Philosophy Purity Made Simple

I have always tried to follow a strict cleanse, tone and moisturise routine and for that reason I have tried a great deal of different products and I do change them around as there are always new products coming onto the market and this review is of the latest one I purchased. ==== Who are Philosophy ==== Philosophy was created in 1996 by a lady called Christina Carlino with over thirty years experience in the skin care business. Her first company was called Biomedic and this was a medically based skin care line distributed to plastic surgeons and dermatologists. The idea for Philosophy was born when she wanted to create something that ...  Read the complete review

I first got this product as my free gift when I signed up to a subscription of Vogue. In the shops, it's expensive, expensive by my standards anyway, so to get it free was a huge bonus, as otherwise I would have never tried this product. When it arrived in the post, I was having a fairly bad skin week, and was in need to a decent cleanser. So I thought I'd been saved... So, I followed what it said on the bottle. Rub a generous amount of the product into your skin (either damp or dry), and it dissolves dirt and make-up. It can even be used to remover eye make-up. It doesn't smell overpowering or to chemically like some other products, it actually had quite an ...  Read the complete review

I first came across philosophy on QVC, I fell for the sales pitch and got hope in a jar and loved it! After recommending it to friends and family my mum got me this product for Christmas - thanks mum! Purity made simple is a cream type wash off cleanser; you can use it on dry or damp skin. I must admit I'm really impressed with it. My skin is slightly tricky and easily upset, I have combination skin that doesn't need much of an excuse to breakout in spectacular fashion so I'm always slightly wary of what I put on it, but having loved hope in a jar so much I decided I'd try it out. I wear liquid foundation with powder over the hop, blusher and bronzer so ...  Read the complete review

I'm a fan of this stuff, let's get that out of the way first! Purity Made Simple is a facewash style cleanser - you apply to damp skin, massage, and then rinse. That appealed to me right off, because i just can't get on with cleansing and toning - if a rinse with water isn't involved, i don't feel clean. I'd describe the texture as light cream/gel, with a slight "spa" type scent from the essential oils in it; it doesn't really lather as such. The product includes a number of therapeutic essential oils such as Rosewood, Geranium, Sandalwood, Rosa Damascena and Sage. I'd describe my skin as combination - nose and chin area can be oily, but ...  Read the complete review

About a month or so ago, I bought a set of Philosophy products from QVC as part of a special offer they were doing. I only really wanted one product from the selection - the Hope in a Jar moisturiser - but looked at the other things as a bonus, and a great way of trying products I wouldn't normally be able to convince myself to spend that much money on! One of the products included was the Purity Made Simple cleanser, described by Philosophy as a 'one-step facial cleanser.' It has a 4-in-1 formula and states that it 'can be used in place of your make-up remover, eye make-up remover, facial cleanser and toner'. It promises to melt away make-up and deep clean ...  Read the complete review