Comments on: Is Philosophy Renewed Hope In A Jar Better Than The Original?

By: Gio

Gio — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 21:13:56 +0000

In reply to Ali Yama. Ali, oh no, that is so annoying! I actually prefer the new version and it's a shame it's not working that well for you anymore.

By: Ali Yama

Ali Yama — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 01:51:13 +0000

I loved Hope in a Jar for Dry Skin. My face looked radiant for hours and my make up didn’t settle into my facial wrinkles. The Renewed Hope in a Jar pills when I try to apply make up over it and does not provide the smoothing effect of the old product. I do not recommend the new version. I am stunned the company has made a step backward. Why mess with success?

By: Gio

Gio — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:23:34 +0000

In reply to Jean.

Jean, I agree. It’s an improvement, but they still have a lot of work to do. Let’s hope it won’t take too much to update the rest of the line.

Nope, I have never tried that one, but I’ll check it out. 🙂

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 19:42:09 +0000

Great review, Gio. I’m glad to see that philosophy has started to add more than “a hope and a prayer” to their products. But they’ve still got a way to go to be state-of-the-art. I think the “eye believe” balm is pretty good. Have you reviewed that?

By: Gio

Gio — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:31:41 +0000

In reply to Allison.

Allison, that’s the worst part of beauty blogging, isn’t it? Having to give up some great products to try something else? Hopefully the new products worked well too.

Retinol + glycolic acid is a wonderful combination. They can be used together, but for best results, at different times. You could use them on alternate days or glycolic acid in the morning and retinol at night. 🙂

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 02:54:09 +0000

Very informative review, as always, Gio. I never got into Hope in a Jar. I’ve got Reviva’s Glycolic Acid 5% and I was using it regularly for a while and thought I could benefit from a 10%, but I stopped using it when I had to review some other skincare collections and now my skin is just getting used to the 5% again. I also just receive a mask from Exuviance (the guys who started NeoStrata, the parent brand are dermatologists who first found the skin benefits of glycol acid) and I think there’s glycol acid in it. Gotta check. I need to get back on the glycolic acid bandwagon. Gio, can you use retinol and glycolic acid together?