Hey, and welcome! Sounds like the perfect *light bulb moment where it was so obvious there was something else going on behind the scenes. Excellent that you were able to notice it… that means good things for when you begin testing mones.
AMMO and IS are two great places to start. Also nice to see you’ve done some reading… don’t let it stop there, though. Check out the stickies on each forum, at the very least.
Snake Oil? There’s actually a thread asking the forum users that very same thing.
Take a browse through some of the Men’s journals’ for some personal experiences with testing and doses and mixes etc.
Starter scent is completely subjective. I personally like Neroli quite a bit, Akuto is growing on me, and I’ve never tried the other scents. The nice thing about these products is that the cologne scent strength can be tailored to your liking. I would try Summer Edition AMMO, different scent and already has some TAA in it (main ingredient in Shine) and the Neroli scent of Instant Shine… Light and pleasant, no musk.
Read Read Read! Then ask some questions… It’s a great community, and everyone is eager to help out.