topic Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences in Beauty

Weird Fresh Cream Differences

jenbisous — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 06:33:37 GMT

Hi Fresh Cream Friends

I received my three piece set that includes the spray fragrance, shower gel 16 oz, and body lotion in the tube. I LOVE the fragrance.......you girls were right!! It is sweet and light and perfect!!

Ok the weird part.......the shower gel and the lotion smell completely different than the ones I have from the recent TSV. The small shower gel is wonderful! Lightly scented and a great smell of sweet and vanilla. My super uber sized TSV gel smells not so pleasant compared to this one. The TSV one smells like there is a "green" note to it. I mix it with one of my shower gels with the olive oil scrub anyway so it is not too much of a big deal, but I thought it was odd that they smell so much differently.

Then the tube lotion........I didn't like at all I tried it several days in a row and the smell was not great at all. I kept having to wash it off it was so bad. It was also yellow and my TSV lotion is white. And yet I am totally addicted to the uber sized one from the TSV. Ok, so don't judge me, lol, but I ended up dumping out the tube lotion and washing out the container and filling it with my TSV lotion.

So have you guys experienced such crazy differences in the scents? I want to be able to order this scent without worrying that some smell great and others smell yucky. Shouldn't they smell the same? Or am I just being to picky?

Sorry for all the questions, but I am a new Fresh Cream addict and I don't have much experience with this scent. I was thinking of ordering 2 of the TSVs in December (the auto-delivery) because I love the lotion and spritz so much but now I am worried about the smell of the shower gel, and for that matter what if the lotion scent if different?

Thanks for listening

~Jen

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

I like celery — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:11:23 GMT

I didn't buy the most recent TSV, but I just wanted to mention that recent tubes of FC lotion I've purchased have been yellow in color just as you've mentioned. I don't think the yellow color is a "bad" thing, yet I don't know why the TSV FC lotion is white in color. I do know from reading some of the posts here that some people have mentioned their FC items were lacking in scent or smelled different from previous FC items they've purchased. I don't know if there were "bad batches" or what. I also remember reading here that someone else had mentioned their Fresh Cream TSV had a "green" note, too. Sorry I don't have any answers, but just wanted to mention that I don't think you are alone. On the flip side, there were also people who mentioned their FC TSV smelled great, and smelled just like other FC items they've purchased in the past. Maybe it really does boil down to some "bad batches?"

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

I like celery — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:23:11 GMT

Also, I wanted to mention that I think the FC lotion smells different from the FC 3 in 1. The 3 in 1 smells more dairy-like to me, while the lotion smells sweeter and a bit closer to Philosophy's Crispy Marshmallow Bars scent, if you've ever tried that scent. I also sometimes detect a bit of musk in the FC lotion, but not always - I know that sounds weird, but I think it might be due to settlement in the tubes? Not sure. Maybe that's why you didn't like your tube of FC?

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

Tissyanne — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:40:36 GMT

I still have tubes of the original FC body butter. Every time I open one it is snow white and stays that way the whole time I am using it. The 32 ounce lotion I have started out white, but quickly turned yellow. The body butter has a deep richness to it, and I sure hope the souffle they are bringing to QVC will have that same richness. As far as the recent TSV I did not purchase it because I have several FC products.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

aprimo — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:43:32 GMT

Jen, from several comments I have read in other threads here, you are not alone in noticing differences in the scent of various FC products. I have several FC items, all ordered from Philosophy.com, and they do not all smell the same. I have the FC lotion in a tube and FC lotion in an 8oz bottle and they do not smell the same, nor do either smell the same as the FC 3-in-1 bottles that I have. Neither of the lotions that I have are yellow, but I guess I am not surprised at this point.

I didn't buy the TSV because I didn't need any more FC right now. I was hoping for the olive oil scrub instead. Now I am not sure I want to risk buying more and then have to send it back. I would feel a bit better if I could still buy it from Philosophy.com with free shipping and no tax. But Philosophy has removed all FC from their site and claims it can only be bought from QVC now. I think some other retail outlets still have it, but maybe they are closing it out, and then it will be a QVC exclusive?

I may wait for further reviews to see if they can be more consistent with the scent before I buy more.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

I like celery — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:57:03 GMT

On 6/26/2014 Tissyanne said: I still have tubes of the original FC body butter. Every time I open one it is snow white and stays that way the whole time I am using it. The 32 ounce lotion I have started out white, but quickly turned yellow. The body butter has a deep richness to it, and I sure hope the souffle they are bringing to QVC will have that same richness. As far as the recent TSV I did not purchase it because I have several FC products.

The FC body butters I had were white, too, but I no longer have any, since the body butters were discontinued. Have any of the tubes of FC body lotion (not body butters) you've had been yellow in color? In the very first tube of FC body lotion I bought, the product itself was white, but with later tubes the product was yellow. I think it was pinksilhouette that posted awhile back that the FC body lotion had slightly changed. She mentioned the ingredient deck of the FC body lotion was slightly different from the FC body lotions that first launched, and that the scent was also a bit more like the scent of the body butters (sweeter and closer to Crispy Marshmallow Bars). I think she was the first person to mention the lotion was now yellow, too, but I might be thinking of someone else.

(edited to add the word "tubes)

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

colliemom4 — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 22:41:55 GMT

My lotion turned yellow after several months but it still smells very good.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

jennys kid — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:08:21 GMT

i read somewhere (maybe on this board?) that products with vanilla can turn in color. my fresh cream spray fragrance that i bough last summer is darker than it was originally but still smells the same. a friend of mine has the super-sized vanilla coconut duo and the lotion has turned a very light brownish tone but it still smells the same. so, maybe the kind of/concentration of vanilla has something to do with it?

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

Tissyanne — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:15:51 GMT

On 6/26/2014 i like celery said:
On 6/26/2014 Tissyanne said: I still have tubes of the original FC body butter. Every time I open one it is snow white and stays that way the whole time I am using it. The 32 ounce lotion I have started out white, but quickly turned yellow. The body butter has a deep richness to it, and I sure hope the souffle they are bringing to QVC will have that same richness. As far as the recent TSV I did not purchase it because I have several FC products.

The FC body butters I had were white, too, but I no longer have any, since the body butters were discontinued. Have any of the tubes of FC body lotion (not body butters) you've had been yellow in color? In the very first tube of FC body lotion I bought, the product itself was white, but with later tubes the product was yellow. I think it was pinksilhouette that posted awhile back that the FC body lotion had slightly changed. She mentioned the ingredient deck of the FC body lotion was slightly different from the FC body lotions that first launched, and that the scent was also a bit more like the scent of the body butters (sweeter and closer to Crispy Marshmallow Bars). I think she was the first person to mention the lotion was now yellow, too, but I might be thinking of someone else.

(edited to add the word "tubes)

The FC body lotions that I had started out white, but turned yellow within a couple of weeks. I never bought more than a few tubes because I had the body butter and preferred them. I called Philosophy CS and asked about this over a year ago. She told me the light in my bathroom probably caused it. Like every one else has indicated she was not very customer service friendly.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

colliemom4 — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:18:58 GMT

Tissyanne, That is interesting about the light. I don't keep mine out in a light area. I guess it could be a number of things. As long as it smells good I don't mind but I wish it would stay white

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

Tissyanne — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:21:17 GMT

I wanted to add that I have several tubes of the FC polishing scrub, and they stay white, and have a rich scent like the body butter, I really like them. The only 3 in1 of FC I have had is the 16 ounce , and they all have a nice sweet marshmallow scent.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

Tissyanne — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:24:23 GMT

On 6/26/2014 colliemom3 said:
Tissyanne, That is interesting about the light. I don't keep mine out in a light area. I guess it could be a number of things. As long as it smells good I don't mind but I wish it would stay white

I feel the same way colliemom3. I prefer the FC to stay white. Even though the scent is okay, the yellow makes it seem like old product.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

solitaregal — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:31:50 GMT

I didn't order the fresh cream TSV because I had ordered a hand soap/lotion several months ago. Strangest thing - smells really nice but when it hits my skin it smells like sour milk!

My sister and DD used it and it smelled great, like it does in the bottle, so it's not the product, it's me... go figure. I use lots of other philosophy products and am fine with them.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

Lyn08 — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:38:16 GMT

If one of the TSV products doesn't smell right to you, you should contact customer service, have them send you a new set at the TSV price (and easy pay), and return the bad set (you shouldn't be charged for return shipping).

I have the Fresh Cream TSV 3-piece set, and I just started using it. First of all, I originally ordered the Apricot, and I was sent the Raspberry instead. I called customer service and told them what happened. I was told to return the Raspberry; and because the Apricot was sold out, I asked that I be sent the Fresh Cream. I just received that set two days ago.

I really like the fragrance of my Fresh Cream shower cream and body lotion. I haven't tried the spray yet, and not quite sure how to use it.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

pinksilhouette — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:23:17 GMT

Celery,

You are correct about me posting awhile back that the FC lotion in the tube ingredient deck did change slightly as well as the scent. I noticed this sometime last fall or thereabout. The "newer" version FC lotion smelled closer to the older body butter scent as you posted above.

I also noticed the 32oz FC lotion in the recent TSV is newer ingredient deck version as well. Smells great. As far as lotions turning yellow, my older version FC lotion in the tubes did turn a bit yellow but the newer version in the tube did not. Maybe part of the ingredient deck change that I noticed late last year addressed that issue?

HTH

Pink

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

I like celery — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:02:57 GMT

On 6/27/2014 pinksilhouette said:
Celery,

You are correct about me posting awhile back that the FC lotion in the tube ingredient deck did change slightly as well as the scent. I noticed this sometime last fall or thereabout. The "newer" version FC lotion smelled closer to the older body butter scent as you posted above.

I also noticed the 32oz FC lotion in the recent TSV is newer ingredient deck version as well. Smells great. As far as lotions turning yellow, my older version FC lotion in the tubes did turn a bit yellow but the newer version in the tube did not. Maybe part of the ingredient deck change that I noticed late last year addressed that issue?

HTH

Pink

I thought it might have been you, but wasn't completely sure. I think I was wrong about the yellow color - I thought I remembered the product of the last tube I purchased was initially yellow right out of the tube, but maybe it didn't turn yellow until it was starting to age. Or maybe I received a tube from an old batch. Don't know. I do remember my very first tube didn't turn yellow at all - even after I had had it awhile. I didn't notice any differences in scent, though, and the texture seemed to feel the same, too.

(edited to clarify that I meant I didn't notice any difference in scent in a "bad" way, and the product still smelled great.)

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

icezeus — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:11:28 GMT

On 6/26/2014 jennys kid said:
i read somewhere (maybe on this board?) that products with vanilla can turn in color. my fresh cream spray fragrance that i bough last summer is darker than it was originally but still smells the same. a friend of mine has the super-sized vanilla coconut duo and the lotion has turned a very light brownish tone but it still smells the same. so, maybe the kind of/concentration of vanilla has something to do with it?

Thanks for mentioning this. Last December I was at Nordstroms Rack and I picked up a few bottles of Philosophy shower gels. I have a cupboard that has nothing but unopened sealed bottles of shower gels. I noticed a week ago that my Whipped Vanilla Cream was turning an off white light brownish color. I was wondering what was going on with that but reading your comment has made me feel better.

Re: Weird Fresh Cream Differences

Tissyanne — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:13:37 GMT

My Giving Grace whipped body creme has also turned yellow. The other whipped creme's in AG, BG, FIL, and UL are still white.

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joyceb — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 18:35:17 GMT

On 6/26/2014 solitaregal said:
I didn't order the fresh cream TSV because I had ordered a hand soap/lotion several months ago. Strangest thing - smells really nice but when it hits my skin it smells like sour milk!

My sister and DD used it and it smelled great, like it does in the bottle, so it's not the product, it's me... go figure. I use lots of other philosophy products and am fine with them.

Fresh cream has always smelled like sour milk / baby spit-up when I tried it so it's not just you! The only thing that smelled good on me was the original fresh cream body butter in the tube, that smelled just like my crispy marshmallow shower gel.