HipGrrrl

Wore Heart & Soul layered with Caramel Musk the other day. I took my daughter to a dentist appointment and then out to lunch. The employees at this dental office are weird. They're all happy and friendly, but if one questions them about anything, they get all "I'm a professional - how dare you question me!". An attitude which irritates the beejeebers out of me. This day, they were all thrilled to go over the totally screwed up bill they sent me for another kid's visit. They were thrilled to chit-chat. They were thrilled to explain everything to me. Typically, I have to order (seriously ORDER) the hygienists to use the x-ray thyroid collar on my kids and today, they remembered and didn't make a stink. First time ever, lol. The appointment coordinator is a very curt woman who never gets conversational. This day, she and I were commiserating about braces, the weather, bad office coffee, etc., etc. Crazy. On to the restaurant: We parked and were walking to the door. It was a beautiful day, nice breeze and warm. Out of nowhere, an older man came RUNNING up to us (he was totally downwind from us initially) and started going on and on about whether the restaurant was any good or not. He did NOT want to stop chatting...I did not want to stand there chatting so I finally very firmly began to excuse ourselves and enter the restaurant...his parting shot was "and you ladies smell so good!" as the door shut on him, lol. We had our late lunch and the restaurant was pretty empty. Typically, this restaurant's servers are not terribly concerned about the patrons, lol. I actually really don't like this restaurant because of the very disinterested service and because the food is beyond meh. My kid likes it (where did I go wrong, lolol?) so there we were. There were two waiters. They were concerned. They were caring. They were incredibly polite. They stared in my eyes. They actually boxed up our leftovers AND put them in a bag!! Then thanked us over and over again as we walked out the door. I was totally amazed.

Wow, @Eastwood22! Thank you so much of all of these great tips!! You've given me many things I haven't really fully thought out myself. Thankfully, the girls all really like me and like to be at our house. I actually often take them all back to my house on tumbling lesson day after school - which has been helpful for the moms and makes my kid happy. Frustratingly, the one week I couldn't do it, I got weird passive aggressive backlash from one of the mom's because she was irked her unofficial Tuesday afternoon/evening babysitter (me 🙄) wasn't available. I told her two weeks in advance, wry lol. You're totally right about being myself - and I KNOW that someone bringing me food and/or coffee would make them much more palatable on many levels!! There is a jealousy factor there regarding the weight for sure. It's so stupid because ALL of these women are attractive. I work HARD to stay in shape, especially as I reach perimeni. Plus, I'm significantly older than all of them - but thankfully, WAY cooler, lololol. Sigh. There's always something, isn't there? I'll have to really think about all that you brought up. Lots of fabulous advice. Thanks again.

@oceanjewel The only bad thing I’ve found about living in Florida is how much the Love Bugs love LPMP scents, lol. I was cleaning their carcasses off my car one day wearing something lovely and so help me, I’ve never had bugs swarm me like that.

Yeah. My hopes are not high, but I feel like I’ve gotta try...my favorite people are nice people, dammit.

Thanks @Dolly. I live in FL, so warmth is generally not a problem (good riddance winter, lol)...and yes. Total and unapologetic hair flipper - except that one time when I almost put a dude’s eye out with my hair. I was super duper apologetic that time 🤗. I do think that at times I forget the UNs are significantly stronger than the blended perfumes and it’s easy for me to over apply...I TRY not too, lol.

Most of my pheros are in oil. Some I have both in Spray and oil. UN-TH is oil only in the pherotine dropper. I do have UN-OW in oil (dropper) and 60/40 spray. MOST of my UN pheros are in the pherotine droppers (with the exception of UNStone Cougar (spray 60/40), UNCuddle Bunny (oil roller) and UN-LFM (oil roller and 60/40 spray). If they’re an UN, I generally apply a perfume and add the phero on top. Typically I want the spray for hair (if not cops heavy) and roller on body. In the above Cougar Potion extravaganza (scented), I used oil and spray. I not only recall being heavy handed but I smelled like it too, lol. Thank you, ladies!

Thank you @StacyK and @Dolly. I’ll definitely retry Treasured Hearts...OW has been great for me in other situations, so if TH doesn’t give me what I’m looking for, I’ll try that later. I guess if all else fails I can wear the Balm Bomb for me so I end up giving fewer f*cks, lol. I was wearing way too much in any case. No cops except what may or may not be in Cougar Potion.

@Eggers I did read it, now I can’t remember where either. Frankly, I appreciate you posting it ‘cause when I read your accounting I said to myself “HipGrrrl, pay attention! This could so totally be you!”, lolol. You may have saved me from myself! Sadly, moderation is not my natural tendency 😇.

@Eggers Thank you for sharing your experiences and the compliment - I like how you write, too - I get excited when I see one of your posts, lol. It sounds like I have some experimenting to do - as much as I adore food, I’m not a big eater especially at breakfast time. Food that early makes me feel 🤢 and has forever. But hell, I’m a grown woman! I’m sure I can manage to choke something down for the sake of Phero experimentation, lol. At the very beginning of my phero experience, I did, in fact, drink on an empty stomach wearing a phero blend. I can’t remember which one (before I started journaling). I’m a total lightweight but after many years of ebulliently practicing, I’ve figured out my healthy limits with booze...the phero + empty stomach + booze was a bad, bad, bad idea. Ouch 😢.

@Dolly Thanks for the reminder!

Thanks @Dolly. I’ve read a lot here on the forums as well as your input about your friend and it has certainly made me more aware of making sure I think about safety. I likely rely a smidge too much on being accompanied by my huge spouse at times. I’ve had a few experiences already that were not pleasant and am better about matching pheros with my surroundings. I wear OCCO quite a bit without Est (I’m almost 50) but I find it super interesting how much more out there reactions are with cops/EST - as in CB. Ratios, maybe?

CB is amazing when it comes to male attention. I generally wear it with Gossamer Threads because I adore the scent so, but wearing the UN gets me the exact same effects. Men are freakishly gobsmacked by my mere existence. Spouse is a ginormous and built dude but his generally (and purposefully, lol) intimidating presence doesn’t even cause a blip on the radar of my wowed male CB fans. I try to be cognizant of where I choose to wear it after causing some totally unintentional drama. I’ve found that low-filter alcoholic dudes in pool halls are EXTREMELY susceptible, lol.

Just got my Gotcha in oil and spray. Layered with OCCO White in oil, trying to be judicious with all three and found myself giggling madly to myself over some remarkably obscene lyrics playing in my car. Just about became BFFs with a cashier at TJMax (more mad giggling from both of us about Keto creamer of all things) and then got very abruptly invited to lunch by the cop on duty outside one of our grocery stores (I think it’s because panhandlers abound here). He was not remotely interested in my presence until I walked past and he got enveloped in my cloud, lol. Gotcha!!

Thanks for the tips, StacyK. I had a feeling that I was not doing myself any favors with my application schedule. One thing I have learned is that if I'm wearing any pheros on drinking nights, hydration is the key to not having excessive hangover effects, lol. Before I figured that one out, I was super confused as to how in the hell I felt so bad in the morning after a two/three/four drink night. It does seem (now that the thoughts have occurred, lol) that I get more selfies when I'm applying pheros AFTER dinner, BEFORE a night out. Makes sense 🙄. Of course, I don't sleep well either. Maybe all three things affect my phero effects. But oceanjewel, you give me hope!! Lol. Thanks for your input.

Oh, lordy. So, I'm new to pheros. And, I realize that I'm having a hard time always starting with the less is better concept and have to force myself to restrain from slathering things on...especially when I find the intent of the phero fascinating and/or effective and the accompanying perfume delicious. I'm learning from experience the hard way 🙄. My daughter is in Cheer. She's tight with a new group of friends in her newish school and I'm in favor of these girls because they are all nice, well brought up and act right. All of the moms are tight and also super involved in Cheer (coaching, even) I have pretty much nothing in common with any of them except 1) we all have daughters and 2) our daughters all do tumbling and cheer. So, my daughter has been really wanting me to try to snuggle up to these women in order to be even more in the group. I get it. There are things she doesn't get invited to because it's the moms who want to hang out and I'm not at all part of the mom group. I won't lie - I don't particularly want to be. But, that being said, if being more a part of their group is gonna make my kid happy, I'm willing to try. However, they are very cliquish and not terribly welcoming. And I'm shy and run out of things to say - especially because we have very little in common. They also say crappy things about how "skinny" I am that are supposed to funny but aren't. So that's awkward as all hell to say the least. I've learned by accident that one mom is SUPER sensitive to cops. I don't wear those if there is even a chance I might see her. I've tried TH. Nothing bad, nothing good. I've worn OW. Nothing bad, nothing good. I wore PP once and there was more interest in me, but not much more. I tried Levitation. The girls loved it, but the moms? Not that I could tell. I was wearing Teddy BB once when I ran into one at Target. Zip. Balm Bomb made the girls tell my daughter over and over again how amazingly "chill" I was, (lolol) but the moms? Nada. LFM? Nope. Just more distance. H&S didn't give me anything noticeable either. GG was great for the girls. The one mom I saw that day was nice enough but still distant. However, I guess this is a lot of info that has nothing to do with CP, lol. My BIG mistake was to wear Cougar Potion the last time I saw them. Spouse and I were going out later and last minute I found out there was a Cheer registration event my daughter wanted to go to. So, I gotta say, I had slathered on the CP. I had oil roll-on layered with spray (I've been doing a lot of that since we live somewhere hot)...likely more than I needed, but I was thinking about where spouse and I would be, not that I was going to be hanging out with these women. Two of them (the main ones I'm supposed to cuddle up to) couldn't even stand by me. It's not that they were mean and ugly, but they were totally not interested and totally wanted to have a physical distance from me. We were outside (thank god) and there was a wind blowing (maybe not so great since I was blowing right on them). Anyway, note to self: CP is not good to wear in bulk when one is trying to make friendly with chilly, not so welcoming women. Sigh.

I was wondering if anyone has experience with pheros and empty stomachs. I do intermittent fasting and often am applying pheros in the morning long after I've eaten and several hours before I'll eat again. I find that while I do get slight selfies from some of the pheros, I also often get a low-grade headache (upper forehead, generally dissipates in an hour or so) and my selfies are not particularly strong...which may just be me, of course. I'm also drink a ton of coffee...I do 1/2 decaf + 1/2 caffeinated but regularly drink a whole full size pot by myself ('cause "Grrrrrr! Don't touch my coffee!!", lol) So, I'm pretty caffeinated when I'm applying pheros, with nothing else in my stomach. Just wondering if anyone has noted any better/worse effects of pheros based in food and/or caffeine consumption.

When I first started messing with my cops samples (total noob here) I was soooo surprised because spouse simply did not respond. Of all men, I was sure he would IMMEDIATELY. I wasn’t bummed but confused. But (there’s always a but) after three weeks of very seriously experimenting - not necessarily with him in mind 🙄, I’ve found that they most certainly effect him. Excessively. He works from home and I stay at home so if I have them on and we spend any time together...well, let’s just say that he puts his out of office notice online more than once a day. Mostly i I use OCCO White. I’m a total believer.

I’ve been messing around with Cougar Potion with OCCO White lately. I like CP...I am just having a hard time telling what exactly it does for me. I love (as in absolutely ADORE and could happily huff myself all day) the scent, but remain unsure about effects from the Phero. However, w/ OCCO White (I’ve been wearing the combo exclusively for dinner out for the last three weeks), I’ve found that female waitstaff are super sweet with me - not unusual. However, the male waitstaff get closer and closer to me each time I talk to them and when they’re ferrying stuff to the table. Like so close, I’m practically breathing in their ear...cops or CP or perhaps both. I’m not sure but it’s cracking me up. I forgot to mention a couple bouncer incidents with this combo, lol. We live in a very temperate area so we eat outside as often as we can especially in the “winter”. A lot of these restaurants have big beefy and delicious guys guarding the boardwalk to the beach during the evening. Twice now since putting this combo on, I’ve had the big, stoic, YOUNG and non-talkative dudes start talking with me - being totally appropriate even if a little chatty based on prior experience - but when I’ve said something just a touch off color (and really, hardly at all) they’ve followed me around the rest of the night and tried to convince me to come back in another night - or another day so they can bring me drinks on the beach without their shirts, lolol.

This is very, very pretty. It reads quite soapy to my nose but it’s not jarring. In fact, my girly girly daughter who is very sensitive to “sharp” tones (which is how whatever note translates to soapy for me usually are) LOVES this. I need to hide it so she doesn’t sneak any. I blame the LFN for the exceedingly physically affectionate and unusually creative spousal attention this afternoon. That was quite unexpected.

I've been wearing Sensual Harmony w/LFM quite a bit over the last week! Thanks to @luna65 for recommending it! I'm still figuring out hits – it does seems like people are extremely helpful and happy to talk with me, However, that could be due to the self-effects. I feel quite chatty and friendly with LFM – happy to go the extra mile to chat up sales people, etc. I also find that when I'm wearing it, I want to dress up and spend some time on my hair. Neither of those things are outside my reality, but the drive to do it when wearing LFM is interesting nonetheless. I wore it to drop off my car at the dealer for a sorta pricey maintenance package and while they did charge me full price, the guy gave me a crazy nice loaner (with a wink wink). That was fun to drive (although I had to use my husband's car to pick up my kids from school because it was a two seater 🙂)! What I LOVE about LFM is that it's like a photo filter. When I wear it, I feel GORGEOUS. Unfortunately, no one has given me any massive discounts on anything. I remain hopeful - and it's a good excuse to go out shopping just in case 😊. Sensual Harmony is beautiful. I feel like it fades quickly on me, but my kids say they can smell it long after I can't, so I resist the urge to re-apply, re-apply, re-apply...even though that's what I want to do, lol. It's very gentle once it settles and oh-so lovely. Until I got my trial of Tangy Ylang, I had no idea that I loved ylang ylang. It's now a favorite. Last night I added some Phero Girl and today (sans shower but with reapplication of SH/LFM) spouse has been totally gaga over me. Apparently a woman who is "gorgeous beyond words", "so beautiful" and "the sexiest woman ever" deserves some afternoon delight.

Yet again I experienced fun hits with Gossamer Threads w/CB. Spouse and I went to a concert thingy at the local university. Pretty sedate (which is quite funny considering it was a Led Zeppelin tribute band). The audience ran the gamut from uber-professional to a few biker types. At one point, I was in line for booze (spouse went to the restroom) and asked the guy behind me how he was liking the show. He stared at me and said “Uh”. Massive pause. Then he started talking. The line shifted, I didn't notice. He placed his hands on my waist (not a big fan of THAT) to move me, realized what he was doing, jumped back and then fist bumped me. Several times. Spouse finally shows up. Dude behind me starts talking over me to spouse saying something like “You better really watch out for her. There are a lot of sketchy people here! You better make sure she's okay!!” I walked away at this point but spouse told me later that he went on for a while on that note. The ushers were almost competitive to see who would open the auditorium doors for me – and once actually let me in the auditorium and shut the door on spouse. Spouse did not find that nearly as hilarious as I did ☺️. I went out to smoke a couple of times and the guys handling the outer doors were incredibly friendly and made sure to be watching so they could open the door for me when I re-entered. Smiley, smiley, smiley. One actually opened the door and bowed to me with a flourish as I walked back in. The woman working with them was totally messing with them about how goofy they were acting. Fun times!!

I'm trying to figure out how I feel about Cougar Potion. I love the smell - it wears beautifully on me and as for self-effects, it seems to make it easier to walk with confidence and to project a vibe of "here I am and I deserve to be here!!" vibe. I honestly think it makes my wrinkles less obvious to my eyes viewing my image in the mirror, lol. That's a nice effect! That vibe is my normal presentation, tho. Even if I'm not feeling it (as I tell my kids, fake it 'til you make it, lol). I think I've been expecting more. I have it in oil and just ordered it in spray so that might make a difference in "hits". There have been a few hits that seems relatively out of the norm - just not that far out of the norm for me to be convinced that it's CP w/SC in and of itself. I'm worlds away from being a beauty queen but get more than my share of attention from men. I've never been exactly sure WHY and now that 50 is looming, the amount of attention directed my way surprises me. There are the obvious things: long hair, trim shape, body conscious clothes and a obsession with high heels which undoubtedly help. People tend to think I'm younger which is lovely because all the years of smoking and tanning have certainly caught up with me - and it shows. Omg does it show - but who am I to argue with that particular perception, lol? On a day/night where I'm feeling all bubbly and smiley and confident, I get attention. On a day/night where I'm feeling all bubbly and smiley and confident and wearing Cougar Potion, I get attention. Regardless, the perfume itself is gorgeous, so it'll definitely continue to get worn. More testing :).

This is not exactly a personal review but I thought it was some hilarious info. Backstory: my sister lived locally to the storefront but recently moved up north. She loves honey scents. She’s also married to a fishing fanatic. I’m new to LPMP but I keep smelling certain honey scents/reading descriptions thinking of how much she would love some of these. This morning I texted her to ask if she ever got any perfumes here. Sis: Yes I did and one of them helps me catch fish, I swear to god this is true...it’s called Une. Me: Lolol!! Perfect story! Sis: They are nice strong perfumes, the two or three I bought. I caught two huge steelhead one day wearing Une...go fishing and see what I mean. Fish love Une. —— So, new use for Une, lolol. She loves the scents she got at LPMP, but they’re a little pricey for her. Nice to already figure out what to send her for Christmas!!

@halo0073 Thank you! I’ll do that.

@Eastwood22 Gah! We went to a punk show a few weeks ago in a tiny bar - TINY. A couple of the bands were touring and it was PACKED. There were several extremely odiferous people there standing right in front of the door (apparently the sole source of ventilation) thru which a huge breeze was blowing straight at us. Omg. It was so bad. On top of that, this chick next to us was hanging out with her huge, beautiful, so sweet and incredibly gassy Burmese Mountain Dog. It was like being surrounded by rotting corpses, I kid you not. It takes a lot for me to bail on a fun night, but it was too much for even me, lolol. I don’t blame the dog, just to be clear 🤗. Now I need to huff my LPMP covered arm to recover from the memory 🌺.