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Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

It's called Amazing Grace Ballet Rose and it's only available at Ulta Beauty right now. I tried it today, the customer service person described it as amazing grace with a hint of the scent of a rose. The jury is still out for me, there was a strong rose scent on the sample stick when she first sprayed it which was overwhelming but after it dried down it's a bit better. If you have tried it what do you think?   I think I like the original Amazing grace better (before Coty bought it and I could purchase the original scent  from QVC)

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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

I hadn't seen there was a new scent.  AG is my favorite of the scents.  Not sure about rose though.  Thanks for the heads up.

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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

Thanx for the info. I'll have to test it next time I'm at Ulta. I'm really into rose scents lately--not too heavy but on the lighter side. I love using Thayer's witch hazel rose after I wash my face and love how light it is. Amazing Grace I've always loved, however, I too wish it would go back to the old scent before Coty took over. Every now and then I will purchase a small travel spray if I'm at Ulta or Sephora. For some reason, I think the smaller travel size smells a little less alcohol.
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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?


@Goodie2shoes wrote:

It's called Amazing Grace Ballet Rose and it's only available at Ulta Beauty right now. I tried it today, the customer service person described it as amazing grace with a hint of the scent of a rose. The jury is still out for me, there was a strong rose scent on the sample stick when she first sprayed it which was overwhelming but after it dried down it's a bit better. If you have tried it what do you think?   I think I like the original Amazing grace better (before Coty bought it and I could purchase the original scent  from QVC)


@Goodie2shoes, I don't think I would like this as I don't like rose scented perfumes.

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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

Count me in as also wishing the scents would go back to the way they were before company was sold to Coty.  I guess as long as they are still selling a lot, they won't make changes.

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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

I ordered the small bottle and should arrive in  a few days.  I will report back when it arrives.

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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

I went shopping earlier today and when I passed by Ulta, I remembered this post so I went inside specifically just to try the tester. Well, I wound up purchasing a bottle. I loved it! It is very light and summery. You can pick up the rose scent (on my skin it came through immediately) but you can also pick up a hint of the Amazing Grace as well. So far I still can smell it on my skin. I'll have to test further to see if others can smell it on me when walking by. The Ulta I went to advertised a small travel size spray for only $18 which was what I wanted but it was all sold out. I had to purchase the regular size bottle but I liked it so much, I splurged. Smiley Happy I also noticed they carried a shower gel in the scent too. The rose scent is not overpowering at all and actually has a feminine summery vibe. If you do not like rose, this may not be for you. But as stated before, it is a very very soft rose scent--not heavy. I can't do heavy flower scents and a heavy rose would be too much. The mix of AG in it I think makes it unique.
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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

I love it and so does my daughter Alexandria Noel...............so we will share.  Love it. 

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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

Yesterday I found an old bottle of Pure grace and put it on one arm and the new bottle on the other.  Definite difference.  The old had that soap note I love and got compliments on.  The new smells more like alcohol when you first spray it and then it just dissappears.   My clothes used to come out of the hamper smelling like the scent.  Now I can spray it on them and there is no hint of a scent on them when they come out of the hamper to be washed. 

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Re: Anyone tried the New Philosophy fragrance?

tested it yesterday, when I went to Ulta to check out IT

 

the scent has no scent to me, but I like things like Angel and Oud types