Hello all. I was getting down to the bottom of my bottle of cologne and thought I’d perhaps try to once more branch out from my long tried and true Acqua di Gio.
Being a science nerd and having read the recent “Oxytocin Makes People More Generous” study, I suddenly wondered if there had been anything new in the field of pheromones. When I started college back in the 90s, I remember some random guy walking through the dormitories trying to sell a ‘revolutionary new pheromone cologne.’ “Attract the ladies in droves for the low low price of $30 a bottle!” - except, honestly, to me it absolutely reeked like stale piss. Yeah, that’ll attract the ladies! So I did a little googling, turned up lots of quack sites, and eventually found this forum & associated much-more-legit-seeming company.
About me:
I’m a soon-to-be 28 year old white male from the Midwest, 6ft tall, average build. Personality-wise, I’m pretty easy going, friendly, and also happily an introvert - that does not equate to shy. Strong extroverts get on my nerves with their aggression, incessant empty chatter, and so forth. I’m a Myer-Briggs INFP personality type, so I tend to require a lot of intimacy in my interpersonal relationships; the beta androstenols sound good. An androstadienone/androsterone product might be fun to try too, considering that the majority of my close friends and the people I regularly associate with are women. (Woe unto me if I ever marry a jealous woman.) I don’t foresee much other use than that for the near future since work is going to be hellish and intense (60+ hour weeks) for the next 2-3 months. This is mostly a fun experiment for now, just to facilitate bonding, see the reactions from other people, etc.
After reading several scores of posts, I was thinking about starting out with some
Instant Shine,
Instant Honesty 4x (100% sure on this one),
Instant Female Magic,
Or maybe some Instant Gentleman?
Probably a couple of full-size, a couple as a ToGo size, both as a trial and for my budget. Seriously, there are a lot to choose, sheesh. If those do anything for me, I may come back to try some A314, especially since I work in a high-stress field with many alpha males (at least they think they are). I had also thought about picking up some Ammo… Is it light and pleasant enough for daily wear in a formal professional setting? As kitsch and common as it is these days, the Aqua di Gio still receives far more compliments than anything else I wear. And does anyone have experience with AdG as a cover scent? Any & all advice or suggestions appreciated.
FWIW, my ideal self-image would be an approachable Cary Grant. As he said, “Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.”
Thanks!