(Gah! I thought I’d schedule this post to be published earlier; I just checked and realized I set it to March. @_@)
Philosophy is finally going to land on our shores! Slated to launch at all Singapore Sephora stores on 27 April 2012, our sunny island was chosen to be the first Asian country to shelve the Philosophy brand due to our ‘level of sophistication, different ethnic groups, and an English-speaking environment’, as mentioned by a Philosophy personnel.
At the Philosophy press event, we were shown and got to try their popular products like ‘purity made simple’ cleanser, ‘hope in a jar’ moisturizer, ‘miracle worker’ dark spot correcting system, and ‘turbo booster c powder’.
It would all have been a better experience had I not rushed down from a meeting looking all disheveled and the assistants started me off right away with ‘hope in a jar’ and right after, ‘micro delivery peel’ which is an exfoliation system that promotes skin renewal. Peel after moisturizer?!?! :O
Then a kind assistant came and told me the products I’d missed and promptly dispensed products on the back of my hand one after another. My products sequence was all wrong and I wasn’t able to rinse off properly. The dried up bits from the peel had fallen all over my space and it wasn’t a comfortable situation to be in. I really wanted to leave the room and wash my hands but I didn’t want to be rude as the speaker was putting in good effort in describing the products and their benefits.
So I suffered in silence.
I’ll leave other blogs to tell you about the science and ingredients behind Philosophy’s products because I haven’t tried them myself. I like their packaging though. Simplicity at its best.
Oh and strangers came up and told me they like my eye makeup. YAY. Too bad I couldn’t get a good shot of it. I’ll try and recreate it some time, okie? 
Opposite the Padang.
Do you use any Philosophy products? Any recommendations for oily skin? ‘Hope in a jar oil-free gel’ sounds promising!
