I’ve been playing around with A314 and Instant Shine at work. Alas, if I had only started using the A314 a year or so ago… I am finally getting the partners to concede authority to me and let me make decisions, but it would have been nice to have this last year when some key decisions were made. Better late than never.
But the REAL screwy thing is the effect Instant Shine has on me. I find myself taking long, drawn-out sniffs from my wrists where the Instant Shine sits with its cover throughout the day. I swear I can feel my mood change. My face muscles relax, the corners of my lips turn up a bit, and my mind clears. This alone makes the Instant Shine worth it as a permanent fixture on my skin.
Mind you, I have been wearing all my pheromones very sparingly (as well as the cover scents), and I believe I need to up the dosage a bit. I have been blessed or, in this case, cursed with a relatively low body odor (confirmed by many an ex-girlfriend), and I think this is part of a greater low-scent state of existence. Thus, I have always been able to wear more cologne than most; in fact, I have to in order for it to be noticed. Until now, I have gotten hits standing very close to people (women and men) on trains, in elevators - places where the scents are not competing over a thousand others (other pheromones, colognes, liquor, etc.). For evening excursions, the cologne and pheromone usage will increase.
Since I can’t bathe myself in my current colognes at work, I’ve ordered a large number of essential oils from Eden Botanicals along with the necessary equipment to try my hand at making my own scent (with a jojoba oil carrier, to act as a cover for A314). This way, I hope to produce something more office-appropriate. I’m aiming for a grassy, woodsy scent. I’ll post more about this when I get started in the Parfum section.