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Huh, I'll keep that in mind about Cougar. There's always gotta be some outlier. So BI gets the STS (safe to slather) seal of approval! No!

Here, I'll magic away the thread-jacking (not that DO YOU REALIZE? needs any excuses) by adding: Scent no. 10: Yoshimi Battling Pink Robots: cotton candy, clean girl skin, motor oil, ozone, love, and loss

Hadn't even thought about self-effects. Happy and cheerful (and foodie) sound just right for the setting. Just a general question, is BI one of the phero blends that is prone to ODing (like, say, LFM) or not so much (like Stone Cougar seems to be)?

Indeed. I was really hoping for the grass and earth; I especially love grass. Those two may be more prominent next time but if not then I'll file it for a pay it forward treat!

Maybe not Provence in this case. Yurg.

WHEE! It's between this and Tickle, Tickle w/ Gotcha! but really, this faffing about has been going on for more than two months and I think it's time for the big blatant guns! I'll report any findings, of course.

Thanks, you two!

Right, we are singing two services and having a social in between on Sunday when I should have a chance to get near ACD. I'm thinking I might BI it up, as I have a trial vial of Petit-Four Your Thoughts. For science, of course.

Excellent! Cheers!

Thanks for all this. Plenty to ponder! Nah, indoors but in a cold room in a stone building and fairly distant from the target(s), though for a good two hours or so at a stretch. Please don't ask me to say how much distance -- my judgement thereof is terrible and living with the metric system means I've simply forgotten US/Imperial but also haven't learned metric... but I'd guess maybe 6-12 feet if I had to. If all you more experienced folks think it sounds like it should be diffusing thus then I'll just persist. I certainly trust your superior experience!

That's my problem. I can't tell what I think of the phero because I seem not to be getting much out of any of them, which leads me to believe it's diffusion that's the core issue. Luckily I adore the scent of Cougar, so I don't mind the idea of being in a little spray cloud of it even if the phero doesn't draw any hits.

I knew to expect this sort of thing and I never felt out of control, just sort disinhibited. I will be certain never to wear this near my face, though.

Exactly this. I can certainly smell everything but short of slithering up against people or shoving their face into my chest/neck/wrists I don't think it's really getting to them! So, I can't really judge what is just diffusion and what is just not a blend that suits me/them/the situation. I am hemming and hawing about whether to get Cougar Potion in spray or to get a roll-on and split it turning half into spray myself so I can do a base coat of oil and top it off with a spritz of Cougar. If I get small spray bottles and perfumer's alcohol then I can draw off a bit of the socials in oil (base coat) and have some in spray for when the British weather isn't being cooperative. But I might just decide to let a professional do the work and get a pre-made spray! This is why I'm thinking of getting it in oil and then using some to make a spray myself. I'm not sure I can afford to buy every social I'd like in both forms but I do see a lot of sense in having a slow-burn oil with a quicker, far-reaching spray on top.

I was surprised to read how many of you got stand-out grape from this as I can't smell it consistently wet or dry, it sort of fades in an out (and considering the way fruits have gone on me that's a good thing). The stand-out scent on me, both wet and dry, is chocolate & nuts. It smells like some unusual dessert (could also have something to do with marshmallow?) with nuts at the front and a touch of lime toward the back. The zingy lime fades as the perfume dries but boy do those nuts remain. In the place of the lime I think I get a touch of the amber once it has been on for a few hours but nothing too prominent. Nothing of the ginger that I could smell. It's very complex but I don't know that it's for me. We'll see what the second application holds!

Got this as a sniffie and was unsure what to expect. It's very fruity wet. Although watermelon isn't listed in the notes (other melons are) that was what I got and it struck me as a strong sort of watermelon bubblegum. I didn't get the earth or grass, even on dry-down, which was sad. It just persisted as little girl melon candy. I've noticed that fruit doesn't seem to work very well on me. While I love the smell of fresh musk, honeydew, cantaloupe and other such melons I cannot stand watermelon in any form. So, for you folks who like sweet, juicy (water?)melon this could be a winner but it's not for me.

Hi, Mara. I just wanted to double-check that I've understood everything correctly since this is my first time engaging with the various LP rewards for forum members. I plan to make an order once Feb. NRs are out and before I do I wanted to be sure that I am: A: an active forum member for the purposes for the two trial vials freebie B: able to start redeeming my post credits ($5 for my first 200 posts) so long as my next order is over $25 Thanks for your patience in answering this when it's probably just me being overly careful (I do think I've understood what I've read on this thread), but I thought that was better than being mistaken and possibly causing trouble when it came time to pack and ship my next order. Cheers!

I stalk for you folks most mornings since I'm five hours ahead of EST and figure I might be able to act as a sort of scouting party... but nothing yet!

Gift Shoppe - noted and hopefully filed away in my brain for future reference.

In terms of self effects Seer/True Confessions made me feel a bit... unguarded (but then I don't always have a great filter anyway).

I think I may have had my first hit today wearing Cougar Potion. I put on quite a lot (seemed like slathering for me but I know you scent junkies would be unlikely to be impressed) before choir practice. When I walked in two of the in-group were chatting with the adorable choir director/ACD (who is always the target of anything I wear ) and I decided to stop to talk although I am NOT part of the in-group. Well, I said something funny and one of the girls just threw her arm around my shoulder and gave me a squeeze and said affectionately, "Oh, Donsie" as she laughed! This is so unlike anything she's ever done I thought to myself "must be the pheros". She's normally friendly enough but in a general group way. She's never even stood that close to me. I didn't notice much from ACD, sadly. It's hard because the place we sing is so effin' cold and he's probably too distant for oil diffusion. Still, there were one or two little things that I suppose could have been to do with the pheros, but maybe just coincidence. I suppose I'd have to wear this around him again to be sure. This smells so, so good, by the way! The grapefruit is gorgeous (other singers asked what the awesome smells was) and the dry-down of musk, amber, and sugar is beautiful, too. I also think that compared to what I was expecting in terms of fast burn-off the grapefruit has persisted for about about 5.5 hours now, though obviously not as loud as it was wet. I only got this sample on a whim to try as many different things as possible and it has turned out to be one of my favourites so far. I am really hoping to get a full bottle. ETA: Wow, she was still really friendly to me when I saw everyone again this weekend, so I guess Cougar made a lasting impression. Keep in mind I have been in choir with this person for three years so it's not like she suddenly met and liked me. Cougar is magical friend juice.

Good luck!

Wet I got a big waft of cocoa butter which dried into... creamy and sweet cocoa butter mixed with a tiny hint of coconut, all topped with a clear floral accompaniment. And wow, I am getting some spice! If this is the smell of a biscuit then it's one sat on a very proper lady's dressing table!

Cougar Potion is sparkly and bright. It's grapefruit-y in a very nice way.

That is very sad -- I am sad for you and your honey troubles. Have you asked PM if there is some clean honey note out in the wide world that she could try for all you folks who can't get on with the glorious bee vomit?