VERY happy if I won those adorable colorant.
    I love u gays

  64. These are all beautiful but oh my gosh that mermaid blue and purple dusk are flawless!!! I want to use them all 😀

    • I hope this is how to enter this contest no nothing about blogging. Anyway I love all the colors my favourite I think would be the purples but my favorite thing about Bamble berry is their customer service. You get back right away. I am New to you and you treat me like we are old friends. I love this about your company. Your products are great too. Diana Hande.

  69. WOW, do you have any idea how hard it is to scroll to the bottom of this post on an old iPhone? Phew! My fave colorant is merlot sparkle mica. https://www.brambleberry.com/mobile/Merlot-Sparkle-Mica-P3064.aspx It reminds me of one of the first melt and pour projects I ever did and have as Christmas presents. Thanks Ann Marie! (Yes, it was the gingerbread melt and pour project from Soap Queen TV – Don’t judge!) I 💖you guys. 🍷💥🎉🌹🌻👌🏻

    • Thanks for entering Jackie, and for taking the time to scroll all the way down :). I love that gingerbread man project…such a classic!

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  70. Hmmm. Decisions, decisions. I love every single color! Right now it’s Seahawk season. Wouldn’t that be pretty!?!?!

  71. Great colors! I haven’t made soap, but used the Bramble Berry colors to make my bath bombs and they were great! I should try making soap too! 🙂

  72. I love the coral and soft beige mica- I use them to make my own lipstick and they are just the right shade for a little subtle color!

  75. Soap queen rocks. Each color is an adventure in soap making creativity. Just try them and share. Thank you soap queen for this opportunity!!!

  77. The Nuclear Orange is die for! It would make a great addition to my Orange&Grapefruit product line!

  85. My favorite brambleberry colorant is yellow Brazilian clay. It’s all natural & it’s such a “happy” color!!! I use it to color my lemongrass poppyseed soap and my chamomile scented soap!!

  91. Oh WoW!! How I would love to make a rainbow of soaps!! I am still a newbie to the soaping world so I have not gotten around to using many colors. I have only been able to use activated charcoal, rose clay and the only mica that I have been able to score is the brick red…which I REALLY love. I just used it for the first time and was absolutely AMAZED at how little you really have to use to get a big, bright color….honestly…I really over did it. No worries though cause the soap came out heavenly anyway 🙂 I really would love to try the blues and greens but whenever I come up with the extra soap play money….the colors I want are out of stock 🙁 So I know they must be good…making me want them that much more!!! Wish I could post a pic of my beautiful red-rose topped soap but cannot figure out how to……
    Until I do…..keep rocking the soap world

  92. Love using Cellini Blue in a Lipstick/ eye shadow combo. makes the eyes really pop and the lipstick always gets greats compliments!

    • Thanks for entering Michele! I agree, that color is so pretty…goes with just about everything!

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  103. There are so many beautiful colors on BB!… My current favorite is the gold sparkle mica is a very nice and subtle color.
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Gold-Sparkle-Mica-P3063.aspx

    The next close contender is definitely the copper sparkle mica. your soap tops will have an amazing look! https://www.brambleberry.com/Copper-Sparkle-Mica-P3062.aspx?ItemId=38013906&Options=4869

    I have been looking for the perfect red and I see that your new set of colors have 2 beautiful shades of red. Very happy for that!

  104. My favorite mica is Cellini Red (https://www.brambleberry.com/Cellini-Red-Lip-Safe-Mica-P3068.aspx). I’ve always liked the morphing of it. It makes such beautiful Harley Davidson orange in cold process. Morphing micas make me think of ceramics because they have to know the colors beforehand when painting with glazes. Before the ceramic piece is fired is quite different than after it has been through the heat. Though it is nice to be able to have a stable blue/purple/red. I still like to throw in a morphing one ever now and again. Love the different before and after photos of those.

  105. I’ve been making soap, bath bombs, lip balm and body butters for a year now and all my colorants are thanks to you! I don’t remember what all I’ve used in the products pictured but have a real fondness for your micas because they can be used in SO MANY WAYS! Thanks also for making the information I need to create these treats so accessible and easy to understand!

    • I don’t know how to choose they are all vibrant colors, I think in a pot swirl with all would be beautiful

  116. I lOVE all of the micas, as well as the block colorants. If forced to choose, my favorite mica is copper sparkle, while my favorite block colorant is Tangerine WOW. Both make absolutely gorgeous colors that really pop. Thanks for all of your products and great customer service!

  119. My absolute all-time, love it, love it, love it favorite is Electric Bubblegum Colorant found here: https://www.brambleberry.com/Electric-Bubble-Gum-Colorant-P4966.aspx which I love because it is such a true pink. I also really love the Radiant Plum Colorant shown here: https://www.brambleberry.com/Radiant-Plum-Colorant-P6001.aspx because it is just sheer beauty. Then there is the Neon Blue Raspberry Colorant seen here: https://www.brambleberry.com/Neon-Blue-Raspberry-Colorant-P5815.aspx which I love for its beautiful sea blue/green color in cold process soap. I am so excited for the new colors, I just can’t wait to try them!

  123. My absolute favorite is the gold sparkle mica (https://www.brambleberry.com/Gold-Sparkle-Mica-P3063.aspx) at Brambleberry. It is so versatile, it can be used in many different products. In cold process I use it for mica lines and to add a decorative shimmer to tops of my soap. In melt and pour it has a wonderfully sparkly color which can be used on its own or with touches of other colors mixed in. I have also added it to body scrubs and bath bombs. I always keep it close at hand!

  126. I love all the colors they look great and they really pop. You have my favorite color, purple and Queen purple mica says it all. Purple is royalty after all. I used the Violet mica and it came out great. Thanks for all you do, can’t wait to try the new ones.

    • My favorite Mica colorant is Mermaid Blue. I love making soaps with ocean ingredients such as sea salt, kelp, coconut, etc. It’s relaxing, refreshing and great for your skin! The Mermaid Blue is the perfect colorant for my ocean soaps because you can make so many different shades of ocean blue, the possibilities are endless!

  128. Beautiful new colors. I’m not usually an orange person but I really love the new Sunset Orange mica!

  131. I have to say I always go for blues, greens, and purples, but I fell in love with the merlot sparkle mica when I got the Gingerbread Man Soap Kit. It is stunning in clear melt and pour!

    • I love using the Hydrated Chrome Green in cold process, it’s so pretty. Thanks for entering Sharon!

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  136. So exciting. Mica’s were the first colorants I used in my soap and I’ve been trying different types of colorants but I just keep going back to mica’s, they are my favorite. These are very lovely.

  156. I’m digging the Apple Moss mica. I think it would pair really well with a mint matcha green tea batch, and green is my favorite color 🙂

  166. All of them look great! If you make me choose just one … my favorite is sunset orange mica.

  181. Theses are beautiful colors! I would just love to win! Im just starting out so for me this would really help! I don’t have a lot of money to put out so this would really help me getting my soaping started!

  183. Who wouldn’t love that lavender or Queens purple not to mention that Caribbean blue!!! They’re all great!!! I’d love to make soap with all of them.

    • I love that one too! Thanks so much for your submission Mollylee. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  189. I would love to have some Mica to use. I have tried one or two colors with not much luck. I love the look of mica and would love to learn how without wasting it. It has such a beautiful effect in soap. Sandy

  192. I like the Queen Purple because it will give me a ‘true’ purple in my soap, which is hard to achieve mixing mica’s together! 🙂

  197. I love the Kelly Green Mica (one of my favorite colors ever)! I had to sell my soap supplies when we moved a couple years ago and now that we’ve finally got our own house, I can’t wait to go back to making my own fabulous, beautiful soaps!

  202. All of these mica colors are just beautiful! Love all the blues and greens, they make beautiful soap. And purple is my favorite color! <3 I hope I win! I'd love to make some soaps with these to feature on my blog

  205. I adore working with the micas, for their blending ability and unique light catching properties. I have been sad, however, that some of the lovely micas were not useable in cold process. You have made my day by offering this new line of micas that will hold up to cold process!! I am most excited to try the Apple Moss Green! Its subtle, yet natural color in cold process, as well as in the white melt and pour, looks unlike anything I have been able to achieve with other colorants. I am so excited!! https://www.brambleberry.com/Apple-Moss-Green-Mica-P6350.aspx
    Pick me! Pick me!

  208. I love the Electric Bubble Gum! And I’d really love to win the colorants! I’ve just begun making soap again and need to restock my supply! Everything that I know about making soap started with Anne-Marie! Thanks for what all of you at Brambleberry do to help us make beautiful and amazing products!!

  209. I have never used micas, but I have watched a few videos. I now think I am ready. The only colorants I have used were some matte pigments that came as a sampler package. I was disappointed that the purple turned out a greyish taupe. I understand that with micas this won’t happen?

  210. I was particularly impressed by the purples in the cold process tests.

    My phone won’t let me link the color, but the lavender was so beautiful! I’ve only ever worked with one color. They’re usually not in my budget so I make soaps without smells or colors.

  211. I’m so excited to see these new micas and am really liking the ingredient list for all of them too. I just hate listing ingredients on a label that I can’t pronounce! I really loved aqua pearl mica- I say “loved” because it’s been MIA from brambleberry for a bit. I would love to make soap with every one of these new micas! Pick me! Pick me! Please? 😋

  213. I would have to say the new plum dusk is my favorite! Reminds me if figs. Perfect for a fig scented soap. I’d love to win!

  216. I adore BB colorants! My favorite has to be Merlot Sparkle and Electric Bubblegum. Together they make an amazing red. I have (but haven’t used yet) Rose Gold, and I can’t wait to try it.

  217. I raise miniature dairy goats with my daughter and we have now moved into goat milk soap making and are having the best time learning and trying new ideas with Bramble Berry as our go to guild for support and help and all things soap! All of the new colors are beautiful – makes it very hard to pick one, so I’ll pick two; the Orchid mica and sunset orange mica. Love the color of purple and orange (I even chose them as my wedding colors) and both of these new colors are lovely a they have a beautiful bold color yet don’t appear to be overpowering to the eye. I think the two colors would make a beautiful new soap which I’m sure I’ll be experimenting on in the near future! Thanks for making the world brighter with all of your new colors!!! Orchid Mica Link https://www.brambleberry.com/Orchid-Mica-P6344.aspx?utm_medium=bbfamily&utm_source=soapqueen.com&utm_campaign=mica+contest+2015
    Sunset Orange Mica Link https://www.brambleberry.com/Sunset-Orange-Mica–P6348.aspx?utm_source=soapqueen.com&utm_medium=bbfamily&utm_campaign=micacontest2015

  218. I’ll only order mica from BB!! My all time favorite is the Merlot sparkle! Made some beautiful Christmas soaps. Hoping to try the new ones!

    • My favorite colorant is Fired up Fuschia……it gives me a blast of energy everytime I look at it! Mary

  219. I haven’t tried colorants yet, but I’ve been getting excited with the shimmery micas in particular and the monochromatic swirls as well. I have a baby and a 3 yr old, so all my soaping is late night and hurried. If I win some micas, though, I might have to call grandma so I can try them out!

  221. I love copper and all Brambleberry color blocks but my fav is the Shimmery Copper. Puts a beautiful shimmer in my soaps! My second fav is Shimmery White! Awesome colors throughout the line though!

  222. I love using the pearl white mica is soaps, bath bombs, body butter, lip balm, etc. just to add some sparkle. Everyone loves it!

  224. I started soaping in May with melt & pour because I was to afraid of lye! Finally got up the courage in September and started cold process and I only used clays (afraid of experimenting with color I guess). Just two weeks ago started using micas and absolutely fell in love with gold sparkle for on top of my soaps. I add a little oil and drip it on then swirl……so gorgeous! 😆
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Gold-Sparkle-Mica-P3063.aspx

  226. I love all the colors! I’m really loving the apple moss green tho…thanks for making so many wonderful colors that we can have fun working with…

  239. I love the apple moss and mermaid blue but all the colors are all so beautiful and inspiring! What to make next?

  247. How can one choose? Of the new colors I am torn between the Kermit, Caribbean, and Orchid. Or maybe Racing Stripe Orange?

  250. i love the dark purple to offset white in a cold process swirl. and the kelly green or evergreen — love it when they are in cold process and become teal! yeah! love the micas.

  252. I love the colorants, even though I am only a beginner. I have used one correctly and two incorrectly, so I really need more to practice with! And these colors are beautiful!! Love your blog and store! Louise Campbell

  256. Look what Bramble Berry’s Green Chrome can create! FullSizeRender.jpg (hope the picture can pull up-I’ll get it on Facebook too)
    Those are pine needles from our Christmas tree! These new colors are gorgeous!! Fingers crossed 😉

    • Hi Amber, thanks so much for entering! So glad you like the Plum Dusk, it’s a favorite of mine too. I can’t wait to soap with it 🙂

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  265. I’m still trying to find my favorite colorant. Haven’t found one that gives me the desired results yet.

    • Hi Leslie! I love the Gold Sparkle Mica, I love using it for mica painting on cold process 🙂 Thanks for entering!

      -Amanda with Bramble Berry

  270. As a color fanatic, I love mixing anything together to see what I come up with. With only able to work from my home, this would be a wonderful addition to all the other colors I have purchased for MP.
    Have a happy holidays!

  275. I really like Cappuccino mica to make the most beautiful chocolate brown color in my melt and pour soaps. I use it in the Gingerbread Man mold that I also purchased from Bramble Berry.

  286. I adore that Caribbean Blue! I think it’ll compliment my beach themed line and can’t wait to try it. My favorite mica is any of the shimmers (sorry I can’t pick just one). I love painting them on to detail my soaps.

  287. Woah! That Queen’s Purple is.. is…IT’S PERFECT! I will absolutely be using that for the Lilac Vanilla I have coming up in my queue!

  293. I’m new to soaping and absolutely love it! Have not yet tried colorants. Would be great to try these wonderful colors!

    • Snowflake Sparkles Mica is my favorite colorant. It’s especially nice at this time of the year to just say you have added Snowflake Sparkles to your product! The reason I chose this as my favorite is because you can add this to any other mica and it gives you are great sparkle to them!! I especially love this in CP soap.

  295. I’m new to soaping and absolutely love it! Have not yet tried colorants. Would be great to experiment with these wonderful colors!

  296. So many beautiful colors! It’s hard to choose! Right now my favorite colorant is copper sparkle mica.

    https://www.brambleberry.com/Copper-Sparkle-Mica-P3062.aspx

    I only do cold process and it looks so beautiful in the finished product. Also, my birthday is in the fall and I absolutely love that time of year! Fall is such a magical time for me. I love all the warm rich colors, the fresh cool air and the start of all the fun fall and winter holidays. I recently made some pumpkin pie soap and used copper sparkle mica as the colorant. It turned out so beautiful! Thank you Brambleberry and Soap Queen!
    -Libby Spainhower

  299. What a nice collection of CP reliable colors. I would like to have the Apple Moss b/c so far that has been difficult to get in my CP soap. Nice going Ladies!

  300. It would be great to try the mica colorants out of cold process soaps and also for additions to bath bombs. What fun!

  318. As a newbie I have just used my first 3 mica’s and an in LOVE with the gorgeous copper! I already reordered, and am getting the new book and kits!

  319. What a fun contest! And a tough choice! I guess right now I would have to say that I am crushing on the gold sparkle mica. I use it in M&P embellishments for my cold process soaps, and it is also stunning as a mica swirl, or dusted directly on top of cold process. It’s giving my winter soaps such a nice sparkle!

  333. I absolutely adore the queen purple mica! All are stunning and I cannot wait to get my hands on them to have hours of pure enjoyment and bliss.

  334. The Merlot Sparkle has got to be a favorite. It is one we use in several of our soaps. It blends wonderfully with the Brick Red in our Cranberry Pomegranate Goat’s Milk Soap. We also use it in our Apple Jack, Peppermint and Ginger Patchoulli bars. The sparkle is just enough to be pretty without leaving you looking like a glitter box. A fabulously versatile colorant ).

  338. I love the natural green colors of the forests and plants but truly having one favorite is hard. There was a time I was intimidated by using color and now I’m having way too much fun. It’s become so addictive, thank you Brambleberry for making a noncreative person become creative.

  341. Wow! I LOVE colour and would love to win these micas. Just think of the fun! I absolutely adore the blues and greens. They always make things that look like gemstones.

    My most recent soap making endeavor was made using: the “Dragon Tray Mold,” “Color Block- Non Bleeding Perfect Red,” “Color Block- Non Bleeding Black Oxide,” “Kaolin Clay” in the red base to the soap” I also added “Fine Iridescent Glitter” which is only visible in the black dragon. My husband liked these so much he claimed them all. LOL!

    Next time I’m going to make the dragon all blues and greens so that the scales just shimmer.

  343. Wow! Beautiful ! A Favorite that’s hard…Love the Queen Purple also weak for the greens but that Nuclear Orange is great.

  348. My favorite BB colorant as of now is the rose clay, but that soon might be replaced by Pewter Silver mica and Queen’s Purple mica!
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    https://www.brambleberry.com/mobile/Rose-Clay-P5112.aspx

    https://www.brambleberry.com/mobile/Pewter-Silver-Mica-P6358.aspx?utm_medium=bbfamily&utm_source=soapqueen.com&utm_campaign=mica+contest+2015

    https://www.brambleberry.com/mobile/Queens-Purple-Mica-P6345.aspx?utm_medium=bbfamily&utm_source=soapqueen.com&utm_campaign=mica+contest+2015

  350. I love all of the purples. Most morph and those are perfect. The Caribbean blue is also stunning.

  351. My favorite micas are the pearl and shimmery ones. It’s great to have the tutorials to learn how to use them too!!

  352. Love the merlot, it makes great gem soaps with glitter! htt:www.brambleberry.com/mobile/merlot-sparkle-mica-p3064.aspx
    Also love the Kelly Green for ocean theme soaps.

  353. 🎄🎁🎄🎁I have a surprise soap I am getting ready to add to my etsy shop in my unique ALASKA themed line and these mica’s would be perfect!!!! Thank you for the opportunity to win these fantastic mica’s🎄🎁🎄🎁

  355. OMG THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL, CAN’T WAIT TO TRY THEM ALL.
    I LOVE ALL THE MICAS IF TRY SO FAR FROM BRAMBLE BERRY BUT MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE WILL HAVE TO BE THE MERLOT SPARKLE MICA AND IS THAT IT WORKS WELL IN ALMOST ALL OF MY PROJECTS.

    htt:www.brambleberry.com/mobile/merlot-sparkle-mica-p3064.aspx

  359. I love all of them, a hard choice! I guess the orchid would be my favorite. I’m new to soap making and have wanted to try working with the mica’s. I like all the colors and would love to have the collection to experiment with in my soap making adventure. I’ve ordered from BRAMBLEBERRY several times now and love your products and the quick responses on any questions I may have. Your staff is great and love the videos!

  363. I love all of the new colors, my favorites are all of the purples, but especially the orchid mica

  364. I am so excited about the new mica! My daughter will flip over the Mermaid Blue Mica: https://www.brambleberry.com/Mermaid-Blue-Mica-P6354.aspx?utm_medium=bbfamily&utm_source=soapqueen.com&utm_campaign=mica+contest+2015

    Since my daughter gives her input on the color scheme for each batch of cold process, I am sure I will be using this one a lot!

    Currently her favorite is the Neon Blue Raspberry Colorant and I have used it in at least 3/4 of my latest batches:
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Neon-Blue-Raspberry-Colorant-P5815.aspx

    Thank you!!

  367. Tangerine WOW and FIRED UP Fuchsia, strong, bright and easy to use, oh wait – I like copper also and etc., etc.

  369. These micas look wonderful! I’m so excited for the silver.

    My favorite (at the moment) BrambleBerry colorant is Rose Clay. It gives such a dreamy softness to cold process soap. I love pairing it with activated charcoal and a creamy uncolored soap.
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Rose-Clay-P5112.aspx

    Ask me tomorrow and I may give you a different answer. I can’t just pick one!

  373. Mica colorants are wonderful. I use them in my soap, lip, and other fun recipes. My favorite Colors so far are the purple, green and rose colors. I’m like a kid in a candy store when I visit Otion or the Brambleberry website. Love the new colors! Sure I’ll find new favorites.

  374. The most amazing color I have ever used came from BB at a random suggestion. I had many similar, not thinking it would be any different… but it was! Electric Bubblegum. It allowed me to have a variety of pinks… but it gave me the most truest red ever… when mixed with another color (merlot sparkle). Many soapers are always on the hunt for the true, bright red… and because of this pink, I found it! Its just the best for blending and multi use… thank you!

    https://www.brambleberry.com/Electric-Bubble-Gum-Colorant-P4966.aspx
    https://www.brambleberry.com/Merlot-Sparkle-Mica-P3064.aspx

  385. Love, love, LOVE all your colorants that I’ve gotten so far! Super excited to try out these new ones too. The mica looks great in both melt&pour and Cold process. Love the Caribbean Blue!

  388. All the batches I make with ultramarine blue sellout fast! But my favorite is copper mica! It makes the soap so glamorous! My challenge is for a good red.

  390. I really like the Orchid mica. I have recently started using micas in my cold process and melt n pour so completely amateur. With enough practice, I can make beautiful colored soaps with designs! I have a little girl on the way and I think having pretty colored soaps will make ALL the difference and enhance bath time!

  399. I’ve never used any micas before, but I’ve been shopping for them this week so I can find a perfect lavender shade for my lavender rosemary goat milk soap.

    So uh, this is me entering to win, and also asking which shades you would suggest I buy in order to get a nice lavender shade in my soap. The lavender mica shade shown above is perfect, but given that milk soaps turn darker should I be mixing in something else to help it stay that nice light lavender in my soap? I’m kind of wondering if I would need/want to add some white mica to lighten it up.

  401. Apple moss green is my all time favorite color. I realized I was using it in nearly every soap color combination I was making, so had to go on a “no use” for a couple months and give the oranges and reds (still hard for me to get a true red) some love. Beautiful new colors, Bramble Berry !!

  402. I work at a boarding school for adolescents with complex learning issues. We have taken up soap making with the help of the great tutorials on Bramble Berry. We’ve made chocolate cupcake soap, marbled soaps, bath bombs, lip gloss, cream and a terrific sea glass soap that was nothing short of “shock and awe”. The kids at our school are all very unique, but one of the things they seem to have in common is a love of bright color. Pink and purple are on the top of the list and we used Electric Bubble Gum Pink to frost our chocolate cupcakes https://www.brambleberry.com/Electric-Bubble-Gum-Colorant-P4966.aspx and topped with an excessive amount of glitter https://www.brambleberry.com/Iridescent-Glitter-P3976.aspx … the rule being, you can just never have enough glitter.

  404. Well, to be honest, I haven’t tried using colorant in my rebatch soaps yet, but I would absolutely love to. I have to make my own soap due to chemical sensitivites. I have been able to use a bit of fragrance oil and I feel like I’m being so spoiled! I think these micas would take it over the top! Thanks for your consideration!!

  407. I am really just getting started with making soap, but loving it!!! I am very anxious to start working with micas. What a great way to start if I won these!!

  408. I’m fairly new to the soaping world and I am slowly building up my stocks and supplies. I’m having a blast experimenting and concocting new and fun products. Thanks Brambleberry and Soap Queen for your help, superior products, and project ideas!

  412. This is exciting! Playing with new colors is down right irresistible, and I love how micas disperse and behave in cold process. I can’t wait!

    I think my favorite mica is probably the Copper Sparkle – I feel like I use it in everything! But Merlot Mica is a close second because it’s so warm – I add it to dark purple to get the perfect lavender colors.

  420. My favorite Mica, is dark brown.
    I tend to think that a bit of dark in a swirl makes all other colors pop.

  425. I’m brand new and have only made one very basic loaf. I would love for you to do a blog post on your favorites!☺️

  432. I absolutely love the Ever Green and Kelly Green! Such “feel good” and calming colors for me:) Thanks Brambleberry for always being so helpful in everyway…Love everything you are about !

  433. Oooh, favorite colorant… That’s a hard choice! I think I’d have to go with the late, great Opalescent Turquoise Mica. I dread trying to find a replacement for that. I use it in a soap I make in memory of my late mother-in-law, called Marie-Sells-Sea-Shells. Just a tiny bit sprinkled in the mold before pouring gives a subtle sheen.

    If I have to pick a color that y’all still distribute, Gold Sparkle Mica is probably it. 😉 It’s gorgeous on its own, or blended with another mica to give a little glow.

  438. I do love the mica colorants and I cannot choose an absolute favorite as I do love them all. Although I do use the violet and blue the most.

  460. I love color in my soaps, and your Brazilian clays are terrific!
    The pink clay is my favorite..😌https://www.brambleberry.com/mobile/Light-Red-Colored-Clay-P5499C48.aspx

  463. Ok my ALL time fave is this:https://www.brambleberry.com/Mystic-Mermaid-Eye-Shadow-Kit-P6220.aspx The Aqua Pearl Mica doesn’t seem to be available any longer so I’ll have to switch to the Mermaid Mica. Looks like it will go perfectly with my beach house colors. But the Aqua pearl Wow, you can get 10 different looks with this mica ~ From teal to almost green~ it’s AWESOME and such a pretty color~ This pic really doesn’t do this soap justice. I use it with your Spear & Eucal Fragrance oil~ BIG SELLER here in the store~ http://sinfullysweetsoap.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=118

  465. Choosing just one is difficult but I believe my very favorite Brambleberry mica so far is Merlot Sparkle Mica. I’ve used it numerous times in different CP recipes and it behaves beautifully, either on its own or blended. A close second would be the Copper Sparkle Mica. Looking forward to making soap for the spring and try some new micas!

  468. I’m loving these new colors – they look amazing! I hope some of them are eye and/or lip safe, to make lip balms and eye shadows with!

  470. I love all the colorants I use, but right now I am loving Rose Clay. I made a English Rose Soap with it last week and the color came out perfect. Nice, subtle, but very deep. All the BB colorants always come out as expected in soap.

  476. Love your micas! I just made lip balm using Rose Pearl mica and lotion bars by adding Violaceous Violet and Peach Shimmer micas to my lotion for color. Would love to win the new sample pack!

  488. I’m a brand new Brambleberry customer. I just received my first order yesterday. I’m super excited to use the Electric Bubble Gum (gorgeous color) and the Ultramarine Lavender (so sweet looking). Got to pick up a few more supplies today and then soap time for me this afternoon. I can’t wait.

    • I love the cappuccino colorant…I use it all the time in my gingerbread man soaps. Fabulous color! Excited to try some new colors. I have been on the lookout for a while!

  489. I love the bronze mica. I’ve used it in a whipped body butter as a bronzer and also in a lip balm for just the right amount of shimmer! Love, love, love the micas!

  492. Plum Dusk is a beauty! I just love purples and blues! Brambleberry’s Micas are vibrant and work beautifully!

  494. I love the new orchid mica! I haven’t yet had a chance to play with color in my soaps, but I’m really looking forward to the challenge at some point in the future! 🙂

  497. oops, I left my comment as a reply on someones message. :/
    I love all of them but, the bottom purple is my fav. I used the colors in soap, lip stick, makeup, etc. all samples from the sample packs and beauty box. I love them.

  498. I love BrambleBerry products. My friend turned me on to Brambleberry because she loves being creative and so do I. And because of that, I started my own mini business selling soaps and lip glosses. I would love to be able to try the new colorant set because the possibilities are endless!! 🙂

    • I love all of them but, the bottom purple is my fav. I used the colors in soap, lip stick, makeup, etc. all samples from the sample packs and beauty box. I love them.

  503. I’m new to soaping and I would love to win a set of Brambleberry Mica’s . I want to order from Bramble berry but with Christmas being near I have to wait. but I did tell my kids if they want to order me anything for Christmas to go to Brambleberry. Com
    but I would like to say Merry Christmas to all.

  504. I love all the Brambleberry Colorants. It’s difficult to choose just one. But, since I must choose, then make it Tangerine.

  507. I don’t have a favorite color, yet! I’m so new to the soaping community that I have yet to make my first bar. But I’m getting prepared and studying more than is probably necessary. Thank you so much for sharing all that you know, and in such an easy, clear and concise manner!!!!

  513. Would love to win these! I haven’t had much time lately to do anything at all with my soaps but would love to play with them after the holidays are over!

  527. https://www.brambleberry.com/Evergreen-Mica-P6351.aspx
    This is my fave as I am new to saop making . and I made some great smelling spearment soap today but I did not like the natural color that came out as I used fresh dried mint the soap came out out a yellow color witch is the wrong color for a nice selling spearment soap but hay first try with spearment I say yeah me.
    PS. Thanks for all the great stuff you guys put out

  530. My favorite right now is the merlot sparkle mica! These new colors looks great! I can’t wait to try them.

    • That is one of my favorites too! Thanks for your entry Pooja. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  547. please tell me if my entry is being removed for some reason? this is my third post and when I hit done it just goes blank so I don’t know if this is working for me or not Thanks

  554. I am just starting with learning to soap. Ordering some colorants now and hoping I will be able to post some amazing soaps in the near future! =)

    • I love that description of Merlot Sparkle Mica! Thanks for your entry Nicy. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  570. My bestliked colorant is the Kelly Green Mica. I am 11 years old, and watch your videos every night and want to make soap as well as you. 🙂

  571. love the Merlot mica. unfortunately I can’t figure out how to attach a link to the color via my phone & the laptop’s down😩

  584. I like Dark Red Brazilian Clay as a colorant! My favorite recipe is the Marbled Clay tutorial.

  586. These new colorants are amazing! I am just in awe! As I am just starting out with only a few micas to test so far, I am just overwhelmed with choices. Looks like these colorants work both in M&P and cold process! That is EXCITING!

  592. My favorite has been on my wishlist forever – Electric Bubblegum! I have so much mica that I can’t justify “another pink” but I drool over it every single time I see it. It’s so perfect.

    • For this contest, you can tell us your favorite Bramble Berry colorant! That can be anything from LabColors to clay. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  602. I just LOVE the Queen’s Purple! It’s one of my favorite colors, though that seafoamy color in the form of Kelly Green does make my heart thump.

  604. Love the Queen’s Purple and the Sunset yellow and Apple Moss green, actually love all the new colors, Hope to be picked as the winner.

  605. So far, my favorite colorant is merlot mica and bubblegum pigment. I made a very lovely raspberry lipstick.

  608. I can’t wait to start using these colors! They are amazing 🙂 Thank you Bramble Berry!

  610. My favorite colors are Tangerine Wow. I love it so much. This orange really pops in all my soaps. Another color I love is Fizzy Lemonade. Wait I have one more, I love Electric Bubblegum. All three colors make a vibrant swirl.

  618. I am beginner on making soaps and I am having such a great time learning! I have tried that very crazy (but excellent!)…Party Pink Mica! I want to get my hands on that Apple Moss Green!

  621. I really want to win these because I can’t wait to use them!! There are at least 5 of those colors that I NEED! Thank you Bramble Berry for providing such awesome products and services 🙂

  624. I just love Brambleberry products in general! My favorite Brambleberry color is hydrated chrome green pigment https://www.brambleberry.com/Hydrated-Chrome-Green-Pigment-P4050.aspx but I would be so excited to use all of these colors in my spring line of soaps, such as https://www.brambleberry.com/Lavender-Mica-P6378.aspx and https://www.brambleberry.com/Mermaid-Blue-Mica-P6354.aspx and pretty much all of them! I would be so excited to win these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  625. I am in love with the Queen’s Purple Mica. As I am new to soap making, I have only made the basic soaps…no colors but I need to branch out.

    These colors are beautiful!!!

  626. This plum mica is stunning in the clear melt and pour! Thank you for all of the photos you provide of the micas and how they react in different types of soap!

  635. I love them all, but I think I gotta go with Orchid. Second choice is the Pewter Silver Mica.

  651. I’m a big fan of the flamingo pink labcolor. It’s my favorite pink from BB. I’m definitely looking forward to more blue and purple options that work well in cold process soap.

  654. I love the Queen’s purple. The royal purple is my favorite color in the world. I hope to achieve that beautiful color in my soaps soon. I’m so glad that you can provide the color I can get there with. 🙂

  655. Hi Natasha here from Raven’s Creek Natural Co. I have many Mica’s that i like, i typically only use lip safe micas because i love to use your labcolors for my soap ( i do a lot of clear glycerin soap embeds) and i love to use your labomb colorants for bath bombs! SIDE NOTE: could you guys work on getting us more labomb color options? id love to see a real true red, and maybe some more vibrant colors like more neon like or just bright bright! because i do layers of colors on my bath bombs, otherwise i do use micas and labomb together to get the look i want. I truly love Copper Sparkle Mica, i use it to make a lip tint that i call “sheer poppy” which makes a great light shimmer on the lips great neutral for any skin type, and also wonderful to put over a rose lip liner or any liner to give it a nice shimmery juicy lip look! I also like to put some in my lotion so when my skin looks dull or too pale lol! it gives it a nice glow without looking like im a vampire from the twilight movies! https://www.brambleberry.com/Copper-Sparkle-Mica-P3062.aspx
    I do lip tint with your lip safe micas, i either use them straight or i mix 1-3 in different percentages to make a completely unique lip tint! like one i suggest is using Merlot Sparkle Mica 1 part to 3 parts Pearl Rose Mica to make a color i like to call “Desert Rose” it has been my best seller but i usually do limited editions or switch it up from time to time! i also like to combine 2 part Merlot Sparkle Mica to 2 parts of Electric Bubblegum to make a really great Red rose-pink color! The possibilities are endless! I could list every combo i do but id take up your entire blog! lol okay with all that being said id like to enter to try out these new colorants im always looking for more options because im a wholesale/private label company and i usually need to offer around 15 different colors for soaps, liquid soaps or sugar scrubs etc for my clients to choose to customize their orders so this would be awesome to have the opportunity to test all these and make product with them! thanks guys! you are my only supplier for ingredients so i appreciate you guys big time! shout out to TEAL shes awesome and also her name is my fav color so thats just too cool! lol

    • Thanks so much for entering Natasha! Also, I passed along your suggestion for more La Bomb Colorants. Thanks for your suggestion! 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  661. BEAUTIFUL colorants! None of the three of us are making soap any time soon, so we’ll let someone else take home the prize…but I’m pretty sure that Evergreen is going to make it into the cart next time I make soap 😉 ~ Cassie

    • I love that one, it’s so pretty! Thanks so much for your business Cassie. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  664. https://www.brambleberry.com/Purple-Brazilian-Clay-P5497.aspx

    I know it isn’t a mica, but I have such a soft spot for this clay. In my very first cold process soap I used this clay and it was such a beautiful color. I ALWAYS have some on hand, as well as Rose Clay ( https://www.brambleberry.com/Rose-Clay-P5112.aspx ) since I love using them in my scrubs for both color and their skin loving properties.

    But oh boy, Mica.. both Mica and Fragrance Oils are my weakness..

    • A bright pink always has a place in my color collection too! Thanks for entering Leslie. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  670. My faovrite mica? I’d have to say it’s a cross between the peach shimmer and the desert red mica. The desert red was the perfect shade for most of my projects and with just a touch of merlot mica makes it a deep red without the purple tones that aren’t always wanted. The peach shimmer is so soft and feminine and mixes well with other colors like the honeyed beige.

    Of the new colors I’m most looking forward to kermit green and queen’s purple since those are 2 of my faovirte colors. I can’t wait to try them!

  672. Love them all but love the merlot mica, the neon blue raspberry, the hydrated green chrome and the yellow oxide is so versatile. Cant wait to try the new ones.

  673. I’ve been trying to get all of the awesome Brambleberry pigments and micas. and I’ve been so happy with the super saturation of all of the colors I’ve gotten so far.
    I’d have to say that my favorite is Hydrated Chrome Green Pigment (https://www.brambleberry.com/Hydrated-Chrome-Green-Pigment-P4050.aspx). It’s just such a fresh, juicy, true green.
    I mix it with glycerine so I can use it in both my CP and M&P soaps. It has awesome color payout, so it doesn’t take much. even my samples last a long time.

  678. My favorite colorants are actually the clays, the rose clay in particular. I just used it to color a candy cane soap (mixed with some brick red oxide) , a plumeria soap (swirled with yellow silt clay too!) and a cranberry soap.

  680. Kermit Green looks like it’s going to become my favorite– I’m just starting to color my soap. I can’t figure out how to copy the link into this comment 🙁

  681. My Favorite color is Radiant Plum….I use it constantly!! I love all of the BB colors and use them all in my CP soaps.

  686. Sunset orange. I have been looking for a good orange for a while. From the picture above I can tell it stay true and bright in the cold process.

  693. My favorite would be the Titanium Dioxide. I only have 5 CP colorants. Black, TD, U Blue, Brick Red and Yellow Oxides. The TD is truly what gives me the most “power” over my colorants, allowing me to make or break any color I want.

    Thank you for such amazing people and products. You make my addiction a happy one.

  695. I am new to soaping and would love to start using colors! The rose gold mica is gorgeous, though in general I use blues and greens.

  701. i love the mermaid blue mica! I have been looking for just that color for a while now.

    • Thank you so much for entering, and for your sweet comment Eileen! 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  705. I’m new to soap making but I’m totally in love with it already!! However I’m not having any luck with colors!! the yellow lip safe mica is beautiful and my favorite color and it’s the only color that didn’t turn green or gray in my hot process soaps!! I’m not giving up on getting beautiful colors in my soaps! can’t wait to try all 16 new colors!!

  712. Ultramarine Blue Oxide is my favorite right now it makes very elegant looking laces on soap loafs reminds me of cobalt blue used in china dishes

    • Love a good shimmery gold! Thanks so much for entering Janelle. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  715. https://www.brambleberry.com/Merlot-Sparkle-Mica-P3064.aspx

    I am in love with the Merlot Sparkle Mica! I have a Garnet birthstone and I had a blast with my kids making those soap gems. We made several colors and gave them to their teachers as gifts. Thank you for all of the fun projects you post as well as your demonstration videos. With your instruction I have been able to make money while I stay home and care for my children. That is priceless.

  716. My favorite color is blue, but the new “apple moss green” mica really appeals to me. Something about it draws my eye!

  717. I love all the BB’s colorants I have! My newest two favorites were purchased to make some custom lip tints for my teenage cousins and nieces for Christmas presents. 1 part Desert Red Mica to 4 parts Party Pink Mica made a beautiful berry color that I know they will love!

    https://www.brambleberry.com/Desert-Red-Mica-P6227.aspx https://www.brambleberry.com/Party-Pink-Mica-P6223.aspx

    Fingers crossed to win. I’ve been drooling over all the new micas since the blog post where you showed them off in melt & pour soap! 🙂

    Heather

    • That sounds like an amazing lip shade! Thanks so much Heather. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  726. I love the copper sparkle mica for dusting on and even “lining” my cp soaps for the fall fragrances I use. I also love the coral mica too. These two are great when I make my “fall leaves” mp soap, they mimic the colors beautifully!

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