Eggers

Those both sound lovely!

These look just fantastic, Mara! Beautiful! I haven't had time to read the accompanying stories just yet, (I'm in a bit of a rush this morning), but the first part of the descriptions of each are fascinating! And what a great concept! Can't wait to come home & read the rest of the descriptions!

Yay Beccah! I glanced at these last night and was totally stumped.

Cool lookin' labels though! And I love when there's a theme.

Thanks! Let's meet up on a double date at that restaurant in Maui sometime.

I've never been to Maui. Done!

Love it.

 

Gardenia has an intense feminity that I don't necessarily share, but I think it's a great clean and approachable social scent. It's a good scent for my current evening plans, sitting next to my man at the stage sound desk for a sit down show in a fancy night club in a wealthy town. (I sent him to work in Kingmaker, also setting appropriate.)

 

If I knew a very sophisticated young lady, maybe 18-24 years old, I would give it to her as a present. I'd like to think my daughter will smell like this when she starts dating someday, but I imagine she'll smell like Sour Skittles, Leather, metal shavings and motor oil.

 

Next time I make it to Maui, I'll drench myself in this gardenia and plumeria concoction after showering, put on a gorgeous dress and take my sunburned ass to a very expensive restaurant and eat macadamia encrusted mahi-mahi. Other couples in the restaurant will envy is because we clearly enjoy each others company more than they do. And later that night, we'll eat candied coconut that we bought on road to Hana naked in bed, and the gardenia and plumeria will have faded but there will still be ginger.

Love this review!

Well yeah, we do what we do to deal with various situations. And this one worked out well for everybody, which is good. This is my Piscean empathy talking I imagine, but it seems to me that to seek to control every interpersonal situation is like fishing with your bare hands - you're not going to hold every moment tight enough to conquer it.

Very true.

Sometimes I think understanding someone is a better tool than dominating someone.

I agree.

I only used Dominance and Leather with her a few times when I first started working with her. I think it might have been just enough to make her back off a bit - enough to make me stop bristling.

She's a very closed-off person in some ways, and honestly, it wasn't until late summer/early fall that I started to really get why she'd been so pushy/manipulative/greedy. There was a bit of time in there, where she was fearful that her job/hours were going to be cut, and what she would be left with wouldn't be enough to sustain her through the winter months. It's normal tourist industry worries, but hers seemed amplified, even more than mine! And that's saying something. I have ​support if I need it. From what I understand of her situation, I don't believe that she has ​anyone ​to fall back on. Given how stressed I get, even though, if I really need to, I can always call my Mum for help, I can totally see how this girl developed the kind of behavior she did. I get it. In the end, two other servers and I guaranteed her that there would be enough hours for all of us, because the 3 of us will ALWAYS be begging time off! So she's relaxed considerably. I guess, in effect, because we've all been there, and we've all had that worry, we were able to empathize, and cast a little support net under her. Her schedule is a little erratic, but she seems content enough now. No more manipulative behavior, and no more flipping out. She's a really nice girl, so I'm glad for it.

Eastwood, we get along great now. I don't know if I'd say she "submitted", unless it's my desire for us to be on equal footing she submitted to. I made a special effort this summer to share the tables that came into the dining room, (as opposed to only letting her have what came into the bar or onto the patio, which is, for some reason, how that restaurant has always run). I made it clear that I wanted the work (and therefore the potential for money-making), to be divided more or less equally between us. It took her a while to see that fairness really was what I was aiming for when we worked together, but now that she gets it, she's fine. More than. I'm not sure I would have been able to accomplish that without a little phero help. Maybe. But I suspect it might have taken longer.

Now that I know her better, I think she feels really alone in the world, like she doesn't really have anyone (family-wise, anyway) she can really depend on. I think that's where her manipulative behavior comes from - or came from. It's a self-preservation tactic she employs to make sure she can get her rent and bills paid. I think that now that she doesn't feel as though she's going to be left scrounging, she's relaxed a whole lot. I always give her the choice to take tables in the dining room - or not, if she doesn't feel like it. And she seems happy with that. We really do get along well. I'd venture to say that we're even becoming friends. I look forward to working with her these days. We usually have a lot of fun working together. In fact, I'm working with her tonight, and I'm looking forward to it, 'cause I haven't seen her in a week, and as the night winds down, we'll probably both pour ourselves a pint and gab for an hour or so while we finish up.

 

Well, damn! That is the reaction I WANT!! lol

Yeah. It's pretty potent for me. I really only haul it out when I wouldn't mind being accosted, or when I know I'll be spending the day alone. "Be careful where you point that thing!"

How much of this are you guys wearing? I usually just put one stripe from navel to cleavage and smoosh it with my wrists. I cannot wear super strong scents at work, so I try to keep it light, but also want to know it is getting out there.

I have the old bottle, not the roller bottle. I don't wear much at all. I shake the hell out of it, and then put the lip of the bottle to my wrist & turn it over twice, in two different spots, so that I get two "dots". Then I smoosh it with my wrists onto my abdomen and chest. I don't know what's different about PheroGirl versus other cops formulations, but this one is super-potent on me. I hardly even have to LOOK at the damned bottle, and my BF is on me. It goes straight for the zipper, even with that tiny amount. It's the only cops formulation that gets him every single time.

I'm generally an "I just want peace now" kind of girl when it comes to my exes. I'm friends with most of them, and see some of them pretty regularly.

I do have one - my very first serious boyfriend - who is pretty much part of my family now. He comes to all of our family functions (he goes to more than I do, actually), including Christmas. Apparently he's an EST responder, as I wore LP Red with Lace and cops to that Christmas gathering, and wound up stuck in the kitchen with him while he flirted his head off with me! BF was there, sitting just across the hall in the living room, and stayed clear, (smirking at my being cornered), despite my giving him the Rescue Me Eyes. It was a pretty dramatic reaction for the ex in question. And pretty entertaining for me.

In fact, last Christmas, exactly the same thing happened, come to think of it. Only last Christmas the ex had just split with his wife of nearly 20 years, and he was feeling pretty raw. It seemed like he really needed validation from me that he's still attractive, still a catch, and so was flirting with me like mad. (And again, BF stayed clear, preferring to sit, smirking at me from corner where he was yakking with my cousins). I'm pretty sure I was wearing Lace then, too.

There is one ex I have whom I haven't seen in about 5 years. We had a really stormy relationship, (both of us were pretty screwed up at the time), and we've run into each other socially and been able to not only get along, but get along like a house on fire because we weren't feeling that terrible possessiveness that marred our relationship. I know I played my part in the crappiness that was our relationship, but still, if I knew I was going to run into him at a party or something like that, I'd probably be loading on the LFN and a good spritzing of DHEAS, just to be a knob. Because what happened between us still annoys me to the Nth degree, and I'd want to feel good about myself - capable, sexy, beautiful - and maybe intimidate him just a little.

My cats react to cops.

I've noticed that dogs (and small children) seem to like me an awful lot when I'm wearing Heart & Soul and Lumina.

I've never had an animal react badly to pheros I'm wearing - at least, not that I know of.

Hi Eggers, did the combo work again? I am a bit confused about the abbreviations - what is MRF/SS4W? I think that the boost that this thread is talking about will be really good for me ...

OMG, yes! I forgot to come back & update! Yes, it did work again! We had a GREAT night, and yes, I played the part of the comedian. One of our friends has a new girlfriend, and she and I got along really well, which helped a lot. I love this combo. It's just pure, out-and-out fun for me. I always seem to have an absolute blast at shows when I wear these two together. I guess I had such a good time at the show that I slept late the following day, and forgot all about updating this.

Weird thing though: I had absolutely no hangover. Weird because with A-nol, I usually have a pretty good one. Not this time though. I woke up bright eyed & bushy-tailed.

Mara's Rocket Fuel (the same one that's available now, with Super Sexy for Women in it), and Like A Magnet, Pink Amber scent. I've also paired MRF with LAM Spicy Brown Sugar scent, and it's equally as awesome, scent-wise. I tend to go for Pink Amber when it's warm out, because it's a lighter, and the Brown Sugar when it's cooler out. It feels more like a cool-weather scent to me.

Going to a show tonight (Propagandi!!!), and couldn't figure out what to wear, 'cause I'm in a non-punk-rock-show and non-party mood at the moment. I'm more in a pyjamas-and-a-good-book kind of mood. But seeing as I have to go, ​(I know - tough life!), I need something to give me a good perk-up. It's been a while since I've worn this combo, but it's always been a hit before, so I'm giving it another go tonight, with the hopes that it'll perk me up. Reading all of our old reviews here just sealed the deal - tonight I'm wearing MRF/SS4W, and LAM Pink Amber. I don't need to be the life of the party, but with about 4 good books on the go, I feel like I need a good phero kick to get my butt off the sofa and to the party! COME ON MRF & LAM! WORK YOUR MAGICS!

ETA, BF just admitted that he's not feeling very punk-rock-show today, either. He's more in a sitting-around-playing-video-games mood - ​and this is his favourite band! ​So maybe my pheros will be enough to pick us both up!

WOOHOO!!!

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the forum! You'll have a lot of fun herr!

So looking forward to the Hallowe'en scents! They're always some of my favourites.

We used to have this full story on our Actor's Magic site, let me see if I can encapsulate it here.

 

This is one of the largest research experiments done on pheros, conducted by Stone Labs with the Charisma pheromone blend.

 

They paraded 2,000 college students past 5 identical 8x10 photographs of the same guy and asked them to choose their favorite photo.

 

"But the photos are identical!" everyone cried, and they answered, "We know, just pick your favorite."

 

80%. A solid 80% of the 2,000 people chose photo #2, the one that had Charisma sprayed on it.

 

Yes, it works.

WHOA. Seriously! That's so cool Mara! Thanks for clearing up the mystery! So many potential evil uses for this knowledge...

Not a silly question! Unfortnunately, I don't know the answer regarding pheromones on paper.

Back before I knew anything about pheromones, I was aware of scent association, and how we can trigger someone's memory with it. I used to make my own signature perfume (and body oil) at the time, (essential oils), and one year, when I knew I'd be away from my boyfriend for 2 months, I added my signature scent to the ink I used in my fountain pen, and sent him letters. He loved getting them, and the scent lasted all the way from Mexico to Canada! I swear, he thought I was magic. He was all, "it smells like you! how did you do that?". So the theory is sound. I just don't know if pheromones would have the same effect. I'm interested in the answer too, though!

Digging this out again for fall. It's so delicious, and I'm so glad to have a back-up bottle! (Thank you Hearts!). Does anyone know if this is too light to cover cops/Bang!? It feels so light overall, but the creaminess makes me think that maybe it'd cover?

I have had some people get very chatty with me while wearing H&S.

It may have accented his predisposition or he's a strong responder. Time will tell.

I've experienced the same thing. I actually stopped wearing it to work at the other restaurant on busy nights, because too many of my customers were very interested in chatting with me, in actually getting to know me, and it was slowing me down considerably! It worked well for me in the slower season, because it helped me make friends with a lot of our regular patrons. But in the busy season? Nope.

Fun looking stuff this month, Mara! Beautiful!

I don't wear Topper that often, (I usually opt for straight DHEAS), but maybe I should. I wore it to work last night with Seaside, and a little OCCO: Ambrosia. The server/friend who shared the dining room with me is a dude who's about 15 years younger than me. He talks a lot. A LOT. I've known him for about 10 years. He's always saying random, goofy things that have absolutely nothing to do with anything. Last night while we were working he kept doing double takes of me, and saying, "Eggers, I don't know what it is about you tonight, but you look magical - you're magical!". Okay.

It wasn't exactly out of character for him to say something so weirdly random, but it WAS out of the ordinary for him to comment on my appearance, so it's something that could ​possibly be a Topper hit.

Apparently my hair is the most magical ​when it's down.

 

Just out of curiosity, what does that mean to you? How it wears? (I know what it means, but in a personal level for you is what I am asking.) I am still trying pheros and have a feel for certain blends, but don't necessarily have a grasp of how any of the individual pheros make me feel. I am starting to see patterns in blends that have specific ingredients and how TG reacts. I think he is a STRONG EST responder, which I anticipated he would be based on his personality. He also reacts well to things that lead with Beta-nol. I REALLY hope to get to try Sexology around him one day knowing those two things. But I haven't found how specific things feel to me EXCEPT B-nol, and I know I have to watch myself and what I say when I'm wearing blends heavy with it.

It feels to me like it gives me a little added charisma/and or charm that draws people to me. It's like it makes me stand out in a crowd, making people very aware of my presence, whether I'm speaking, or just sitting/standing/walking quietly somewhere. And I feel like it adds a little "star quality" - the thing that makes people focus on you because they're curious, and they want to get close & hear what you have to say. I really like it.

On the topic of EST and Beta-nol... my boyfriend responds quite strongly to both. EST seems to hit him the way cops hit most other dudes, and Beta-nol makes him talk me to death. I thought that Sexology would be a great thing to wear around him, but it has never ever done anything for us but make him run at the mouth! Granted, he's already an overly chatty fella, so I should have expected that kind of response to the Beta-nol! I wish you luck with your trials!