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Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:55 am  |
Just an FYI. The Organic Pharmacy is now being sold at Isetan and Hankyu Department stores in Japan... albeit at a fair bit more than UK pricing..(especially when the UK tax reduction is figured in).
Carrot cleanser is 24 pound in UK (just under 20 after VAT reduction) but is equivalent to 30 pound here.
The anti-oxidant gel that has RRP of 35 pound (or 29 after tax deduction) is equal to 60 quid here!! 
Shipping from UK is definately going to be the way to go still it seems. |
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Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:22 pm |
Yay for you!!
This thing with Organic Pharmacy is weird. I want to believe (or drink the kool aid lol!), but it seems that except for your rose gel experience, that their other stuff hasn't worked out that well for people?
Well I went to the Organic Pharmacy that's just opened near me today. It's very nice in there and the people leave you alone to browse etc. Might go and try a facial. But the stuff doesn't smell as I thought it would, e.g. the rose stuff or even the jasmine hair shampoo. Maybe OP would say I'd got used to non organic ingredient smells etc, but hey I've got some pure jasmine oil from Santa Maria Novella and what could be fresher than the jasmine plants outside my flat?
And the carrot butter cleanser which I really *want* to be the balm for me has shea butter in it. No way am I putting that on my face, shea butter clogs my pores.
I do have some cleopatras bath stuff I got on Ebay so fingers crossed that works out. |
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:20 am |
Urgh. I am SO weak! I went to the store that stocks Organic Pharmacy today - fully intending to just try a few things and then go off and order from UK.... and I just could NOT walk out without something..I got the Peppermint face wash (very nice.. even DH liked it). I know I paid about 305 more than UK, but ya know, I just HAD to have a purchase!!
It was good to "see" and "feel" the serums, masks, etc. I loved the Jasmine night conditioner spritz/toner and it was only the price-tag that stopped it coming home with me. Antioxidant gel was very nice, but the antioxidant serum (oil) was not that special I think. I am sure the gel would mix nicely with any number of other oil-blends out there for use at night. |
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SKIN: combination, reactive to climate changes and extremely fair. "Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself." --Roseanne |
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:53 am |
I don't blame you one bit, the peppermint face wash is fab  ! I originally got it because it sounded refreshing and was way cheaper than the rose cleansing gel (which I still haven't tried but I know it's only a matter of time) and it's now my current favourite cleanser. I love the antioxidant gel too, and mix it with the serum to use at night. I'm not completely convinced about the serum either though, again I mix a couple of drops with the antioxidant cream in the morning but I think it makes the cream take longer to sink in, and leaves my face a little sticky for a while after applying. I have wondered if the gel and cream wouldn't be just fine on their own without adding the serum. Still, I need that firming so I'm carrying on!!
I'm not actually all that sure what these products are doing for my skin. It's kind of hard to explain, but although the pigmentation and broken capillaries which have plagued me for years are still there and don't seem to be fading at all, somehow I'm not noticing them as much, and my face feels much smoother and more "glowy". Also, the products smell so yummy, it's an absolute pleasure to use them  . |
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:06 pm |
| it's quite a bit more expensive in hk as well....harvey nichols carries the line in hk so i guess that explains y it's more expensive |
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