32%
would repurchase
4.0/5
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ingredients

water (aqua), tea-lauryl sulfate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycol stearate, glycerin, sodium chloride, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), peg-150 distearate, tocopheryl acetate, polyquaternium-7, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, propylene glycol, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, buteth-3, tributyl citrate, citric acid, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, yellow 5 (ci 19140), red 40 (ci 16035).

Reviews

Reviews


3.0
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17 years ago

Smells exactly like yellow cake batter! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this scent! The formula is rich and moisturizing as a body wash, and I wouldn't use it as anything else (the though of using this stuff on...

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther



5.0
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17 years ago

I am posting in response to the unfortunate alarmist posting below. My bathroom has a dozen different Philosophy 3-in-1 gels, along with a myriad of other Philosophy products in it. I think that...

About reviewer (69 reviews)

Age

SkinDry, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Curly, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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18 years ago

The scent isn't strong enough for me but I found this one to be more moisturizing than some of the other scents. I have used this one as a shampoo 1 time and didn't feel like it cleaned my hair...

About reviewer (23 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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18 years ago

this was my first ever philosophy purchase and I love it! it is my favorite! my husbnad loves it too he says I smell like cookies (not birthday cake, but that's alright).

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal

HairBlack

EyesBrown


2.0
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18 years ago

The vanilla smell was okay,but it very quickly developed a "plasticky" sort of aroma. I got a bottle free from Sephora, and I will use it but I will not buy it.

About reviewer (84 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Wavy, Coarse

EyesGreen


5.0
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18 years ago

This is the best BEST smelling vanilla cake item I own ever! :o) It smells exactly like vanilla cake batter in the bowl, a cold smelling cake batter. Definitely NOT warm vanilla cake fresh out of...

About reviewer (1058 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


4.0
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18 years ago

I do love Philosophy 3-in-1's. Vanilla Birthday Cake smells great, but I dont really think it smells like cake? Its not a bad smell I just don't think it smells like cake. Its semi-moisturizing...

About reviewer (583 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination

HairOther

EyesBlue


3.0
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18 years ago

I got this for my birthday (very fitting) and it smells great but the smell does not last. It is too expensive (in my view) to buy again if the only person to smell it is me in the shower.

About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


4.0
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18 years ago

I don't know how long this was sitting on the shelf at Sephora, but this Vanilla Birthday Cake smelled like plasticky raw sewage-think of how I would have smelled if I actually used this on my...

About reviewer (330 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesBlue


4.0
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18 years ago

This has a very nice bakery type scent, but the scent is very mild whereas I like to really smell it while I'm showering. I would buy this one again but my favorite is still While Chocolate...

About reviewer (161 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown


3.0
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18 years ago

hmm...to me this shower gel smells a little too much like coconut. and i like coconut smells but i bought a product called 'vanilla birthday cake' you know? not what i was expecting but it still...

About reviewer (22 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal

HairRed

EyesBrown


3.0
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19 years ago

I bought this stuff b/c it smelled sinfully delicious in-store. Brought it home to try it out and I'm pleased to say it still smelled great in the shower. I took off two lippies b/c: 1)...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBrown


3.0
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19 years ago

I just bought this and the double cocoa three in one. I liked the product in the shower, it cleaned well and left me soft. It also left my hair in good shape, which was a surprise because I...

About reviewer (85 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBlue


5.0
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19 years ago

This is the real deal! I smell a moist, vanilla birthday cake. Yummers! I catch myself sniffing this even when I am not showering. I wish they had an economy size.

About reviewer (92 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


3.0
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19 years ago

This smells like a light, soft vanilla rather than yellow cake. It's a nice smell, but it's soooooo faint. I haven't had this problem with a philosophy 3-in-1 before. I bought a big bottle of it,...

About reviewer (456 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Other

EyesGreen


4.0
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19 years ago

This smelled wonderfully creamy in the bottle, really just like birthday cake. I loved what it did for my hair as well; it's really well moisturized and silky, and much smoother than usual. I like...

About reviewer (72 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Other, Other

EyesBlue


2.0
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19 years ago

I wanted so much to like this. I love anything with Vanilla. It lathered up very well but that was about it. This product doesn't have a very strong scent. In fact my bottle didn't have a scent at...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBrown, Relaxed, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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19 years ago

Just like all the other Vanilla scents by Philosophy, I wasn't too impressed with this one. The scent wasn't strong enough for me. It was a decent scent but you could barely smell it. Lathered...

About reviewer (1962 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Wavy, Coarse

EyesGreen