# Instant Shine smell? Went musky and BO-ish on me after half an hour **URL:** \ **Category:** Women's Pheromone Advice & Field Reports\ **Created:** [July 6, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/instant-shine-smell-went-musky-and-bo-ish-on-me-after-half-an-hour/4518 "2007-07-06T23:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![LaurieNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@LaurieNY](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/LaurieNY)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/instant-shine-smell-went-musky-and-bo-ish-on-me-after-half-an-hour/4518/5 "2007-07-07T00:41:18Z")
I’d say a good way to prevent detecting the pheros later in the evening is to apply the cover earlier in the evening, the sooner after dry down (about 15 minutes after you spray the pheros) the better. I would also say that the stronger the perfume, the more protective the cover will be. Shine is known for having a bit of a rank odor–for me, I can detect it, but it’s pretty slight. I usually dash a cover of either Pink Clouds (Pink Sugar knockoff) or Oscar by Oscar de la Renta over it. [Instant Sexiness](https://phera.com/product/instant-sexiness/) gets fewer complaints, and I’m often comfortable wearing that one without a cover, but sometimes I cover it anyway. It enhances diffusion, after all. Here’s a thread on the Shine situation: > [@The controversial smell of Instant Shine](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-controversial-smell-of-instant-shine/189786): > > There seems to be some controversy regarding the smell of [Instant Shine](https://a314.com/product/shine/). Some people love the smell. I find myself sniffing the application points at time, and be sure to always spray some into my face. Several people think is smells like onions or some other overpowering scent. Let’s find out the forums consensus on Instant Shine. --- _[View the full topic](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/instant-shine-smell-went-musky-and-bo-ish-on-me-after-half-an-hour/4518)._