Honor

I know I was just remarking that the scent itself seemed to have an additional effect on my mood, since Happy Water didn't have such an uplifting effect.

It's funny, Pinnacle is everything I thought, and wanted, "Happy Water" to be. In the bottle it is aquatic and "green", very fresh overall. On my skin, it happily morphs into fresh "Green" notes. Nothing specific, but a very outdoors, fresh, clean scent. It's strange not being able to pick out specific notes, but just a general overall idea, but it works. There's a bit of musk that peeks out if i sit and sniff heavily, which admittedly, I am doing. This is a quick favorite. Immediately upon putting it on I felt happier, but it's more the scent then the pheros. The Phero in Happy Water didn't seem to do much, but I applied it much more sparingly because of Happy Water's florals. While Pinnacle does seem to have a more uplifting effect on me, it's likely more due to my pleasure in the smell, with the A-nol enhancing that psychological sensation. Funny, I originally ordered two vials of Pinnacle, but then realized it was a "male" scent, so changed my order to 1. Now I wish i had kept it at 2.

I must admit, I was a little disappointed with this. I was hoping for an a soft, feminine aquatic feel. I didn't get any aquatic notes, but all the florals blossomed on me. I should have known better, as jasmine usually amps on me. In the bottle, there's a fresh soap smell. On my skin, it's all florals, with jasmine and ylang ylang in the forefont. It's sharper at first, and becomes soft and powdery as it dries down. For some this is a desired effect, but not so much for me. Sadly, this will go into swaps. I also didn't seem to notice any of the A-nol uplifting effect. I didn't apply a lot at first to see how the scent worked on me, so perhaps i need more exposure? (Any experiences with A-nol that can support how much of A-nol is needed?) I've been feeling kind of down lately about a lot of things, and knew the A-nol wasn't going to fix that, but was hoping it might make things a little better? Nope. Nothing. I may need a bigger dose, but there's too much floral here for me want to try that.

I should have paid more attention to the folks who said it smelled like soap. It's not entirely a bad thing... it smells like a very, very nice french milled soap. Clean but floral and "perfumey". I typically don't go for florals, but here they are tempered enough for me to use this again. Unfortunately, the bergamot, pepper and musk don't make an appearance on my skin at all. I'd love to see perfect match in a "darker" blend with a bit more musk, sharper citrus, and (more) sugar. For the phero aspect, well, it seemed to work on my partner, as he was more attentive and concerned with my well being, as well as more patient. We're going through some troubles, so the behavior was a little unusual. Will have to try this again, but I'm sad I bought two vials now. Definitely won't be using it that much. But if this phero blend comes out in a darker version I'd be all over that!