Data, how long does intense last ?
Today I wore the variation on the ICM mix that Mark recommended to me in the Strip Club thread. Before, I layered it, but this time I pre-mixed about 4 doses worth, or 3 heavy doses. It was all I could fit into a To-go bottle.
Anyway, people were really chatty with me. Any time I asked someone a simple question, it ended up being a 15 minute conversation about any- and everything possibly tangential to the original question. It was amusing sometimes, but other times a simple yes or no would have been fine. One guy forgot who he was talking to and casually mentioned need-to-know information to me in conversation, which I thought was odd. It wasn’t anything top secret or related to national defense or anything, but I know where my need-to-know boundaries lie, and a few things were just on the other side of them. Per company policy, I had to interrupt and caution him about the subject matter. He was a bit embarrassed, but since the information was so fragmented, and I’ve forgotten what exactly it was he said, no real harm was done.
-D4
data, you didn’t answer me my man
To be honest, I don’t think what you wear really matters as long as it doesn’t flat out stink. Pheromones have a way of enhancing the cologne anyway. I’ve got a bottle of Stetson that was given to me from my ex-inlaws for Christmas a couple of years ago, and when I was experimenting with NPA back when I first got it, I got compliments on my smell. Stetson is pretty much the poster child for drugstore colognes, but it might as well have been some Christian Dior high dollar hoity-toidy juice the way people raved about it that day.
I can’t really guess how you’ll like Intense. To me, it’s vaguely similar to Armani Mania, but without the wood overtones. It may even be described as a bit… well… metrosexual, but with regard to pheromones, it’s an excellent -none cover. I love the smell, and right now, it’s my favorite. I gave up my longstanding relationship with Drakkar Noir for it.
-D4
Data , u still didnt answer my question. How long does the intense scent last?
That’s my feeling too… anymore I don’t really care about fragrances so much for the effect on other people… as long as it isn’t flat out annoying. Like you say pheromones seem to make alot of fragrances “good” even when alot of people hate them.
I do like experiencing different fragrances just for themselves, though. I’m now very much an olfactory junky.
Drakkar Noir? Hahah… that’s what I wore yesterday (sampler size, I tried it off and on before). For some reason, I’m actually liking it with pheromones. I used to hate it before, now it smells decent (before it smelled dry, dead, and overbearing in any amount- now it smells alive and seems “zippy”- maybe it needs some funk with it?). My mom did complain it was stenchy (I wasn’t wearing that much, but she had a headache… and the pheromones could have been bugging her a little, I guess).
I just thought of a cool experiment… a guy wearing a little bit of women’s perfume (just enough so people could smell it, not blanket them in a noxious cloud), with lots of man 'pheromones. What would be the reaction. That would take some balls to pull off though, LOL.
I still like it, and would wear it again without hesitation. I just wanted to go with something new, because Drakkar’s a bit played out. It was THE men’s fragrance of the late 80’s/early 90’s. I stayed with it so long because it blended very well with my body’s chemistry. I’d get compliments every day it seemed. Spiked with NPA, it takes on an interesting flavor. It doesn’t cover the -none completely, but it does add a dark, mysterious tone to it. Try mixing it 7:1 with NPA. I usually did 5:1, but taking into account your sensitivity to -none, that might be a reasonable ratio to play with.
I’m seriously thinking about doing that with Dirty. The casino I go to every once in awhile has a nightclub. I’ve never been in there; too busy losing money to slots. I just might have to check it out one night, basted like a manwhore. 
-D4
I’ve always wanted to create one of my own personal fragrances nobody else had. I know a little bit about perfumery, and of course there are essential oils, but I want to create something that was really unique, even if it involved alot of those chemical/artificial ingredients that are harder to get (like linalool). Every time I mix something up with essential oils, it comes out smelling a bit “flat”. OK, but no sparkle.
edit: I’ve noted as of late sometimes I’m comming off as a jerk. If you think I’m talking too much about myself in your journal, Data, just let me know (message me- and I’ll delete the post). Hey, maybe you should even put me on your buddy list?
Not at all. I don’t mind general discussion here at all. If I had to put a rule in place, it’d be no politics. Other than that, and as long as the mods don’t care, feel free to talk about whatever ya feel like. Any phero-related stuff from me that’s worth reporting is usually pretty scarce anyway. And as far as coming off like a jerk goes, I haven’t gotten that impression. In fact, lately I’ve felt like the jerk, though a lot of that had to do with cabin fever from being cooped up in the house. I’ve mellowed out now that I’m back to work.
Done.
-D4
To tell you the truth, Data… I feel socially ackward as hell. Like I’m never quite sure anymore of stuff to say, or if I have a right to say it. I don’t want to hog your thread 
BTW, Data… if you don’t mind me asking… have you been depressive your whole life or did that just happen after your divorce? You can PM me, I’d be interested in knowing how you are dealing with that.
I’ve been thinking about this past week at work, looking at how it’s gone as a whole, and I have to say, it’s been great. No real stand-out hits, and I haven’t spoken with Sarah very much. Still not sure I want to go there. This isn’t so much cold feet as it is a reality check. I’m notorious for idealizing people I’m attracted to, and an honest look at things tells me we’re probably not compatible. It’s too complicated to go into detail, but I’m drawing from experience, and it’s something I’m pretty well at peace with.
Anyway, back to the big picture. The relationship I have with my team leader and manager couldn’t be better. This manager is a different one from the absolute bitch I mentioned in earlier posts. She’s absolutely fantastic and a joy to work for. My team leader as well is cool, fun, funny, and makes for a really easygoing work environment, regardless of whatever pressures we may be facing. Add this on top of a good social mix like the Franken-ICM I’m wearing, and it really doesn’t get any better (except for maybe double my pay, or winning the lottery, but I digress).
Co-workers, likewise, have been mellow, laid back, and good humored, both male and female. Every interaction I’ve had has been filled with smiles and laughter. Who knows… it may be that my phero signature is boosting the morale of the entire crew? This seriously calls for at least a couple more weeks of testing to be sure. If it goes like this past week has been, that’s just fine with me!
-D4
I wanted to see if I could affect my dreams with androstenone last night. Not sure why… just thought it might be an interesting experiment. I hit myself up with 3 shots of Turn Up The Heat 2x, and off to sleep I went. I remember some of my dreams, but none of them are worth repeating. Just goofy fragmented stuff.
Woke up to someone in the bed with me. Time to medicate the cat, so I tackled him while ex-wifey administered the eyedrops. Released the cat, then stretched back out to bask in the I-just-woke-up-but-don’thave-to-go-anywhere sensation Saturday mornings bring. Ex-wifey snuggled up against me and rested her nose in the crook of my neck/shoulder, where one of the TUTH sprays landed.
Long story short, yeah, once again, we prove pheromones don’t work on her. Uh-huh. 'Scuse me whilst I go smoke the cigarette of perdition and raid the fridge of iniquity. 
-D4
Androstenone always makes me have dreams I can’t remember. Plus, enough of it seems to make getting to sleep difficult and knock a few hours off my sleep.
I used to have very vivid dreams years ago, usually I think they were dealing with subconscious fears. Now I don’t remember my dreams so much. Some of the “fears” I have I think are less mundane now days. I used to have the dream I went to school in my underwear all the time. Sometimes, in my mid to late 20’s I dreamed I was still trapped in highschool and was much older and everybody was staring at me (I wasn’t naked, I just felt out of place, anachronistic), it was so bizarre.
BTW, that’s some good observations about pheromones changing the dynamics and morale of a group. I have noticed this as well, but not in a work setting. It is very subtle and I believe alot of it is actually due to verbal communication and body language, pheromones are just a catalyst.
data, how is unscented products?
About to head out. I’m either going to the strip club or the casino. If I don’t see Paradise’s car out in front of the club, I’ll go try my luck on slots, and maybe even check out the night club.
I haven’t 'moned up yet, so I’ll report on what I wore when I get back.
-D4
Okay, tonight I am Riding Dirty.
5 drops of Dirty, 3 to abdomen, 1 split on all my fingertips and 1 in the soul patch
3 sprays of TUTH 2x, neck and chest
4 sprays of IShine to hair and neck
2 sprays of IH 2x to forearms
2 drops of A314, 1 split on wrists and 1 split behind ears.
I call this the Respectable, Honest, Happy, Horny Guy Who Just Did a 69 and Probably Could Be Talked Into Another mix.
Oyvey…
-D4
T’was a bust. Paradise wasn’t working, and I decided I didn’t want to go blow the $200 I’d reserved in mad money on losing to slots. In fact, I didn’t feel sociable at all, so the casino night club was out of the question.
I’d love to find a group of people up here who were into pheromones to go as a group to clubs and such. It’d be much more fun. Flying solo is alright sometimes, but I find I’m more inclined to do stuff like approach women in clubs (not of the strip variety) when I’ve got the peer pressure of the group encouraging me on.
Blah.
-D4
I think I understand some of that feeling… you go out and things don’t click, you are alonne so you don’t feel any pressure to do much of anything social. Though I admit I’ve never gone to a casino or strip club
Could your chosen mix have affected your desire to not socialize?
I think I was more disappointed than anything else. The combo was obviously biased towards the strip club, what with the Dirty and relatively high -none. I have yet to use Dirty on my favorite stripper, so I was curious. The other girls at that club are mostly trash. Some okay ones, but the rapport I already have with Paradise makes testing a little easier.
And besides, I’ll go ahead and say it… I’m gunning for an out-of-the-club tryst with that girl. Yeah, yeah… it’s pretty pathetic, but the pursuit is a guilty pleasure that I can indulge in.
But back to my mood and possible pheromone connection, I don’t think so. The only negative effects I’ve ever experienced was with IFM, as detailed several pages back in a report about Thanksgiving last year. Even that had the root cause of the whole disintegration of my marriage, but I think the IFM stacked on that to make it worse.
-D4
data, that mix sounds like a big od to me my man. So where did u end up going?