I do not use a stabilizer in my cp soap. With pink sugar, I pull out about a third of my base, unfragranced. I have not had pink sugar turn my soap a nice brown - more of a tan, so I boost the base with a bit of cocoa powder. To the unfragranced portion, I add a fairly generous amount of Raspberry Pop Mica so that it's nice and bright. I usually try to have everything at a medium trace so that my swirl doesn't go wispy. If I can get a pic of my next batch, I will post it. I have seen pink sugar dark brown with a neon pink top, and I quite like the look of it.