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Philosophy

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Wheelywheel · 27/12/2017 19:33

Did they used to be a luxury brand?
I got given a set for Christmas but I'm not feeling the luxury.

I can't decide if I'd imagined that they used to be very popular or not but I'm sure that when I was younger my elder sisters used to rave over it. Is it just me?

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Wheelywheel · 27/12/2017 19:34

Disclaimer before anyone jumps on. I'm not ungrateful for the gift. I like bath sets so it will get used, I'd just thought they were a bit more fancy than what they are.

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treaclesoda · 27/12/2017 19:34

About twenty years ago you could mostly only buy it in Space NK so it was definitely luxury then.

I was thinking the same recently, that it's not branded in the same way it used to be.

MrsPestilence · 27/12/2017 19:39

I find the bubble baths are nice but not fantastic, so I feel they are over priced. I happen to feel the same about Molton Brown, but I know one friend who raves about it.

Do love their purity face cleanser, it suits my skin.

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Wheelywheel · 27/12/2017 19:49

How much are they now? I got a set with a few of these in but to be honest they are no better than the bubble bath I get from wilkos.

The perfume is nice but doesn't last long. That might just be my skin though.

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sarahjconnor · 27/12/2017 20:01

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MrsPestilence · 27/12/2017 20:03

£19.00 for that bottle Wheely.
or
£75 for gift sets on QVC

WhooooAmI24601 · 27/12/2017 20:04

Those individual bottles are around £14 each on John Lewis. MIL loves Philosophy so I buy lots for her usually from QVC but it doesn't seem to suit my skin.

Writersblock2 · 27/12/2017 21:57

I want to love Philosophy but I find when using it, the whole range is very meh. Which is unfortunate as they smell divine and I like be the concept.

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Wheelywheel · 27/12/2017 22:24

God I didn't realise they were that much. I'd have priced them at £5 per bottle. Definitely wouldn't pay that much. They do smell nice though but it doesn't last long.
Has anyone tried them as a shampoo? The bottle says you can use them as either shower gel or shampoo.

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Whatislife123 · 27/12/2017 22:53

Horses for courses.

Judydreamsofhorses · 27/12/2017 22:57

I used to use a lot of their skincare products, then they became hard to find locally and I moved on. I got bath stuff last Christmas and I was delighted, but it actually gave me horrible thrush, probably because it was so heavily perfumed. I ended up decanting it and we used it as handwash, which was fine. The Amazing Grace perfume is lovely but doesn’t last very well.

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