Vicki Lee

Y'all... ?? So don't judge me but.... When I was little growing up I did NOT like to get cute and dressed up at all! I used to always be okay with looking "ok." Like I wasn't into princess stuff 24/7 nor was I a rolling in mud tom boy, I was just "eh." In a nutshell and thus I never really learned how to properly put on perfume. ? I remember my first bottle of that Brittney Spears perfume "Fantasy." I think I really rejected the long routines that came with beautification that she kinda gave up on it (with my stubborn Aries ass ?!) Like If I don't want to get ready and be on time somewhere I'll wait til the last minuet to get dressed and whatever gets done, gets done thats it. But now I've been getting up earlier to do more "grooming" before I go somewhere. Like moisturizing my entire body (I know I'm lazy ? work wears me out), doing facial regimens, and of course applying Pheros. But basically the point of this post is that I was going to make a thread about how to keep the scent to last longer on your skin.... And I decided to Google it and.... I am doing so bad at applying perfume I do everything you're not supposed to do. ? I'm just glad I googled it now than later.

This will be bookmarked right at this exact moment! ?????

4 minutes ago, Eastwood22 said:

I have both, but spray for sure, it's very social.

Duly Noted! ?

32 minutes ago, luna65 said:

The thing is, our online community only represents a fraction of Mara's overall customer base, especially now that she has the brick-and-mortar store as well as the online store.

I figured something like that would be the case. 

As quick as this is the only one that's sold out from the New OCCO LE... I'm going to need more reviews! Who is using all of these precious bottles!? ? If anything hopefully I can find this in the trading section ya know If things don't work out. ?

Is it ok to start threads on Perfume Reviews we can't find? Like I can't find any reviews on "Rocket Fule III w/ SS4W"

On 4/18/2018 at 2:35 PM, Eastwood22 said:

Okay, this is an experiment....

 

I don't know if you can see this, but Drive By on the left, Pallas on the right. Drive By is a Happy Fruit salad, which makes you and everyone around you happy. The fruit sparkles and is the reason for much joy. Pallas is an amazing perfume that has fruit that makes you happy first, and then you are the center of attention and the reason for other's happiness. You are what sparkles. This might sound as if I'm trying to talk you into Pallas, but I'm not. You want both. Drive By makes people happy, therefore being in the world and around them better for you, you are more likely to be the center of attention with Pallas. If they don't already like you, or are at least willing to like you, I doubt it would improve their moods. Pallas is more adult, but I'd still say it's a cheery daytime scent. I've worn it to work a bunch, Drive By was my go-to for traveling.

 

*jots down notes ? for next two perfumes I HAVE TO TRY* I got Pallas and bad girl w/ leather as my freebie trial vial among other things.... I was heavily peeping ? that drive by fruiting... That one I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a full bottle of! And... if Pallas really does What you say it does... I’ll have to go from sampler to full bottle as well before it’s all gone. Would you suggest Pallas as an oil or spray? 

I bought my Trial vial sampler! I'm excited!  

35 minutes ago, SugarKitten said:

Lol kk. That is true, Dolly knows her stuff ? i scoured her threads when I first started here. 

 

Good luck! It's always fun playing with these!

I just sat and thought about what I did last night... I applied the BCP w/ LAM like it was a social Phero like I do with my PCMP w/ SWS ... With that one I usually do a line in both my forearms, and wrists... I forgot with cops you really have to start small, like teenie dab then work your way up. Smh silly me. 

4 hours ago, halo0073 said:

Yeah agree. Plus you are young and emit a lot of natural cops anyway so leftovers from the night before shouldn’t be a big deal.

@halo0073 Idk if I really do anymore??? I heard being on BC (birth control) for a long time can decrease the amount you emit. Also Like I told @SugarKitten I didn't really wear the BCP w/ LAM out-out I just put it on before I went to the store and went back home... Like Dolly has said before you won't always have big hits and sometimes reactions are subtle - I guess my expectations were a little high lol.... I'm just kinda nervous of fucking up and putting the wrong Phero on at the wrong time lol. I just need to do some more testing outside, and to also find my sweet spot.

2 hours ago, SugarKitten said:

All I can say is that one time I told you about at the restaurant was same day (same hour, really). I can't say it'll be the same for you, cuz they're different for everyone, but BCP/LA worked super quick on me. I think it depends on the person, but good luck with whichever you choose today! 

Thank you! I didn't really wear the BCP w/ LAM out-out I just put it on before I went to the store and went back home... Like Dolly has said before you won't always have big hits and sometimes it's subtle - I guess my expectations were a little high lol.... I'm just kinda nervous of fucking up and putting the wrong Phero on at the wrong time lol. I just need to do some more testing outside, and to also find my sweet spot. 

Soooo I was in a rush to get that lovely Buttercream Peach w/ LAM +AJA in a full bottle I ordered it today. I wanted to try it on today to see if it works, but I realized that when you use cops it can have a delay as another member mentioned in another thread, possibly won't see results til the next day... I have work tomorrow and I hope I don't smell like a big ass sex pot! Is there a thread on how to remove the Pheros from your skin? Or do I just have to wait til the effects wear off? ?

On 8/18/2018 at 3:05 PM, Wolf Dreaming said:

I have found with cops that sometimes there is a delay between putting it on and getting the response; sometimes as long as 24 hours, that is after I have gone to bed and woken up again (even with a shower).  But I always feel good with the cops ...

Oh shit I was reading this thread late last night.... Then I wanted my full bottle of Buttercream Peach w/ LAM + AJA... I put some of my sampler on and forgot about this comment ? omfg I hope I'm not gonna smell like a big ass sex pot at work tomorrow night ?

Another update:

So there's these two guys that have previously worked my damn nerves before...  they both together create an egotistical, and snarky know it all attitude and it irritates the shit out of me!

One of them is around my age, but is like in my opinion still has some maturing to do. He always, always, always seem to deflect everything that's brought towards him "Well if YOU didn't..... This wouldn't have happened if You didn't..." I could go on and on. The second one is a shift leader and the only time he seems to say some shit to me is when the boy is there, or if it's something negative. (IMO) That's how they joke because they do that to everyone - the deflecting part -  and have a 'who can do better on putting the blame on someone else game' but I'm not really cool with them so I don't like it. Well I had been wearing around people that already are very cool, and open with me and do stuff for me. So I wanted to test this bad boy on these guys to see if this potion REALLY was the truth. 

So one night shift I decided to try it on the manager and it worked! He was combative with me, or saying slick shit but.... Whenever he did do it he had the boy with him so I was like ok let me try it a few more times. So eventually two days later they both were working the same shift as me and low and behold I'm wearing my potion. That day I did not get a single ounce of push back from that boy nor the shift manager. AT ALL. I want to say "Oh it's because it was Sunday," or "Oh it's because we didn't have a rush that day" but.... Here's the kicker, lately him and this girl he dates (idek how they're able to date its against work place rules... But there's always exceptions I guess ) they've been a little more distant IMO to me when it comes to talking, sometimes a little stand offish... Our conversations weather work or personal is kind of on and off, But that day the boy seemed to be more open and responsive to me! Idk just the fact he didn't get snarky with me is enough. I'll make another update because I only saw them one day and want to make another impression before I get the solid conclusion. But for the most part. 

This ish WORKS! 

22 hours ago, skydancer said:

 

I am delighted you kindly escorted them out - super awesome of you Vicki Lee

Wasps are valuable pollinators of fig and fruits and other important crops - often a specialised wasp pollinates only a particular kind of tree - so when that one kind of wasp is gone so too goes the ability of that plant to make any more fruit

 

It is my thought that maybe besides the phero all the delicious ripe fruits you were wearing brought them in as they love ripened fruits - you must have smelled amazing!  A special 'blissing' they got busy on your steering wheel! Surely a wonderful

sign of good things to come!  Goddess energies to bring in the wealth of the ripening harvest to come!

 

When I was young, my god-mother and all the folks in her neighborhood had spent YEARS trapping and killing all the wasps that frequented their yards visiting their old fig trees of enormous size - planted by the first Italian immigrants who planted figs to insure good luck and bountiful harvests among other boons

 

I had spent many seasons climbing into her tree spending hours up there in the peaceful shady beauty of the old tree

the wasps never once stung and often when they came close I would open up a ripe fig to share with them some of their bounty as I sat high in the branches enjoying the delicious fruit

 

I did chastise her often enough about harming them she made a habit of hiding her wasp traps when I visited and pretended she had ceased abusing and killing them - if only she truthfully had this story would have a good ending

 

My god-mother and her neighbors however, became better and more efficient at killing these helpful beings until none were left and their figs remained green hard forms forever locked in an immature state never to ripen again 

 

It was heart-breaking that these people who so loved their figs were so short-sighted to the rest of the living beings around them to have in a few short years completely caused the extinction of their only pollinator - the fig wasp

 

I truly am grateful you did no harm to your busy visitors and so is some special fruit tree living nearby - thank you for overcoming your aversion to care for those so different from you and in a hurried moment getting out for work too -

you are awesome Vicki Lee 

Awwww thank you! And what a sad, sad story... Well I hope that generation learned and hopefully thought the next to not repeat history again... Even though it seems the damage seems to be done... 

18 minutes ago, Kayla said:

@Vicki Lee, I completely agree with @Eastwood22. Delicaie and BBM are nothing alike on me either, and I do enjoy both of them. Delicaie is much sheerer and orangey/vanilla, whereas BBM is rich and creamy and has a much denser smell to me.

Hmmm ok I trust y'all so I'll do like halo said and wait a bit and try it again... I won't loose faith in vanilla and sugars, BBM is on my extensive to try list! 

Y'all I just contacted John and..... *drum roll*

THEY HAD ONE BOTTLE LEFT!!!!

Holy cow I'm so glad I came here and told y'all! I woulda been sooooo sad 

Even though I haven't truly tested out its effectiveness for me yet, I just know over time playing with it I'll master it and find my sweet spot. I just couldn't forgive myself if I didn't go cop a full bottle thank you for encouraging me to double check @luna65 you're the best!  Also btw John is super quick e-mailing and efficient I love it!!! And I got my two freebies ?

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2 hours ago, Eastwood22 said:

@Vicki Lee Mara does so many unique scents with so many different vanilla notes, that would be like having one Reese's peanut butter cup as your only chocolate ever, and then deciding chocolate wasn't your thing. I have this and BBM and, to my nose, they're not even distant cousins.

Ok thank you for the further reassurance! I decided that I wanted to get all the limited edition scents that have what I'm looking to test out. Since that OCCO scare I'm not taking any chances waiting. If I want It I need to go ahead and buy it! And Bad Girl 2018 w/ Leather is one of them! It has vanilla but other notes I'm hoping will stick out if the vanilla fails me lol. Plus I'm not ready to handle Leather UN...As a newbie I'm scared of them haha! 

20 minutes ago, luna65 said:

Yes it appears it flew off the shelves this year, but it is that good, after all.  However, you may want to email the shop to verify that it's sold out.

Okayyyy cause if that's the case I'm ordering a left over bottle if anything else first! ?

1 hour ago, Eastwood22 said:

Those threads all helped me. There's so much to learn! If you finish them all, let me know, I'll point you to some more good info. It's all here but sometimes hard to pinpoint the threads until you've read most everything.

I was in class *I know I was being bad* but I didn't realize I had all these exact links saved...

11 hours ago, Eastwood22 said:

Cops smell

 

wearing cops in public

Except for these two! And yes link and mention bomb my notifications! haha 

2 minutes ago, luna65 said:

It doesn't appear there are any bottle sets left, because Sandal Musk is sold out now.

 ? Fuckkkkkkkk... I'm buying the trial set tonight! I hope that sandal Musk wasn't meant to be my scent ? if we all cry enough can we get this to be made into a permanent collection?? ? Has that happened before? I really need a sugar daddy now ? give me Pheromone funds! 

46 minutes ago, Eastwood22 said:

Which brings me to suggest 2 more threads! Maybe the store has some hidden away somewhere, or maybe you'll need to look on the trades board. You'll need to register with Halo to trade and there are some other requirements.

 

Rules for trading

 

Swap etiquette 

 

 

Thank you so much! I was looking at the trade section the other day and was confused I was like "Sign up?" Where???! ? I will be looking more into this now!

Welcome! 

5 hours ago, halo0073 said:

Try it again in a few months. Sometimes travel shock makes this worse. Sometimes they just need to age a bit.

Ok I’ll take your advice halo ?! So far my skin chemistry seems to take most scents very well. Most aren’t very “loud” in smell they’re subtle. Especially my LAM brown sugar. The buttercream peach ? was very “loud” on me and I love ❤️ it. 

I was going to get discouraged because someone recommended BBM and just wanted to automatically eliminate vanilla because of this one. ? I know dramatic. 

Is this out of stock already?! I looked it up on the site today and couldn’t find it even with google search ? even on the Etsy shop. Pleaseeeeee tell me it’s not.