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Teeny tiny update/Bang! review: I wrote about my experience with it in December at a party, which is the last time I had worn it. I'd simply forgotten about the phero and haven't worn it since. But I was at a friend's place watching a movie and his roommate came home, a guy I'd never met before. Or so I'd thought. He proceeded to remember exactly where he had seen me last (at the party in December), with whom I was standing, what I was wearing, saying, etc. I was caught offguard a bit, I'm usually very good with names and faces, and I apologized for not remembering him. It turned out, we had not spoken at all that evening. He'd simply noticed me because I was getting so much attention and there was something about me. Keep in mind, while saying all this, he was not hitting on me in the slightest. It was all very matter of fact. But I must say that it was due to the Bang! that I was wearing that I made this much of an impression at all. It was quite unusual. I really have to break it out more if it's making me so memorable!

My must haves are: 1. SS4W - because it makes me feel phenomenal. Like I'm a superheroine 2. Heart and Soul - great all around 3. Gotcha - for the effects I've experienced and calming self effects 4. DHEAS - for that extra sparkle 5. OCCO - to kick everything up a notch

Gotcha! is still my go-to phero. I wore it last night to hang out with a friend and keep him company during some rough times for Valentine's Day, and I feel like while he is normally a bit more reserved, that Gotcha! really got him to open up about what he's been going through and we had several hours of solid conversation. Gotcha! does wonders, I think.

Ooh, I can't wait for descriptions. I'm in love with the Budding Romance label. It's so pretty!

Heart and Soul is fab. I'm intrigued by the fact that Gotcha irritates your roommate though. I havent really heard of it garnering bad responses. For me, personally, Gotcha induces a sense of chivalry in others and calm for myself. Heart and Soul makes folks around me chatty/soft/nice while I remain the same. I was a superfan of Gotcha until I hit the right amount of H&S, so I hope it works well for you too! I can't imagine not having it around now. Best of luck!

Welcome back, Mara and Co.! Hope the holidays were peaceful and I can't wait to see what the new year has in store for everyone!

I've done inner thighs as well, but also got that idea from noticing that JOC had done it. I mostly stick to fronts of thighs so I can pay attention to drydown while I run around and get changed.

It's going to sound crazy, but every time I wear DHEAS, I wind up saying "Omg, shut up!" at some point during the day/night as if I were Cher from Clueless. I guess for me, the girly sparkly nature of DHEAS means that I've become a valley girl from the 90s.

See, all of this is so fascinating to me! My dude friend is someone in between friends and relationship. We flirt back and forth a lot and spend all our time together but I have no idea if it's going anywhere. I'm okay with that actually, I'm not placing all my eggs in one basket. I figure I'll continue living my life and if something happens, it happens, and if it doesn't, we have an awesome friendship. I was just curious because I was trying out Heart and Soul one day and got amazing hits and he had definitely softened up immensely and was so laughing and smiley and just plain old happy. Then when I was trying out UN Cuddle Bunny recently, it was very different. I don't remember the amount, and maybe it's because we were having a deep conversation, I found him to be a bit dismissive, which is definitely not like him at all. Not in the slightest. So I was surprised as heck. I think my mouth was hanging open, even. I've used cops in other things (like I have a cops boosted Gotcha!) and it seems fine anytime I use it with him, so this threw me for a loop. He's a chivalrous guy all the time, but oscillates between alpha and beta. But, I'm around him the most, so when trying stuff out, he tends to be my guinea pig, lol. I'm not attempting to target him or anything, per se, just throwing that out there. For me, it was just a matter of trying to figure out what works well for what types of folks so that way I can guide my phero usage in the future. But if it helps enhance our friendship, added bonus, lol. So yeah, thanks everyone for your responses and insight. I'm still so intrigued by all this!

So in diligently doing my research via these boards and looking through old threads so I'm not redundant, I've definitely seen people replying and saying that some of their partners/people they know/etc aren't Est responsive and then they might potentially go a different route as far as effective pheros are concerned. I was just curious as to how to gauge that in a person? As an example, I have a dude friend who responds well to Gotcha! and to Heart and Soul, but not really to Cuddle Bunny or Perfect Match. Aside from differences in ratios, I'm trying to figure out what the common denominators are that would cause various responses. (Also, I'm probably not using the right amounts of the latter two, so if anyone wants to weigh in on how much CB or PM they use, I'd totally appreciate it). Long story short, if someone's awesome with Heart and Soul, does that mean that they're also generally Est responsive, or should I just assume that it's specific to H&S as a phero? Anyway, I've just been curious, so thanks for any feedback!

I wore Heart and Soul (with a spray or two of DHEAS) while with my guy friend whom I'm interested in. Again, I forgot how much I put on, but we were together for a couple of hours and I noticed a difference in how he was responding to me almost immediately. We talked and talked, which we normally do, but since life has been pretty stressful for him, I was especially aware of just how much he was smiling and laughing. I mean, it was like I was the funniest person on the planet or something to this guy, so that definitely made me happy. Even while out places, I felt like people were particularly helpful, and that I was a bit more outgoing too, but still calm. However, it was not the same sense of calmness felt with Gotcha! more like an overall sense of normalcy. Kind of like, I could see that the H&S was having an effect on others, but was not creating some self effects cloud for me.

I really wish I'd taken notes about how much Bang I was wearing while out with friends. I remember thinking it felt like I'd put on too much from the dropper vial, but I think it was at least the right amount to generate decent hits. When I walked to a classmate's birthday party, two friends immediately grabbed me outside and were super excited to see me in a way that was not totally normal for them. I kept getting female classmates walking up to me and telling me how pretty I looked and stuff like that. People were very chatty and happy. There was one girl's sister who normally never speaks to me and is somewhat bristly, and even she came up and gave me a big hug for some reason! I looked at her in pure bewilderment. I forgot, a little bit, that pheros effect *everyone* because I did have a classmate or two attempt to grind up on me while I would be in the middle of conversations and I shied away uninterested. I guess that's the peacocking. They just wouldn't back off! It was amusing because they're folks that I hadn't even realized knew my name. But I simply had my sights set elsewhere, you know? The guy that I am interested in, however, nada. I mean, I couldn't actually tell if the phero had any effect, quite honestly, I was too busy talking to so many people. And when I was talking to him, I kept finding myself staring at his mouth and thinking about kissing. Whoops! Haha, thanks cops in Bang!

I wore LFM twice recently because I'm determined to make it work for me, haha. The first night, with a dab of LFM on my wrist and one on my neck, I went and picked up a friend from an errand he was running before we met up with other friends. In my car, he was a bit more chatty than normal, and a bit more forthcoming in a surprising TMI type way (not the phero, I mean it just seemed like he was rambling a bit and spilling his guts without noticing). But I felt like the effect on him wore off pretty early, if that makes any sense. I also wore it today to do some quick holiday shopping. Same amount. Little bit on one wrist, and a little on my neck. I'm always a talkative and friendly customer, but I felt like, boy, the people who were helping me would not stop talking! At Crate and Barrel, where I was buying one tiny cheap thing, the woman at the register kept trying to get me to stay. And later, while looking at New Year's Eve type dresses on a lark, the salesgirl also kept talking to me for so long that I finally had to say "okaaayyy, well I'm going to go try these on now..." and she kind of had this look in her eye like oh my goodness, that's right, I should be working. I wound up really liking one of the dresses and it was on sale, but it was cheaper to buy it online because there was an additional $25 off that was listed as being online only. But on the internet, the dress was backordered til February. The salesgirl was like, "don't worry about it, we'll just take the 25 off manually" and did that and a little bit extra so it was even cheaper. I assume that this is the LFM effect that I've been missing by not using the right amount.

So I wore G2 to a family friend's home the other night. And again, the dog result occurred! Her two pitbulls, who are normally a little too high energy, but never really pay attention to me when I'm at the house were calmer and kept sitting next to me and pushing my arm to show they just wanted to be petted. I was so amused by this that I didn't even bother paying attention to if the G2 was supplementing the nature of the human female interactions that night.

This has been exactly my experience with this! I get something similar to cops, but not as cheesy. AJA is super strong as far as fragrance with me. So those folks who can barely smell it or something are a world aways from my side of the AJA testing. It leaps out of the bottle. There's something really natural about it and that's what I like. It feels organic. And for me, I get tons of selfies, even well after it must have worn off but only incredibly minute amounts are present. I have no idea if it's having an effect on those around me, but at least I'm amped from it!

I am getting the medicinal quality of Tickle Tickle as well. While wet, it wore a bit sharply on me, and now after drydown, the overall scent feels deeper and I'm getting a powdery quality that's underlying everything. Purple Puff and Angela's Purple Pastry do the same thing to me. In fact, Tickle Tickle reminds me a lot of both, but moreso of the latter. It's like a deeper richer Purple Pastry to me. For me, Fuzzy Wuzzy beats everything though. I think I'm a light lavender person.

Ooh, I was just meaning to ask this as well. I have the same issue as you and feel as if I've used too much from it. I'm kind of considering transferring the contents to a roller bottle just to be able to get the correct dosage but I was hoping not to have to resort to that.

Good luck with the move. Sending good vibes for an easy and safe transition!

I have to run so for now I'll leave a quick message here just to say that I agree with Vladmyra's review too and River Song is definitely my fave of the month. It's fresh and sweet and lighthearted straight from the vial.

Omg, Mara, your stories are brilliant! I just got my package under five minutes ago and Aja was the first thing I went for. It smells incredibly familiar. I guess I can reconfirm what everyone's saying in that this must be the note I noticed in Torrid Sorcery. But there's something else about it I can't quite shake and a slight mustiness that comes from it being so natural, I believe. So now it's plaguing me that I can't figure out what it's reminding me of, but maybe that's part of what lures people in, haha. Meanwhile, I have to help a friend get car stuff done today, so I can't wait to test this out and see if any mechanics are more helpful than usual!

Mara and crew! I received my package today and can't wait to test everything out! Thank you, as always, for your kindness

I got my notice today as well. I'm super excited! Especially because these UN trials will have to tide me over into the new year, haha.

Cool, that's what's I'll do next time I use it. Thanks! It's so fascinating how each phero can have drastically different amounts needing to be used to be effective. Like I have to swipe a bunch of Gotcha when I use it, but less SS4W, and possibly way less LFM.

I think I OD-ed on LFM last night! I wore it to a show with two friends. I had done 2 two-three inch swipes on each forearm, two stripes on my torso, and a dab at my neck. One of my friends kept standing further away from me and kind of ignored me a good chunk of the evening, which was not like him. It actually made me feel a little sad and then it struck me that it could've been the pheros. I just haven't figured out the correct amount to use with LFM, really. When I tried two stripes on my torso, one stripe on each arm... nothing whatsoever. So that's why I tried two stripes on each arm and it seemed like it was way too much. Hmmm. Guess I'll be changing it up some more.

Oooh! All these reviews are so fascinating. I can't wait to get my sample vial! I was hoping to go double honey on it and wear it with Honeyed LP since that is one of my faves.