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Respectively re: Philosophy quality thread

sammimae — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:46:33 GMT

I am a lurker and wanted to post a response in the thread about philosophy quality, but it would not open for me. I recently strayed from Philosophy trying to save some money. Silly, silly mistake. Since I have started using it again I have gotten so many compliments on my over 60 skin. My 18 yo granddaughter says her friends tell her I look too young to be a grandmother. Straying was like eating low fat, sugar free ice cream when the real deal is so much more satisfying. I found that Philosophy is so dense and rich that it lasts so much longer than any other products I've tried. This morning I put a small amount of Living Grace on a loofah and washed in the bathtub. (I used about 1/8 of what they use to demonstrate). I turned the jets on and got Hollywood bubbles. Playing with the bubbles I sang "I Enjoy Being a Girl". No more straying for me!

Re: Respectively re: Philosophy quality thread

Dell1 — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:49:17 GMT

I have used and loved Philosophy since it first came to QVC. I have had no issues with the quality. When a thread is started like that sometimes there are people posting I have never seen before. But for me I am very happy with Philosophy products and will continue to use them.

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Cookie777 — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:34:45 GMT

I'm glad you are happy with them, you do not find the amazing grace scented gel has no scent?

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stazgirl — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:45:12 GMT

I have noticed a weaker staying power to amazing grace BUT could just be my chemistry changing. I love the Fresh Cream, scent lasts and last on me even though some say it has gotten weaker. I get compliments all day without refreshing it. So I think it is my changing skin chemistry and not philosophy itself. But just my experience

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Tissyanne — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:21:51 GMT

I have used Philosophy for many years. Amazing Grace smells the same to me as always. I adore BG, FIL, UL, and think they all smell the same as always. FIL, if anything is now stronger. I am not as pleased with the 3 in 1 foodie type scents as in earlier years. They are lacking that spot on scent and the unique part has gone away in my opinion.

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Cookie777 — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:54:33 GMT

Maybe I'll give the scented gel a try, thanks

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lovesrecess — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 04:19:49 GMT

I am disappointed to hear they are discontinuing the seasonal bath gels and will only sell the graces in those. I have been buying the 3-in-1s for my four granddaughters for about 8 years now and they love getting and using them.....

what's an equivalent brand I can try? No graces....they like the seasonal, fun scents. I can't go up in price.

Re: Respectively re: Philosophy quality thread

Dell1 — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:28:38 GMT

This is a set of two shower gels that are holiday ones.

Includes:

16-oz pumpkin icing shower gel
16-oz christmas cookie shower gel

http://www.qvc.com/philosophy-festive-treats-shower-gel-duo.product.A334845.html?sc=A334845-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-1-_-A334845&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/a/45/a334845.001?$uslarge$

Edited to add:

Includes:

16-oz have a cherry christmas shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath
16-oz sugar plum fairy shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath
16-oz snow angel shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath
16-oz orange cranberry spritzer shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath

http://www.qvc.com/philosophy-holiday-shower-gel-gift-set.product.A334461.html?sc=A334461-ISRC

I think they are coming out with more seasonal scents than was anticipated.

Re: Respectively re: Philosophy quality thread

I like celery — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:48:49 GMT

On 10/26/2014 lovesrecess said:
I am disappointed to hear they are discontinuing the seasonal bath gels and will only sell the graces in those. I have been buying the 3-in-1s for my four granddaughters for about 8 years now and they love getting and using them.....

what's an equivalent brand I can try? No graces....they like the seasonal, fun scents. I can't go up in price.

If you haven't already, check out Nordstrom, Macy's, Von Maur, Sephora, Ulta, and the Philosophy websites, as there are a lot of Philosophy seasonal/holiday items currently available. I can't see Philosophy discontinuing the seasonal items. They may not offer as many as they once did, but I doubt they will stop producing them. JMHO

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cal-gal — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:13:02 GMT

Hi Celery,

I agree with you! I think that they may not be offering as many items during the spring and summer like they did in the past, but I seriously doubt they will discontinue selling seasonal items during the holidays.

As you mentioned, all the major retailers have a very large selection right now. I had to force myself to be picky to avoid going overboard, and took off a few things off my wish list in order to splurge on the 3pc Lemon Custard OTO from last week. I'm really excited about getting that set and trying the lotion and the body scrub!

Re: Respectively re: Philosophy quality thread

icezeus — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:23:15 GMT

Add me to the list of pepole that are skeptical that Philsophy will no longer be selling the seasonal shower gels.

If the person who wrote this could please list your source.

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cal-gal — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:28:07 GMT

As far as the products themselves, I am very happy with the fragrance lines. My recent purchases over the past year (Falling In Love, Unconditional Love, Living Grace and Amazing Grace) have been perfect and they really last.

Hi Tissyanne, I wanted to tell you that I also think Falling In Love is stronger now than it was in the past!

You know, even if I don't smell it on me, I continue to receive comments from strangers when I wear all of these different scents. And the cool thing is that I'm getting these comments as much as 10-12hours after I applied my fragrance products!

I think it helps that I layer the products in the fragance line. But I also believe we may not smell it on us as the day passes, while others who come up to us can definitely smell it.

I also am very happy with the quality of the Philosophy shower gels (i.e. the seasonal and year round scents). With the exception of the gelee formulas, I find the shower gel formulas very rich and creamy. I can wash my hair with them, and they leave my skin feeling very soft. I've tried the ones from the Body Shop and BBW, but they make me very dry and itchy.

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Tissyanne — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:36:36 GMT

There are many offerings of holiday sets right now. I like the idea of Philosophy expanding the scrubs this year. I have been using the Amazing Grace whipped body creme the last few days, and it smells wonderful. I do not see any indication of the selection or quality going anywhere but up.

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Tissyanne — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:38:07 GMT

Hi cal-gal, I am happy that you too, have noticed the FIL scent is stronger now. I love this scent.

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cal-gal — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:01:24 GMT

On 10/27/2014 Tissyanne said: Hi cal-gal, I am happy you have noticed the FIL scent is stronger now. I love this scent.

Hi Tissyanne! I got it when they had the TSV with the 32oz Olive Oil Scrub, the 4oz EDP and the large whipped body creme. I had forgot how wonderful FIL was!

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Tissyanne — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:04:54 GMT

On 10/27/2014 cal-gal said:
On 10/27/2014 Tissyanne said: Hi cal-gal, I am happy you have noticed the FIL scent is stronger now. I love this scent.

Hi Tissyanne! I got it when they had the TSV with the 32oz Olive Oil Scrub, the 4oz EDP and the large whipped body creme. I had forgot how wonderful FIL was!

cal-gal I have that same set in FIL, and UL. They smell wondermous!! Is that a word? Maybe it is a feeling!! Anyway, I enjoy them very much.

Re: Respectively re: Philosophy quality thread

ezbeinggreen — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 08:00:32 GMT

It's not your nose, the strength of fragrances have definitely changed since Coty purchased the company. I have always rotated scents depending on my mood so my nose was never "used" to anything. At one point, I had so many items on A-D that I had a lot of extra stock in Amazing and Pure Grace - lotion, bath gel, spray fragrance both in old and new bottles. About a year ago I was at the end of a bottle of the original formula AG lotion and opened a new one (the old bottle was an original "distributed by Philosophy" and the new bottle "distributed by Coty prestige for Philosophy") and the scent was so faint, it smelled like nothing at all. I then checked another bottle - same thing. The new stuff, smells nothing like the beautiful original formulas and the scent is gone after an hour. For those of you who don't notice, did you use the products back in 2006, 2007, 2008? If so, you'd definitely notice. I have seen hundreds of comments from users like me who are lost without their beloved scents. I have had some kits on A-D since 2007 and finally cancelled them because they are just not the same. FYI - I bought an original bottle of AG perfumed firming emulsion off eBay and it was indeed the old scent I love! So, they definitely changed the formula. Had same problems with Pure Grace bottles.

Here is the thing - if Coty has skimped on the fragrances how can we trust they haven't changed formulas and cut corners on the skin care formulas? I just recently bought a new bottle of When Hope is Not Enough serum from Philosophy's website - the package is different and the fragrance is much stronger than my last bottle. Makes me wonder...