Shower For A Cause

remind u.s is the latest shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath from Philosophy. 100%(yes...I said 100!) of the proceeds will be donated to the Bob Woodruff foundation. This is a charitable organization that provides resources and support to service members, veterans and their families to successfully reintegrate into their communities.

remind u.s has a very comforting scent. The scent is fresh baked cookies. Like all Philosophy products the scent is pretty "spot on". I detect oatmeal, butter and a dollop of vanilla. The lather properties are exceptional and it leaves no residue on the skin. This is pretty standard for all philosophy products.

This bath bonanza retails for $20 and it can be ordered online at http://www.philosophy.com/ or at stores like Nordstrom. Other charity products are joyful heart(benefits the joyful heart foundation), shower for a cure and she colors my day green and pink(benefit women's cancer research fund). These retail for $20.

The recipe box retails for $15 and benefits PBS and PBS Kids.

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Trick or Treat

Philosophy's I Love Candy Corn
high-foaming shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath

Today is National Candy Corn day.
What better day to review the new Philosophy multi-bath product, I Love Candy Corn!
I need to be frank, I do not like candy corn. It gives me the heebie jeebies.

The scent of candy corn is a mixture of honey, something buttery and almonds. It is very sugary sweet. The lather properties in Philosophy bath products are first rate. It never leaves a soap film and is highly moisturizing. There is a great selection of scents for fall. The scents range from caramel apple to black licorice. Let us know which ones you sniffed or tested in the comments.

It retails for $16 and is currently at your local Sephora and Nordstorm.

Visit http://www.philosophy.com/

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy.

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Kiss Them For Me

Philosophy's Irresistible Kiss Me Collection

Kiss Me SPF20 lip balm in red wakes your lips up with a dash of some type of peppermint goodness. Just a quick moment of tingling. It tastes like gum and looks like your lips have been recently kissed. It is a "just flushed" shade. Do not let the darkness in the tube deter you. This lippie retails for $14.

Kiss Me Tonight is an intense lip therapy that soothes dry lips while you sleep. It is creamy soft and tastes like a cupcake. It only takes a tiny dollup of product to cover the lips. The formula is highly moisturizing and leaves no tacky mess on the lips or your pillow case. This retails for $20.



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Title from Siouxsie & Banshees
Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Will Never Be the One You Love
A Depressing Shower Gel That Smells Fabulous....

I have been a Philosophy fan since the "soul mates" days. I love their romantic thought process in the creation of their products. Romance is involved from the names like Falling in Love to the sweet blurbs on the back of their bottles.

So when I turned over Unconditional Love's bottle I expected some pretty prose.
Instead I got a dose of Dr Phil reality.

Once upon a time there was a person who swore they would love you forever. (This is lovely) Their love moved on (What the devil?) but your love stayed in the same place. (Who knows me at the Philosophy home office?) Consider the opportunity to love the greatest of blessings, even when love doesn't go your way. (Did my friend Jenny write this?)The love you give is the love you get and it is all good no matter where love takes you. (Seriously?)Let the ability to love one another belong to you forever and ever because real love stories never end.

I might be the only one but this bottle depressed the heck out of me.
When you are in a deep funk, a shower gel can just send you over the edge.
The product does smell heavenly. It is a wonderful mix of blackberry and musk. The drydown is worthy of a perfume.
It retails for $22 and is available at Sephora and Nordstorm.

Credit: http://www.philosophy.com/web/store/shop_10001_-1_10001

Never Let Them See You Shine by Philosophy: A Primer Review

This is an oil and shine control product from the Philosophy line. It provides a velvet-like finish to the face. It quickly goes matte and does seem to cling to the foundation in a satisfying way. There is no morphing of the color shade throughout the day. There is some wear and tear. My makeup did not appear fresh after an 8 hour workday. My chin really seemed to take some "extra hits" even with careful attention paid to that spot. It contains some "cones" such as dimethicone and a dimethicone crosspolymer. There is panax ginseng root extract along with non-chemical sounding bark extract and rice bran. During my testing I never experience any acne flare ups or skin irritations. This is pretty good for a silicon primer. I have recently moved away from silicon primers due to skin dryness. This formula is not drying but it also did not give me the superior results that a silicon themed primer does.

My verdict is mixed. I did not think it performed like Smashbox or Face Time but it was fair. Nothing to gush or diss over. But there is something about Never Let Them See You Shine that I could not stand. The scent is a strong and slightly stomach turning lavender. In the morning it would catch me off guard and start a gagging reflex. This is a fresh laundry smell on steroids. This is a huge drawback for me. I love scent in some makeup products. There is nothing like a rose scented blush from Chanel or a loose powder from Caron.

But a primer should be scentless. What do you think about makeup products being scented? Let us know in the comments.

Never Let Them See You Shine retails for $20 @ http://www.philosophy.com/

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

The Cocktail Party by Philosophy

I have long been a fan of Philosophy's Margarita shower gel. It captures everything I love from the heavenly drink. It has the zest of lime along with a smooth Triple Sec. Philosophy has even managed to capture the salt. The lather is above average since it also serves as a bubble bath. I have never been brave enough to test it's shampoo abilities.

Mimosa is a pretty fabulous orange shower concoction. I do not get any champagne vibe but I do detect a creamy orange soda. This is great to start your morning with. It is jazzy and an instant eye opener.

Melon Daiquiri is my least favorite. I swear it smells like Strawberry Quik mix.


The cocktail set retails for $30.
It is available at Philosophy.com

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Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Philosophy Amazing Grace products

I first experienced the Philosophy line at a Nordstorm counter in Portland Oregon. It was the Soul Mates fragrance that stopped me in my path. It was a hidden gem and made me explore the whole line. Amazing Grace is clearly their most popular and successful fragrance. It is a light fresh ultra-feminine floral with a slight musk drydown. It never causes any offense or creates havoc. I have always ignored it.

I like my perfume to create an experience, be bold or cause a scene. I have never wanted to smell clean or girly. I want to be sultry and mysterious.

Then I tried Amazing Grace as my nighttime shower routine and learned to love its subtlety. There are two stand out products in the collection.

The Amazing Grace Shower gel is so thick and rich that your blade needs to be rinsed every minute. It is more of a lotion texture than a traditional gel or cream. It does not lather well but somehow it really gives you an ultra close shave. There is no special magic in the ingredients but the velvet like texture just manages to work its charms.

This retails for $15. This is a more expensive alternative to drugstore shaving creams but the results are more effective and it smells better.

The other product that made me a fan was the Amazing Grace Perfumed Buffing Wash. This creamy shower gel provided great lather action(bubbles are a must in my book) and tiny exfoliating beads. The beads are slightly gritty but they rinse off with ease. It really scrubbed and exfoliated like no other. In fact it actually managed to remove a microscopic skin tab on my neck. There was no redness or irritation. It just decided that it was going to take care of business and that tab was outta there! No product has ever done that for me. This product retails for $26 and is still going strong for me. I have been testing it for several months and still have a huge amount left in the bottle.

The Shaving gel is exclusive to Sephora while the Buffing wash can also be found at Nordstorm, Sephora and Philosophy.com

Photo Credit: Sephora

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Philosophy's Surfer Girl Set

This limited edition set from Philosophy was inspired by a sunny day at the beach. Testing this product provided welcome relief from the cold gray skies in Ohio. It feels like fall instead of spring.

The set includes Exfoliating Shower Gel, Shimmer Body Lotion, and Surfer Girl Lip Shine. All three products smell exactly like Trident gum's Tropical Twist. It is a combination of bubblegum and kiwi papaya.

The shower gel is a thick, dense cream with small exfoliating beads. It leaves a slight gold shimmer on the skin. The shimmer lotion is chock full of a warm golden twinkle. The shimmer is not a heavy adolescent glitter but something incandescent. It will be gorgeous for evening.

The lip gloss is not sticky or goopy. This is a slick, very wet gloss that applies smooth and gives you just a wash of low key gold glimmer.

It is exclusive to Sephora and retails for $35.

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P211340&categoryId=C7010#

and http://www.tridentgum.com/#

Credit: Sephora

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Blogdorf Goodman's Concealer Chronicles

I have started this blog project due to my hunt for a holy grail worthy concealer. I had been blessed with no issues or situations concerning my eye area until this year. Today I am struggling with extra baggage and dark circles.
I have a huge fight on my hands to distract the aging process and to mask the effects of stress.

My first review is Philosophy's Supernatural
Airbrushed Color Corrector Concealer Palette. I am loving the effects so far. It manages to mask imperfections and not cake up. I love the variety of shades. I use the dark concealer for around my nose and the middle shade for everything else. The formula is very creamy and fairly moisturizing.
I am not sure if it is holy grail worthy but so far so good.
It retails for $25.

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman
Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Philosophy's Heart and Soul: Candy Hearts Lippies

These lippies were better than a bouquet of flowers or a box filled with candy. They are jammed packed with shine and shimmer.
The tubes are decorated with Valentine sayings like "Be Mine" and "Ask Me".
Melon Daiquiri tastes like a tart drink. The color is a muted peach.

Raspberry Sorbet is my personal favorite. It gives a lovely flush shade to the lips with shimmer and shine.

Vanilla Birthday Cake tastes like Duncan Hines cake mix. It gives just a tinge of golden honey shimmer.

The Valentine lippie set retails for $25.
It is still available on the Philosphy website.

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman
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Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Do you love Philosophy?

SeenON has a new giveaway this week. They are giving away $300 worth of Philosophy products.

Visit the site @ http://www.seenon.com/win/philosophy to enter and learn more.

This reminds me to test my microdelivery kit. It is sitting unopened on my vanity. Does anyone use this? What results should I expect?