Hey all,
After months of saying to myself I couldn’t afford A314, I went ahead and got some.
So yesterday I checked the mail in the late afternoon and used 3 drops rubbed into the back of both ears. I used a cover scent (Ferragamo) directly on the areas applied.
Within 20 mins I could feel some effects on myself. I felt more confident and in a better mood than I’ve been all day. This result alone is worth the sticker price, I feel. 
Anyway, me and my friends were invited to a friend’s place for a Thanksgiving get-together. There were 4 of us in the car. My house-mate was driving, I had shotgun and there were 2 girls in the backseat. One of the girls is a smoking blonde hottie (easily a 9) and I’ve known her for about 3 months. She is 22 (fresh out of college) and white. (I’m 27 and Asian BTW) So, I’ve known her for about 3 months and we’re pretty good friends. I’m not interested in her, though and so it is easier for me to talk to her naturally. One thing to note however, is that she is one of the youngest people in our cohort in our dept at grad school and she had previously confided in me that she has insecurities about her age and how people might perceive her. I mean most people in the cohort have had some sort of job experience in the real world after college.
At one point in the car I showed her my new cellphone. She commented on the panda picture which was my wallpaper and said something I didn’t expect. She said it suited me and when I asked her why, she said it was because I was “elusive”. Later at the friend’s place I asked her when we were alone about what she meant by that and she said that it was because I was quiet and mysterious. She was smiling and I could tell that she found this somewhat attractive. All night, she would smile at me far more than any other night we hung out together. I started to be cocky-funny - a natural personality trait of mine but it only gets intermittent expression since I got here because I am still adjusting to a new place, a new culture and new people. I attribute this change in confidence to the A314. It allowed my natural funny and confident self to come out. So I was teasing her all night and she responded well. She would be defensive but still would want to talk to me. Usually, she would become defensive and argue back. But last night, she laughed along. I know this is all rather subtle, but she had never reacted to me this way before. I could tell she felt attracted to me, but I didn’t jump on it because my housemate likes her and he knows I don’t.
In general, people paid more respect to me last night. They listened better to what I had to say. This was a big deal for me because since I have been here, people have not been listening to me. I’ve been suspecting that it is because I speak more slowly than most Americans and I have a weird accent. But last night, people listened and laughed at my jokes. One guy, who usually tries put-down jokes on other guys, left me alone all night.
One problem though, I think I went too far with some of my jokes. They became uncharacteristically risque. I guess it was because the A314 was making me feel a little frisky (horny but in a fun-loving way).
All in all, I’d count it as a successful night. It wasn’t a raging success, but you only get what you put in, and I wasn’t making much of an effort at all. Next week, I’ll test it out in class and cafes. I;m in a college town and it has been deserted since Wednesday, naturally.