missdarlyncherie Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Well nothing is going to change, this is basically how its always been. But what she is saying (I believe) is when she makes a phero'ed scent she will not also offer that scent unpheroe'd. I take it most people opt for the pheroe'd version and she has to make two batches and has too many "virgin" ones left lying around. There will always be LOTS of phero'ed choices though. That's how I understood it anyway...and I have no idea how to spell "phero'ed"... eta: crazy spelling. Edited November 6, 2012 by missdarlyncherie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBear Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I apologize, but it's 11 pm - I've been at this since 6 am, and I am admitting defeat for the night because Yahoo has declared a "SCHEDULED" outage that they told no one about, and has cut me off from the rest of my notes for the past several hours! I only have two more UNscented pheros to program onto the site, tomorrow, and then will start on the cart pages. Sorry this is taking so long! It's actually taking at least 3x longer with all of the extra options, including holding aside UN-pheroed supply and bottling those separately. I have decided that this is the last month I will do this. The actual sales NEVER match the requests for Virgin bottles, and unless this trend reverses itself, I will go back to my original plan of offering 90% of our scents phero-free, and the 10% of our scents with pheros, without the option of ordering those phero-free as well. Again, I apologize for the wait - things have been CRAZY over here - and of course we all need to take a break tomorrow and go VOTE!!! Let your voices be heard, loved ones, and we'll meet back here after. Love & Blessings! xoxoxoxoxoxo Mara Yes, please take a break!!!!! And there are plenty of unpheroed scents to choose from without holding back some of the others and adding to your workload!!! Like Dolly said, you are already too good to us!!! I got a "tramp stamp" for my 28th birthday. My mom had a cow. I picked that location for several reasons. I can hide it very easily--only the people i want to see it can see it (and it's just for me, so maybe only 5 people have seen it total!). My internet research (so take it with a grain of salt!) indicated that this area was less susceptible to the perils of aging and weight loss and gain if done slowly. Also, I'm a wuss, and supposedly this area hurt less! Anyway, I really like it because my sister and I designed it together...and I do like sitting in meetings in my conservative workplace thinking, "None of these people have any idea what I have on my back!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrschrissyrez Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Ya know, I think it's really a "tramp stamp" when girls show it off with low rise jeans, etc. Or worse, low rise and a thong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolly Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Well nothing is going to change, this is basically how its always been. But what she is saying (I believe) is when she makes a phero'ed scent she will not also offer that scent unpheroe'd. I take it most people opt for the pheroe'd version and she has to make two batches and has too many "virgin" ones left lying around. There will always be LOTS of phero'ed choices though. That's how I understood it anyway...and I have no idea how to spell "phero'ed"... I think that is exactly what she is saying......that scents originally designed with pheros will not be offered without them....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raq On Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 LOL I love the forethought about the area least likely to cave in from aging! That's actually smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBear Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 It's just a little swirly design. I actually do not have pictures of it; could never get the right angle. but I do have the final sketch at home. i will scan it and put in my journal this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphindolls2 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Well nothing is going to change, this is basically how its always been. But what she is saying (I believe) is when she makes a phero'ed scent she will not also offer that scent unpheroe'd. I take it most people opt for the pheroe'd version and she has to make two batches and has too many "virgin" ones left lying around. There will always be LOTS of phero'ed choices though. That's how I understood it anyway...and I have no idea how to spell "phero'ed"... eta: crazy spelling. Oh good, I read it that she was going to make virgin ones predominately and then only 10% of them would be phero’d…Thanks so much for clarifying this for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calii Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Just catching up to some of the descriptions...and I am 100% for NOT offering virgin bottles of a scent designed to BE phero'ed,way too much work we already have way way more options than ANY other place. Mara we love you and it breaks my heart to see you ever feel you need to apologize for ANYTHING,we are so blessed to have you in our lives oooohhhhhh I love this for Strange Attractors!!! : The universe is a vast and lonely place. One attractor string, colorful, unique, none other like it in the whole universe, floats through space. Then suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, another of these attractor strings drifts across its path. Whether it's fate, destiny, or just random chance, these two attractors collide. They whirl around each other, entwining under the starlight that causes them to gleam like rainbows against black velvet. No longer are these lone entities traveling alone through the cold darkness of space. Now these two strands are woven into one, a stronger unit, fortified against the continuing journey that lies ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Kitten Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Oh good, I read it that she was going to make virgin ones predominately and then only 10% of them would be phero’d…Thanks so much for clarifying this for me. Well, this is true to an extent - 90% of a month's new releases will be non-phero'd, and 10% will be phero'd. So for example in a typical month where 10 new perfumes are released, 9 of them will not have pheros, and 1 of them will. "Virgin" bottles, are bottles of the phero'd perfumes, without the pheros. So just the scent. Mara eas offering these for a littlr while because there was some demand for the scents that had pheros, but without the pheros. So for example the scent of, say, Torrid Sorcery, but without the pheros. Hope that made sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietguy Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Wait...you cook? Tell Mrs QG, she's lucky Haha - I think so! Seriously though, I actually do most of the cooking. Well you'd better start preparing to open you doer to a line up of sexy smelling but super starved hotties! We'll do all the dishes and then reapply our travel stash. Ditto to that.... OK - smell as good as you want but try not to be too hot as that might raise too many questions. And traveling plans might be good. I can always explain an extra person or two around dinner time ... but not at bedtime ... lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietguy Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Heh. I have a tramp stamp. Actually I've had it so long it wasn't even called that when I got it (13 years ago). And it's not on my lower back, it's directly over my tailbone. (It's a pentacle in a celtic knot so i wanted it well-hidden for work reasons.) But ya. I've heard it called both. I got a "tramp stamp" for my 28th birthday. My mom had a cow. I picked that location for several reasons. I can hide it very easily--only the people i want to see it can see it (and it's just for me, so maybe only 5 people have seen it total!). My internet research (so take it with a grain of salt!) indicated that this area was less susceptible to the perils of aging and weight loss and gain if done slowly. Also, I'm a wuss, and supposedly this area hurt less! Anyway, I really like it because my sister and I designed it together...and I do like sitting in meetings in my conservative workplace thinking, "None of these people have any idea what I have on my back!" Ooh what is it? It's just a little swirly design. I actually do not have pictures of it; could never get the right angle. but I do have the final sketch at home. I will scan it and put in my journal this evening. I won't ask for pics Haha - I will! Pics!! What I won't do is ask if they live up to LV's other name ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Actually I'm surprised no one used the other slang term I learned back when doing research for my novel marked: "slag tag." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrschrissyrez Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Actually I'm surprised no one used the other slang term I learned back when doing research for my novel marked: "slag tag." I've never heard that before, but I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBear Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 You know, i think I have heard of that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphindolls2 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 OMG, now that I understand it…it’s crazy that Mara has been creating these Phero scents and then duplicating them as un-pheros…. My vote is also to have her stop doing this…. I really love her phero blends and I’m always so excited to try a new phero out each month… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiana Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 OMG, now that I understand it…it’s crazy that Mara has been creating these Phero scents and then duplicating them as un-pheros…. My vote is also to have her stop doing this…. I really love her phero blends and I’m always so excited to try a new phero out each month… I agree with you. I always go for the spiked versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrschrissyrez Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I agree with you. I always go for the spiked versions. Me three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Swords Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I'd like it if it was a bit more than 10 percent scented pheros even there has to be without unphero'd varieties, especially when new phero blends are being introduced every few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivy_fiddlefox Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I think un-pheroed versions are good in cases where the phero may give some people headaches. For example, I loved wildflower (was that what it was called?) but I think the popularity potion gives me a headache because I got it from darling Clementine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I'd like it if it was a bit more than 10 percent scented pheros even there has to be without unphero'd varieties, especially when new phero blends are being introduced every few months. But Mara is a perfumer who just happens to sell pheromone blends, not the other way around. The ratio she chose represents her business identity and philosophy, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Swords Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 But Mara is a perfumer who just happens to sell pheromone blends, not the other way around. The ratio she chose represents her business identity and philosophy, I know that, and I'm not even saying it should be 50/50, just a bit of a higher percentage (such as 20/80) would be nice. I'm giving an opinion, not an order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I understand; just explaining my perception as to why it is the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietguy Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 But Mara is a perfumer who just happens to sell pheromone blends, not the other way around. The ratio she chose represents her business identity and philosophy, And honestly I prefer my pheros unscented and covered by regular scents I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfumesniffer Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) I like Mara's scents for themselves, and I can't always use pheros. And if there's an un-phero'ed Glistening Buttons lying around, I'll take it! Edited November 7, 2012 by perfumesniffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolly Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 My opinion....... Mara is far more generous and accommodating than 90% of the businesses in this world. She could simply say screw it and give us two options only.....perfume and unscented phero blends to layer with them. Instead, she offers us the option to boost any scent she sells (which I am sure is a pain in the ass)......she makes scented phero blends for *US*, and some of the scented pheros never sell out (OCCO, LAM/BAM, etc). She even has months like this where she does a whole month of phero scents, for women AND men, along with new unscented versions. Along with being able to create your own PE, and get any scent or phero in any medium you like......WOW. I don't think she could bend backwards any further for us. Not every phero is going to work with a person's chemistry, just like not every scent will work with a person's chemistry. If Mara makes a phero-ed scent and I try it and love the scent but it has a wrong phero for me, I put it to the side. I feel like asking her to make a non-phero-ed version of every phero scent is asking a bit much. When Mara makes a phero-ed scent, she is creating the TOTAL package. Creating a scent that works WITH the phero. She is an artist, and I feel quite sure that she doesn't really enjoy having to reconfigure her pieces of art to suit every person. If you want a phero-ed scent other than what she offers, request a boosted scent! She has hundreds to choose from! And, if you want a scent that doesn't have a phero, ask Mara which unphero-ed scents she has that would be similar to the phero-ed one that you like. Hope I didn't piss anybody off here.....just my honest view...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrschrissyrez Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 What Dolly said!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinnamonmel Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Yes, what dolly said. Not my cat dolly, she just says 'mao mao', and 'eh-ohhhhhh'. Am I reading it correctly though that all phero Nov will not happen again? I will be a little sad if so, given that this is my fave month, it follows a bad month of family deaths, but I would totally get why it's hard work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Well and as you know, Dolly, I've said the exact same things in this type of discussion before...many many times. Am I reading it correctly though that all phero Nov will not happen again? I will be a little sad if so, given that this is my fave month, it follows a bad month of family deaths, but I would totally get why it's hard work! No, she's not saying this will be the end of Pheromas, just the end of offering "virgin" versions of the pheromone-enhanced scents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivy_fiddlefox Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Well I never meant to say that Mara should bend over backward anymore for us, I was just making a point. Either way it doesn't matter to me, I have more than enough scents, more than I can use in a lifetime probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calii Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Dolly,Luna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinnamonmel Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Thanks for clarifying Luna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Ok, the front page is finally finally finally UP! Whew! I am going to go run and vote, and shove some food in my face since I haven't had a morsel yet today, then I'll come back and start uploading the cart pages. So, to summarize: PERFUMERIE is up and you can order full sized bottles from there. But the cart is NOT up so you can't order samples or sets yet. K? Thanks everyone! I'll be back soon! xoxoxoxox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivy_fiddlefox Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Thanks Mara, go get some food in you sheesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethOSP Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) O BEAUTEOUS PRECIOUSSSSSSS!!!! I've been over on LP reading the bounty. YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN!!! And may I say that the descriptions are quite...entertaining!!! Hee!!! Just call me Randy. Edited November 6, 2012 by ElizabethOSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinnamonmel Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Woooo...i was off to bed but that can wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Thank you Mara and LP crew!!! Just placed my order! Woooohooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calii Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 mmmmm,just spent some time reading the descriptions,brillant as always,kudos to Da Mara,Da Jester...and as always our beloved Luna Chick ...you can leave your hat on Mara...not eating all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggers Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I just finished reading the descriptions, too. Fantastic, really. I'm particularly taken with the description of the Gotcha! phero, as this was EXACTLY the deal when BF and I got together. We were so dorky about the whole thing! All of my friends kept telling me, "he's TOTALLY in love with you," and all of his friends kept telling him, "Dude, she's TOTALLY into you." But neither of us was convinced. There's a 10 year age gap between us - he's 10 years younger - and it made it all feel kind of... unreal. It took an acquaintance of a bartender *assuming* we were a couple and put us on the same bill at the end of the night in order for us to "declare" ourselves to each other! Looking back, (well, not even looking back; even *at the time*) it was SO GOOFY!!! That was almost 10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyVictoria Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 omg what did i missss?? fuck I chose the wrong day to actually work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiana Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I just placed my order.....so worth it.....OMFG THE LABEL FOR STRANGE ATTRACTORS HAS AN AMAZON PARROT ON IT why did I not notice this before? I'd still get the scent even if the label had no pic at all. But that could be Lestat's cousin, that's a Blue Front on there and he's a Yellow Nape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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