How do I test?
In the beginning: Wear only this molecule (solo).
Most molecules have been calibrated to work best at a two spray dosage. Start there, but try everything. Try your wrists, hair, chest, happy trail, elbows. One spray, two, three, four… and so on. The more road tests, the more data. The more data, the better products can get. We want as much real world data from real world people as possible.
We’ll give you a general idea where it’s appropriate to wear a new mix, but we don’t want to tell you much more after that. Giving you too much leading information in the beginning can taint the information.
Where Do I Report My Results?
Thought you’d never ask!
Create your own journal and fill it with your reports. Also, if you are testing an MX, an ExperiMones, or a Putative, you simply need to search your MX, Experimones, or Putative in the Official MX / Putative Forum. If your MX / putative / ExperiMone is listed, make a post in its thread.
If it’s not there yet, send it to Feedback@androtics.com with the MX # / P # / TA (letter) in the title. Once we make an “Official” thread, we can transfer your results over.
What Should My Reports Include?
(Yeah, you can Copy & Paste these Q’s to your report. Go ahead. That’s why we wrote 'em.)
First Impressions: Spray. Let dry. Sniff. What are your first impressions? Does the smell remind you of anything? What do you notice yourself feeling?
Dosage & Application Points: What dosage are you using? Where are you spraying?
Most Appropriate Environment: Is this a social mix / putative? Work-friendly? Could you wear it to church? Around your grandmother? Around your F-buddy?
Types of Effects: Explain what types of effects you experienced. Did these experiences happen multiple times?
Strength: How strong did you feel the effects? On yourself? On others? Did it hit you over the head, or was it more subtle?
Length of Effects: When did you notice the onset of effects? When did you notice the outset? When did it peak? When did it wane?
Tenacity: Tenacity refers to “staying power”, or the aggressiveness of the cologne. Does it seem to “attack” people around you, or is it more of a “slow burner”? Does it seem like you can point your fume in one direction or another?
Effectiveness & Consistency: How effective is this mix on a scale of 1-10 (1 dud, 10 HELL YES)? Have its effects been consistent over time?
Diffusion/Sillage: Sillage refers to your “vapor trail”. Think of it like the wake of a ship. How many feet/meters is your vapor trail? Do people seem to follow your sillage?
Other weird questions that help clarify effects:
If it were music, what would it sound like?
If it had a texture, what would it feel like?
If it were edible or drinkable, what would it taste like?
>> What celebrity or public figure is it most like? (this is a good question!)