Data4's Journal

Alrighty, then. It’s time I better organized myself and get a journal going. Previously, the monster Strip Club thread was my defacto journal, but I’m now going to do much broader testing. Unfortunately for those of you who were following my escapades, my strip clubbing has come to a close.

The end result of that experiment was that pheromones can enhance your experiences, but it must be stressed that they aren’t magic potions that will make strippers swoon for you. In the end, I did get to know a couple, got a few phone numbers, and became a regular friendly face at the club I went to, but that could have been just as much my personality and money as the pheromones. Make no mistake, the advice and words of caution I received from folks like Tisha is 100% true. Every interaction I had with the girls I got to know was in the context of keeping me as a paying customer. The Starbucks “date”, the phone numbers, etc. I did get some interesting one-of reactions from a couple girls, like how one loved my smell and nibbled on my neck, but that was fleeting. As soon as our interactions were over, she was back in hustle mode with other customers and never came back to me.

So, bottom line is that you can wear mones at a strip club and get better-than-normal lap dances, but you’re not going to make any girlfriends or FBs out of them.

Next, I’ve done a couple of IShine OD tests. That has a thread of its own, but the short version is that 12-14 sprays of the stuff made me extremely laid back and easygoing, altered my perception of time (made it fly by), and turned me into an accidental comedian around my co-workers. That was an interesting experience. No side effects for me, such as headaches or nausea that others have reported.

I’ve also got a base mix that I use every day at work, which consists of two drops of A314, 2 sprays of IFM, and 2 sprays of Shine. The rationale for this – especially the IFM-- is that my shift lead is a woman in her late 40’s or early 50’s, and it’s always a good thing to make sure she’s happy. She’s generally a cheerful, easygoing sort, so I’m just adding a little MSG to that. The A314 is for the respect among my peers, and I do seem to have good relations all around with them. No “workplace adversaries” to speak of. And of course the Shine is to help keep everyone smiling, which they generally do.

Based on Tater’s suggestion, I have a few composites brewing in my bathroom drawer. 1 is a 2:1 mix of Drakkar Noir and IFM, and the other is a 5:1 mix of Pheros cologne and NPA. I’ll be giving those a whirl over the next week or two and will report on any results. Also, I’d like to address Dr. Smellthis, if you happen to read this thread. I LOVE Pheros! It’s got a nice spicy-woodsy scent, and it’s the best -none cover I’ve ever used. Mixing it with NPA makes for a perfect blend, where the -none is barely perceptible. In fact, as I mentioned to Tater recently, I think the only reason I can smell the -none at all is because I’m familiar with the scent and can pick it out. Really, really great product you have there!

So, in closing for this here introductory post, I’ve got an order being put together consisting of some Instant Jerk, Instant Honesty, P74, P79, and an MX series, and I look forward to testing and reporting on those as soon as I can.

Thanks for reading!

-D4

Awesome…I’m honored to be the first response on your journal! I cant wait to hear more!

Reps for you starting a journal… was wondering if your testapalooza thread had become your journal!

Hmmm… sorry… i tried, and it told me i can’t give you any more until i spread it around some more?

You could always add a little link to your sig with your strip journal in your signature.

Just a thought :slight_smile:

Tisha

What, no strip clubs anymore??? :open_mouth: :smiley:

Looking forward to hearing more about your experiences… When did you catch some P74? Been looking for quite some time and it’s always out of stock… It’s one of my favourites and my bottle is slowly but steadily nearing it’s end… :frowning:

Thanksgiving. Well… yeah, kind of a weird day. I guess before I go into this report, it helps to have some background. My wife and I are in the middle of a divorce. She wanted it, but I don’t. No, the strip clubbing wasn’t a factor. That came after the announcement. So, anyway, we’re still living together, but in separate rooms. It’s an arrangement of convenience more than anything else. We get along mostly okay, but I do have my downer days where I basically just want to crawl into a hole and die.

The arrival of the holiday season has been pretty hard on me, since I’m almost 3000 miles away from my family, and slowly but surely, the family I’d gained up here is on the way to being no more. Needless to say, this is a pretty tough time for me, but I seem to be managing alright.

So, anyway, my in-laws invited me over and I accepted. The good thing in all of this is they think my wife is nuts, and are very supportive of me. I took a shower and grabbed my 2:1 Drakkar Noir / IFM composite mix and sprayed 2 sprays to my neck and one shared to the wrists.

To cut to the chase, I felt like shit. I really don’t know if it was the situation, mones, or both, but I should have tried the remaining 2-3 sprays of IShine I’ve got left.

Take my advice: If you’re at a point in your life where there’s garbage that’s out of your control which is bringing you down, stay away from IFM.

-D4

Data4,

Instant Female Magic contains A1 which has been known to bring men down. For me its hit or miss and I stay away from it unless I’m already having fun.

By the way. I’ve read your stripper journal which I found interesting. From what I heard I think they really like you and I don’t thinks its all about the money. From what I could read you have good style with women (irrespective of the pheromones). I think you are going to do great with the non-strippers now. :slight_smile:

Yeah, I knew the IFM and Androstadienone had downer effects, but I’d never experienced it previously. Tater has often said that he finds that compositing pheromones with a cologne yields better results for him than covering. I wouldn’t say my experience was “better”, but it was more intense. Then again, it could have just been the situation, like I said.

I appreciate your comments about the stripper thread. Unfortunately, strippers are unique animals, and are very good at acting a part to try to make unsuspecting guys part with their money. I think Paradise was completely playing the part, while Naomi (who I referred to as Raven before) may have had a little interest. Still, it’s not something I want to get into. It was just an experiment, and nothing more, and now it’s done.

-D4

Hey D4, looks like you got a good start on a journal here. I think for single guys who find holidays just too weird to deal with there is no solution like a cheap hotel near a good fishing hole, especially if one can find a shotgun range nearby. Chin up wildman!

Sorry to read about your disenchantment with your stripper buddies. While I agree with you that strippers are different animals, I hope that your sudden disenchantment with them isn’t partly a result of the Instant Female Magic clouding your judgement.

Data4, come party with me and my buds sometime. I will make sure you get laid.

LOL! Thanks for the invite, man, but right now, getting laid is low on the list of priorities. Yes, gasp at the notion… :slight_smile: So many things going on right now, I guess my use of pheromones is just to explore the potential for that and other things.

Gotta say, though… I sure do miss it. :open_mouth:

-D4

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Taters very upset at Data for giving him reasons to rep faster than he can spread it around. Glad to see your journal. Its already on my MUST-READ list!

data4…your a legend…

Hey, guys, thanks heaps. I don’t really know what I did to get this kind of reputation. Okay, so I moned up and hit a strip club for a couple of weeks… No big whoop. :slight_smile:

Tater, gawrsh man… Coming from you, it means a lot. :smiley:

-D4

Well, you moned up, hit a strip club, and then wrote some very detailed and informative posts based on your experiences. You have some very good insights that are great to read. You get my vote. :slight_smile:

This isn’t really pheromone related. Well, part of it is, so I guess it’s relevant.

I haven’t posted a whole lot lately, and it’s because I’m going through some interesting times. Interesting as in the great Confuscian curse of “May you live in interesting times.” I’ve made no secret about the difficulties I’m going through with my marriage, and posting about it doesn’t bother me. In fact, I find it sort of cathartic in a way.

You see, when I first got into pheromones, it was with curiosity at whether or not I could use them to help regain that fire in my relationship with my wife that was lost over the last year or so. Now, I could go into great detail about what it was that caused us to be at this crossroads in our lives, but the short version is that my part in it was losing sight of the day to day things that matter most. Of course she’s not innocent either, but it doesn’t really matter. I want to go back to being in love with my wife, and I want her to go back to being in love with me. While we can’t control another person’s thoughts or feelings, we can control ourselves, and so it’s with that in mind that I’ve done a lot of soul searching over the last couple of weeks.

I’ve seen how I’ve become a caricature of myself, what with all the strip club stuff and other things that I won’t get into. Suffice it to say, I’ve started trying to look at myself through other eyes-- her’s or anyone else’s for that matter-- and some of my faults become obvious to me.

In a way, I’d given up too early. I let my wife’s decision to pursue divorce neuter my drive to improve myself and thus try to improve our situation. I threw my hands in the air and said “To hell with it!” I began to plan for being single again, immersing myself in PUA stuff, and letting my thoughts drift to other people. People such as that one co-worker of mine who I was working on a special project with. People such as my stripper “friends”. All this time, I was trying to become something I am NOT.

I’ve reached an epiphany of sorts, realizing that who I am is what matters most. I am not a bottle of pheromones. I am not a PUA, and I am most certainly not a strip club lizard who’s goal in life is to score with some plastic golem of a person. I am my wife’s husband, and I’ve been stifled by too much bullshit that I alone have let creep into my life.

I’ve re-evaluated who I am, and I find that it’s much more pleasant to let the real me out for air. It’s shown in my personal life, too. My wife and I have been getting along wonderfully lately. We spend time together and communicate in ways we haven’t done in months. While she hasn’t made the declaration that the divorce is no more, I’ve noticed her way of speaking has started to shift. Where before, she spoke of future plans in terms of “I”, she’s now using “We”. I’m not going to rush, pursue, pressure, or aggravate. I’m going to continue doing what I have been-- listening, being empathetic, stifling my reflex to say “No, you’re wrong!”, and most of all, loving her as I’ve always loved her.

So where does this leave me in terms of pheromones? I will continue to use them, but in a more social and professional way. I will use them to enhance my life and her’s, and combined with my new/old outlook, hopefully contribute to her happiness in ways that I’ve been unable to over the last year.

Anyway, just thought I’d share what was on my mind.

-D4

Good on ya Data. Wishing you all the best with your wife, and success in general.

Regards man
Jack.

It’s always nice to watch someone get his priorities in order.

However, since I have no such priorities, does this mean that if I’m ever in the SeaTac area, Naomi and Paradise are fair game?:wink: