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I’m happy to say, I have finally caught up on my Miss Dragon posts. (It’s like how people catch up on watching New Girl or whatever Hit TV Show du Jour. I am there now. Until you post next. hehe)

Exactly. This is a very hyped molecule, and it’s great that you are injecting your reality into testing it. Even though all humans are infinitesimally similar, epigenetically, we are NOT! Wearer #1 is not going to get the same complex of effects as Wearer #2, 3, 6, 87 or so on.

But we are human, after all. We’re mammalian creatures with, at the time of this writing*, 40 million odor receptor neurons, which detect ten thousand-ish smells. Put it this way. If you put 40 million colors at the hand of different artists, a different picture and mood will emerge every time. Moods may be similar, all the pictures will be different.

P96, as well as any odiferous particle – lavender, diesel fuel, library books, burnt cinnamon buns w/ too much brown sugar – will paint a mental picture in one’s mind. And there are 7 billion minds, 40 billion odor receptor neurons, and, according to EARL, 48 human emotions. The permutations are endless. Generally, though, clusters of people from the same cultures and backgrounds are going to have similar affects and effects. The wisdom of crowds.

I’ll stop here, because I can go on forever. But this is why I like my job. :slight_smile:

What fragrances do you like?

What were your favorite smells growing up?

You may be speaking of the dynamics of the diffusion properties of Chocolatini carrying P96. Every fragrance is going to affect diffusion characteristics a different way, esp when we’re talking about carrying odiferous pheromonal molecules, which are generally lighter than perfuming chemicals. And so, some of the perfuming chemicals may dampen the pheromonal and stick it to skin, until heated up by your pulse points, allowing it to break through.

Seriously, just a theory though. The moral of the story is – P96 with Chocolatini works this way for you, and P96 with grapefruit may not.

AAAnd this is why I am so thankful you remember to put your fragrance choice in your reports.

I get the feeling I want to hug you after reading these reports, that’s how powerful your mixes are. They transcend text and time.

Inhibition drop. Closeness. An awkwardness-state-break. Still platonic. Interesting.

Give me some specifics and I’ll make it happen.

Also - err.. not to let the cat out of the bag so to speak, but one of the CTTM 406-408 mixes is somewhat like that. But I don’t remember which one, and I have already spoken too much.

Oh, right. I already asked what your favorite fragrances are. But I DID NOT ask what your favorite AD fragrances are. Have you tried them all?

Oh, and what is the dosage of your P130 spray, itself?

And: P130 - 96 - IH? Tried this? What do you think?

Sherlock in his office, figuring things out, with all the little pop up ideas and creased forehead shots is almost shot for shot exactly a scene out of our office on heavy planning days.

We should include hot chocolate on those days.

L-O-L. Just drooled my invisible hot chocolate back into my cup.

Mr T voice: “I pity the Mama who evah commenta on my beard.”

*- Scientists, like all curious discoverers, learn more every day. They will probably out a press release next week that totally debunks this. but, for now, let’s just say 40 million OR neurons.

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p96, Day 2 (or 3? Not sure how to categorize that last one.)

p96, Day 2-ish (Saturday)
25 mcg, applied twice, applied 6.5 hours apart
Chocolatini
Friends and strangers, and one-on-one

I went to a conference yesterday. A bunch of my friends carpooled. My goal for the day was to see if I could observe how long p96 was effective. What I achieved instead was an observation of self-effects, finally.

At 7:30 am (yes, that’s when I arrived at the meetup spot), I applied 2 sprays of 12.5 mcg p96 to my jaw/earlobe/neck area and blotted the runoff with the insides of my wrists. I was all bundled up for the weather at the time, and that was practically my only exposed skin. The van got warm pretty quickly, so the bundling didn’t last very long.

As soon as I pulled into the meetup parking lot (on time to the very minute), I realized that my best friend (the one from the “day 5” p130 test) was pulling in behind me. For a split second, my brain said, “oh, cool!” but then I suddenly realized that she had previously told me that the meetup time was 7:15. If she was arriving at 7:30, then she must have known that we weren’t really meeting at 7:15. She must have lied to me because she assumed I’d be late unless she could trick me into thinking we were meeting earlier. That BITCH!!! I was instantly so pissed off (keep in mind that I was tired and cranky), and was rehearsing in my head exactly how I was going to confront her. I applied the p96 just before getting out of my car. She was rummaging around in her car, so I had to wait about 5 minutes before she got out. By then, although I was still offended, my tone had already changed. Instead of “how dare you lie to me”, I asked her, “Did you know that we were meeting up at 7:30?” Yes, she said, she did. “Why did you tell me 7:15? Were you assuming I’d be late if you told me the real time?” Nope. Miscommunication. Hmm. I’m very glad for the timely change in attitude, that coulda been nasty. In retrospect, though I didn’t identify it at the time, I think the p96 was starting to soften me up a little.

When we all headed off, I noticed that I felt endearingly toward the other people in the van. Like there was an instantaneous bond. I do like all of those people, but there was a warmth and kinship that usually takes a bit more time to establish in groups. I have no idea how long the effects lasted. I don’t think it was long. The self-effects were so mild (and I hadn’t even identified them yet by that point) that I didn’t notice them wear off. And if I got any hits, they were so subtle that I didn’t pick up on it. Nobody sat in my lap. And my friends are really nice people anyway.

I’m almost certain that the effects had worn off by the 6.5 hour mark. Probably a lot sooner. I know, at least, that the chocolatini scent faded REALLY quickly. Like, within the first hour or two. I should pay attention to how long it takes for me to stop smelling it, I don’t know why I didn’t think of that as a time marker. I applied another 25 mcg at 2 pm. Again, I felt bonded with the people sitting near me. My friend Rachel was on my right, and I was preoccupied with admiring her hair, which is dark brown with purple streaks. I normally like her hair anyway, but this time I was really taking in the beauty. New conclusion: p96 makes me admire hair!

At this conference, they stuffed us with the most horrible food. Granted, it tasted fine, but what I’m referring to is the fact that it was all sugary or starchy! Or both! Breakfast: danishes, muffins, bagels, orange juice, coffee, fruit. Lunch: grilled cheese sandwiches, cookies, coffee, lemonade. Snack: fruit, marshmallows, and other sweet crap to dip into melted chocolate. I sugar crashed so bad by 6 pm, which is when we got back. Headache, nausea, dizziness, grumpiness, etc. This paragraph has nothing to do with mones, I just wanted to share my pain with the world. I picked up some beef curry takeout and rendezvoused with bestie at Starbucks to get some studying done. Slowly I regained normalcy.

Ok, back to the mones. I’m pretty sure the p96 had worn off by the 5-hour mark, but I’m DEFINITELY sure it was loooong gone by the 6-hour mark. At 8 pm, bestie had to leave, and I had convinced ukulele friend to come take her place in keeping me company. BIG difference from the last 2 times I’d seen him. I certainly enjoyed his company, and we only did a brief amount of work before getting distracted into some really in-depth conversation. But here’s the kicker: where the last 2 times I’d been gazing upon and admiring his face, his hair, his beard,… I found myself doing the exact opposite this time. I noticed how young his face looks since he trimmed his facial hair way short. I noticed that he most certainly needs a haircut, there’s no excuse for his hair to be that awkward. I kept noticing odd flaws in his facial features. Not appreciating any of it. We parted ways at 10 pm. (Then my dad stopped by my place to briefly visit. Long day. I’m exhausted.)

So here’s the takeaway:

For me, I think the primary effects of p96 are beautification and endearment (camaraderie?).
I don’t think this molecule lasts longer than just a few hours (if that). That could be because of the chocolatini, which I’m finding to be a very weak scent.
I think I need to give up on the 25 mcg dosage. Though it has some moderate effects in close proximity, I’m not seeing a general level of hits that I’m satisfied with. Gonna start upping the dose.

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Well, Brian, I’m happy to say I’ve given you a bit more reading material! And I am incredibly flattered by your interest!

I’m fascinated by epigenetics, but I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it in relation to pheromone reception. Feel free to elaborate on this any time you like!

Thanks for including that link. I’m fascinated by emotion psychology (and most other forms of psychology, in fact), and I absolutely ate up the info on that page. Gonna ponder the implications for a while.

I’m so glad you asked! Since I discovered my disinterest in chocolatini, I’ve actually been ruminating on this very topic. As far as fragrances I like, I usually go to Davidoff Cool Water for a cool, breezy scent, usually in the summer. For a warm scent, usually in cooler months, my favorite was SereniTea oil by Upper Canada Soap, but I’m pretty sure they’ve discontinued it. Sad. It made me want to melt every time. The bottle says it’s main components are green tea and ginseng. I generally love mildly sweet and smooth green tea-based fragrances. For a more sensual scent, I like Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy.

Growing up…hmm…I’ve always loved lavender. I’m a tea connoisseur and wild forager, so many herbal, rustic, earthy scents make me feel in my element. I love animals, so the warm smell of plush fur (not dogs, though, they reek) is comforting. Also pumpkin pie or chai spices (easy on the cardamom, buttery on the cinnamon). And cranberry. Yes, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday aside from Oktoberfest!

I have not yet tried all of the AD fragrances. I’ve only tried neroli, grapefruit, and chocolatini. I absolutely love grapefruit. When it settles into my skin, it smells like sunshine.

This makes so much sense! In my latest report, I was a little more observant about the role of the fragrance. I plan to pursue this in further observations. For now, I’m busy keeping my nose permanently buried in my arm where I just sprayed some grapefruit TAL to remind myself of the scent. Fragrant sunshine, bright and warm. Mmm.

You are such a funny dude! I’ll keep a hug reserved for you!

My p130 is 5mcg/spray. I haven’t tried combining p96 with much yet, I’d still like to get to know it better. Particularly effects with increased strengths, and duration. I do like the idea of 130 - 96 - IH. I’m very familiar with IH, that was typically my daily go-to. As much as I love the trust aspect, I did feel like it lacked a bit of…tenderness maybe? Peer-ness? There’s a strength about it that makes me think more of a mother hen rather than a companion. I think the endearing aspects of 96 could lend some vulnerability. This could be enhanced when paired with the disarming and carefree qualities of 130. I’ll do some test-runs and keep you posted!

Ooh, a CTTM similar to p96 - IH? This cat is curious!

That sounds like the coolest office in the world! And yes, you should include hot chocolate on all days. Always.

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p96, Day 4

Gonna keep this brief. Half of my plans got cancelled today, and I only got 2 hours of testing in. Still progress, though.

p96, Day 4 (Wednesday)
50 mcg to the neck
Chocolatini
With 5 friends

So I doubled my dose this time. Got better results. When I walked in at 10 pm, 4 of my friends were playing a game, and the fifth was doing homework. The homework girl (Amanda) gave me a hug and said I smelled like coconut. I had also noticed that chocolatini smells different at a higher dose. Still not great diffusion, though. I stood by the game-players for a few minutes to expose them to my cloud.

Self-effects: I noticed that I felt a bit sheepish. Maybe a little hyper-aware of the social setting. Didn’t last too long, though.

As I was making myself some tea (roughly 5-10 feet away), the girl furthest from me (Angela) started engaging. This is very strange, because she and I aren’t exactly friends. We’re both part of the same social group, but we don’t really interact. We’ve made lame attempts from time to time, but we just have no interest in interacting. Every previous attempt has fizzled. She’s even gone so far as to act like I’m not there when she and I are the only 2 people in the room, and not pass on information that was intended for me. I think she’s a bit jealous of my connection with some of her friends. But this time, she was intentionally filling me in on some recent events of her life, and kept conversation going. Definitely not the norm for her. Score one for p96!

I think my friend Ryan was affected by my pheros without realizing they were coming from me. He and his wife were playing the game, and she got really frustrated and upset. She was venting about what was upsetting to her, and Ryan just kept smiling at her and interjecting, “You’re so pretty! You’re beautiful! You look amazing!” A bit bratty of him, but it does coincide with the beautification effects of p96!

I sat on the adjacent couch from Amanda to get some homework of my own done. Amanda really wanted to engage with me. We both didn’t get much work done, we were too interested in talking about what we were each supposed to be studying. She gave me another hug when she left. She hugged Ryan just after me, and he said, “What smells like coconut?” The girl who previously sat on me was not there this time, I would have been really interested to see her reaction. My ukulele friend was also not there.

I wish I’d had more time to hang out with everyone and see what the effects would have been with more social interaction. The effects were still doing their thing by the 2-hour mark, so I’m predicting it should last as long as 3 hours, at least at this dosage. I also really want to see what the 50 mcg dosage does in a one-on-one setting. I might get that opportunity tomorrow. After a test like that, I might be ready to start combining this with other things. At any rate, I think this is going to be a much more successful dosage for me in general. I’d really like to see how different diffusion would be with a different fragrance.

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P96, Day 5

P96, Day 5 (Wednesday)
50 mcg to the neck and jaw (4 sprays of 12.5 mcg)
Chocolatini
2 different social environments: social meeting with 6 good acquaintances and 1 close friend; later on, hanging out with 11 friends

Wednesdays are usually my best testing days. Went a week between testing, due to midterms and crazy homework load. Also didn’t get to test on my BEST test subject, “ukulele friend”. This is the third Wednesday in a row that our plans got cancelled. Not having him around really screws up my testing. But honestly, I don’t know whether or not he’ll give me the time of day any more like he used to. He’s my favorite friend, and hanging out with him is really special to me. He just started seeing a girl last week, and it’s probably gonna turn exclusive pretty soon. I’m sure she’s wonderful, and I really do want him to be happy, but I’m kinda pissed off about it because I know this will change things between him and me. Boys are stupid.

Another note on Chocolatini: I noticed a scent note at this high dosage that I hadn’t noticed before. There was a prominent spiciness, like clove-cinnamon. I love clove, so that was a pleasant surprise. I applied the 50 mcg (4 sprays) twice tonight, one at 6:15 pm and then again at 9 pm. I only noticed the spice during the first application. During the second, it was back to that coconut smell. I got complimented twice about the “tropical coconutty” smell after the second application, so at least there are others who like it. Not me so much, I only like coconut when I’m eating a macaroon.

First application was around 6:15 pm. I rode with 2 friends (a good friend and her husband) to a small meeting of 8 people. Didn’t notice much until around 7 pm. There’s a college girl who was there, and she’s a little developmentally impaired. I noticed that I had started admiring her hair. Why does p96 always make me admire hair??? She doesn’t have particularly nice hair, it just sort of flops where it wants to. But at the moment, it seemed incredibly sweet and endearing. The girl usually looks up to me anyway, but tonight she was extra eager to please me. I had asked her mother if I could borrow a book, but the girl, with lightning reflexes, grabbed her own book off the floor and thrust it at me with gusto! (this happened around the 2-hour mark, I think)

Around the 45 minute mark, I realized that I felt a bit calm and blissful. Thinking back, this has been a common feeling any time p96 was working at its peak. I think this molecule takes a while to build itself up (45 min to an hour), but then it really explodes, and starts a slow decline until roughly the 3-hour mark.

The group seemed particularly cozy. The environment seemed very safe and open. I felt very connected to everyone there, and a little extra chatty. My good friend and her husband have been having marital problems for a while, but I noticed him rubbing her shoulders and being a bit more affectionate than usual. That’s a great sign, and I’m glad that my mones could help someone else who really needs it.

Second application, 9 pm, usual hangout at my friend’s place. A lot of people showed up, roughly 11 total. Not all at the same time, some came and some left. The lap-sitting girl was there, but she didn’t sit on my lap. I did catch her mirroring my mannerisms, though. And my personal space was very invaded. Whenever someone stood near me, they were practically on top of me! It’s a big house, and there’s plenty of space, but I was being crowded a good deal of the time! I wasn’t sure what to do with myself, I’m not used to being smothered by more than one person at a time! ALSO: (almost forgot about this!) kino! In my previous report, I mentioned a girl named Angela, whom I’ve just sorta been socially coexisting with. She reached out and gave me a warm stroke on my upper arm! She gravitated right to me and updated me on her life, like it was the most natural thing in the world! When exactly did we develop an actual friendship? I don’t think I was around for the process! Man, this girl absolutely eats up p96. She’s 25, white, and blonde, if that helps anyone with their studies. Same for lap girl, only she’s 19.

I have a new fanboy, and I think he’s developing a crush. I’ve only met him one other time, and that was New Year’s Eve/Day. 6 of us played a 12-hour board game called Twilight Imperium. It was torture, I lost my cool a few times. But I won, I kicked everone’s asses! Anyway, that was my first meeting of said guy. We really hit it off, we roll with each other’s humor really well. Didn’t see him for a month and a half until now. But tonight, he was practically doting on me! Looking into my eyes a lot, cracking new jokes with me, joining me with whatever I was doing (fixing a plate of food, making a fire in the fireplace, making tea, whatever), etc. He wasn’t intentionally forward (no obvious verbal affection, kino, etc), which I was glad of. That would have been a bit much, and I would have been uncomfortable. I enjoy this dude’s company, but I’m not really into him. Besides, he’s 7 years younger than me, and I’ve learned my lesson! This is the second time that a young 20’s black guy has gotten crushy with me while I was wearing pheros. Is there p96 in IS/A?

I’m still really bummed that I didn’t get a one-on-one test with ukulele friend. But I’m not gonna wait around, I think I’m ready to start testing this paired with other things. I’ll probably pause and go for the solo test if he stops cancelling on me!

Rambling thoughts on P's and Molecules...
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p96 + p130

This one was a bit of a flop. Didn’t get the expected results at all. I might as well still report it so that in time I can figure out what went wrong.

p130, 15mcg to neck (3 sprays, neroli)
p96, 50mcg to neck and jaw (4 sprays, chocolatini)
With 2 good friends

I was spending the evening with 2 friends, and we had a half-hour drive together to get to where we were going. So I figured this would be a good opportunity to get the mones workin. I chose those quantities because when worn alone, those seem to be the best dosages for me. The two friends were the “bestie” that I’ve mentioned before, and another girl who I have had a 12-year turbulent close friendship with. Sometimes I absolutely can’t stand her and she annoys the shit out of me, and then sometimes we are a total team and have each other’s backs. I guess you could say we are lifelong “best frienemies”.

I didn’t feel very relaxed. In fact, I felt rather annoyed. Our three personalities don’t always mesh very well. I’m usually okay being one-on-one with each girl, but their personalities are so dynamically different that if I’m getting along with one, I’m probably not getting along with the other. As far as p130 goes, I think I learned a little something here. I certainly wasn’t feeling anxiety, but I was definitely feeling annoyance. So I don’t think p130 works against all forms of agitation, perhaps just fear-based rather than anger-based.

I also didn’t feel endeared toward either of them. “Bestie” is probably the world’s worst backseat driver; she insists on looking at the GPS on her phone while I’m driving, even though she and I both know the way and have driven it many times. At least this time she wasn’t telling me which lane she thought I should be in. This particular time, the most she did as far as commentary was to quiz me on which freeway exit I was supposed to take. (Perhaps a mild p130 hit?)

When we arrived at our destination, we spent a couple of hours in a coffee shop. I had studying to do, and “bestie” had paperwork to catch up on. “Best frienemy” 's chief vice is probably that she’s one of the most socially oblivious people I know. This is quite the contradiction, because she is probably the most friendly, outgoing person I know, and she could make friends with the world’s grumpiest person if she tried. I was a bit stunned to realize that she had brought absolutely nothing to amuse herself with while we worked. Instead, she slouched on one of the couches and took a nap. To my horror, I realized that we were in a part of town that has a big homeless problem, and “frienemy” was dressed quite dowdily that day. She looked like a homeless person sleeping in a coffee shop. I didn’t want to crush her feelings by saying anything too pointed, so I just kept my eye out to make sure nobody tried to take action.

Definitely no endearment or beautification. So strange. I didn’t even feel any p96 self-effects. Maybe I have to have a specific target to direct feelings toward in order to feel self-effects.

A few hours later, we were all hanging out in a large social setting with various people, ranging from strangers to acquaintances. I was let down by the bad run of p96 - p130, so I spritzed some IS/A to make up for it. I got hits from 3 different guys that night! That’s more like it! I even got an almost-DIHL. He kept glancing at me longingly, like he wanted to say something, but couldn’t think of anything.

(Edit: Turns out, I was accidentally using IS/B instead of IS/A. I had mixed up the bottles without realizing it. The almost-DIHL guy turned out to be 19. I’ll bet the mones made me seem much younger than I am.)

Conclusions: I dunno. Maybe the apathy angle of p130 was a little too heightened at this dose and suppressed the emotionality of p96. It might work better if I ease off on the p130. Smallest effective dose might be the ticket here.

Oh, and fragrance: neroli + chocolatini just smells like straight-up cinnamon. Like Big Red gum or a Chrismas centerpiece or something.

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p96, Day 6

Ok, so this is quite unorthodox. It’s definitely odd to admit to, but the nature of scientific research is to do odd things. I just read some posts where people had a friend that they’d spray something on so that they could experience how the mones made them perceive that person. That sounds like a great idea, but I don’t really have a way to do that. I’ve chosen to not tell my friends about mones. I don’t want to taint the experimental subjects by divulging information, and also I don’t want to put up with questions and opinions. People would probably think this was all witchcraft or hooey. (Admittedly, I do sometimes feel like I’m in Snape’s potions class!)

There is one friend whom I’ve told, and she’s visited the forum. She never really got into it, because she had a disappointing lack of results, and just got too busy to care about giving it another go. I hardly ever see her, so that just wouldn’t be practical. This is her:

So anyway, I was also reading about how animals have been observed to be very sensitive to pheros. I have a cat. I put 2 and 2 together and decided to try using my cat as a tester. Blasphemy! I figure I can see how I perceive her, as well as note any personality changes on her part (possible self-effects). Well, here’s how tonight went:

p96, 12.5mcg (one spray)
On the cat’s shoulder (LOL, that is just so ridiculous to type!)
Chocolatini

That cat did not like the smell. Poor thing, I made her wear stinkiness. No initial change in her actions or my perceptions. Knowing p96’s time element, I waited a half hour. I was sitting in my usual spot on the couch, and she was sitting in her usual spot, 3 feet away from me.

At the half hour point, I still felt no change, and I didn’t smell the mones. I went up to her and pet her and gave her a little hug. When I hugged her, I got a whiff of the chocolatini, which by this point just smelled like soap. She didn’t seem tortured by the smell any more. The very instant I smelled it, I was seized by a feeling that my cat was the CUTEST DAMNED THING in the world! I got all lovey and was petting and scratching her. She loved it, but obviously didn’t quite feel how I did, because she decided after a few minutes that I should leave her alone. She didn’t run away, though. She stayed sitting 3 feet away from me for the next 4 hours.

At roughly the 3-hour point, I went back over to her and gave her a pet and a cuddle. The scent had faded quite a bit. When I smelled it, I felt endeared toward her again, but not nearly as much as before. It’s like the strength of the effect matched the strength of the smell. When I wasn’t smelling it, I didn’t feel it.

She spent practically the whole time napping. Then around the 5-hour mark, she came over and laid on top of me. She was purring furiously and prodding for me to give her affection! This is incredibly rare for her! She always likes to hang out in orbit of me, but she rarely lays right on top of me. If she ever asks me for affection, it’s usually because I had already initiated, and she decided I wasn’t done yet. But for her to lay on top of me AND initiate affection at the same time is practically unheard of! I only very faintly smelled the fragrance, and I certainly didn’t feel any effects. 12.5mcg must’ve been OD for her, and then she must’ve started feeling the intended effects as it wore off.

So there you have it.

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P96, Day 7

p96, Day 7
50mcg

Ineffective when experiencing heartbreak.

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p96 + IH

p96 + IH may be a profoundly powerful combo. Will expound later.

Edit: Sorry that I never got around to expounding. Now I don’t even remember doing that test, let alone whatever I was gonna say. Silly dragon. Don’t wait so long to report after testing! I’ll try again in the future, and revisit this test.

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Miss Dragon. I have some experience in using pheromones to help with heartbreak / breakup situations.

The only one I found that helped me was Bliss from SteveO.

That juice was very potent in its emotional healing effects.

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Do you have any links I could read up on?

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pmed you

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’ I’m fascinated by emotion psychology’

You’d enjoy ‘Emotional Intelligence’ by Daniel Goleman. If you look, you will probably find that you have longer, deeper and steadier friendships with those who score higher.

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Thanks for the tip, Abba! It definitely sounds like something I’d be interested in. I’ll give it a look!

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oh dear- I’m constantly admiring girls’ hair… almost obsessively (that and butts). Even my own sometimes? Maybe you just notice you’re doing it more because you’re paying attention to changes in behavior? Either way- I’m enjoying your journal and observations! (and YOUR hair!)

Also, people tend to not notice subtle pupil dilations, so it’s possible you’re allowing more light to enter and things appear brighter/shinier. I had to check the brightness of my phone b/c it seemed brighter after a spray but sure enough I didn’t change it.

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Thanks, LadyScientist!

Yeah, I generally admire things about others on a regular basis, but the internal monologue is more like, “Her hair is really cute. That’s a good color for her. I wonder if I could do that, myself.” Or with a guy, “That beard looks awesome!”
But on p96, the monologue turns into, “She is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. The way her hair lays near her cheek makes her look like a goddess!!”
And with guys, it’s, “I want to run my fingers through his hair so bad! He is so manly and rugged! That beard makes his chin look so chiseled, I need to touch his face right now!”

Speaking of hair, I’m about to tweak mine a bit and do sort of a fire ombre thing. Should be fun.

Pupil dilations…interesting. I’ll try to notice that next time. I did notice that everything seemed kinda hazy, like cheezy effects in a soap opera when two people are in love. And I felt kinda floaty.

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p130

Hello, folks. Sorry for dropping off the earth for a while there. Life.

Bit of an observation about p130. The other day, I was about to go hang out with a group of people that I don’t know very well. I felt fine as I was getting ready, but I predicted that I might become anxious in the near future. So I preemptively used 15mcg p130. And I instantly started to feel a mild level of nervousness. I had noticed that during times of high anxiety, p130 really brought down my level drastically (not completely removing it), and only mildly so for mild-to-moderate anxiety. But I didn’t feel any anxiety yet, and this time it slightly raised my anxiety. So maybe p130 keeps you at a consistent mild anxiety level that is beneficial if you struggle with a high level, but detrimental if you are already chill.

By anxiety, I don’t mean general grumpiness or irritability. I mean fear-based mind-racing panic. This could explain why I had a bit of an explosion last Mother’s Day. I used some p130 when I was annoyed and flustered, but not experiencing fear-anxiety. If my anxiety level was then slightly raised, that would be like strapping flour to the molotov cocktail (oops, hope nobody is paying too much attention!).

This leads me to believe that p130 might affect the amygdala. Perhaps its effects are similar to holy basil.

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Also…tried TAC once. I think it was maybe 5mcg. This isn’t a very scientific report right here. Felt a bit of muscular relaxation, but definitely not the anti-anxiety effects of p130. I don’t think my emotions responded much. I’m obviously going to have to do much more deliberate testing on this one, but my initial assumption is that TAC might be able to stand in for p130 in cases where p130 hinders emotional responsiveness. Like my previous p130 + p96 test. I might see more success with p96 + TAC. I’d also like to see what p130 + TAC would do.

Just speculating, but I wonder if p130 + TAC + p83 might make the ultimate “Woman Gives Zero Fucks” mix!

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P96

Quick note: I’m noticing that p96 makes me feel a bit more vulnerable and insecure. It seems to make others care about me more, which is great, but use with caution if you’re not already feeling confident.

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MX335, Day 1

Tried MX335 for the first time today. I know, I know, I can’t believe I waited so long! Initial response: it is not Marilyn Monroe in a bottle. Nope. False. But I still like it.

MX335, Day 1 (Wednesday)
3 sprays (TOGO sized bottle) per application, applied 6 hours apart
Environment: various friends

Applied 3 sprays to neck at roughly 12:30pm. Took a half-hour car ride with Ukulele Friend. I haven’t seen him in a long time. He used to be my best test subject, and still is whenever he decides to drift into my life. I previously mentioned that he had started seeing a girl, and things have since progressed into a very committed LTR between them. That significantly contributed to my seeing very little of him. Bummer. Oh well.

So anyway, I hadn’t gotten very much sleep the previous night, and apparently either had he. I’m not usually very good at faking pleasantries when I’m sleep deprived, but today I barely noticed my tiredness! Well, I noticed it before the MX335, but not so much after. I felt very pleasant and happy. And Uke Friend was really chatty! It wasn’t superficial small-talk chattiness, though, by any means. He asked me how my dad has been doing, and asked me to elaborate on some of the finer details. Usually this sort of talk gets me into a bit of a funk, but today I was able to remain a bit casual about it while still giving full answers. His dad’s health is in a serious way, too, and he just jumped right into telling me the latest developments. Apparently his family is going to go ahead and start funeral planning. It usually takes a bit of time and easing into it when we’re going to discuss such serious matters. But not today! Just all laid out on the table. We weren’t making light of things, though, we both recognized the importance of each other’s words. Everything was just so much easier to say, and it didn’t depress us to say it.

For the next 2 hours, at the ukulele class, I stayed in a carefree, pleasant mood. I felt it easier to speak my mind. Not in an obnoxious way where I had no filter on my mouth, but with thoughts that I might normally refrain from expressing because I’d devalue my own input. Like, “oh, I won’t bother mentioning this, nobody will care anyway.” The negative self-suppression was just gone. And, as it turns out, people thought my little suggestions were pretty helpful! And Uke Friend appreciated the input!

Went out to lunch with him and a friend of ours afterwards. We all had fun, we chatted merrily and had a great time! Not really any dull moments, we weren’t at a loss for things to talk about. 2 hours passed relatively quickly. Uke friend got progressively quieter, as his tiredness started really getting the best of him. I guess MX335 can only do so much! But this was when my favorite moment of the whole day happened: Uke friend told me that my hair looked like bacon!! That’s definitely the most hilarious compliment I’ve ever gotten! My hair is still the dark red tone in my avatar pic (not quite as dark as it appears, actually), but I’ve recently put honey-toned highlights in it. So yeah, I guess you could see bacon if you were an odd one like he is!

This mix seems to last a decent amount of time. It was definitely weakened by the 4.5 hour mark, but I can’t say if it had completely worn off. My tiredness was starting to get the best of me, too, and I was considering taking a nap. But I know myself, and I might have just convinced myself to stay in for the night if I had done that. So I powered through and went on to my next location.

I reapplied 3 sprays around 7pm. The rest of the night, I was with 9 friends until roughly 11pm, and then 4 different friends until roughly 1:30am. From 7pm on, I forgot my tiredness again and felt pleasant. I had a nice time with my friends, and everyone seemed to have a boosted pleasantness. Admittedly, I felt a twinge of jealousy when I encountered one girl (I sometimes feel like she tries to upstage me), so I do know that MX335 doesn’t erase all negative feelings. And at roughly 11pm or so, I got a bit frustrated and felt like I wanted to sulk. But it wasn’t too hard for me to push past that feeling and keep being a part of the group.

I could still faintly smell the grapefruit by 1am, but I think the effects had probably worn off by then. 4 of the remaining friends and I decided to play a lightning round of a card game before it got much later. The friend on my right (I’ve been friends with him the longest of the present company) started saying some carelessly mean things to me. I know he must’ve been super tired, because he would normally never do that. I was starting to suffer a bit of criticism from the other guys as well, but I chose to not acknowledge it. These guys were the least exposed to my pheros throughout the evening, and this behavior was quite contrary to everything else I’d been encountering. So I’m concluding that my cloud was probably depleted by the 6 hour mark.

In general, I don’t think anyone had particularly attributed the pheros to me. It seemed to change the general atmosphere, but without drawing particular attention to me. Well, except for one “person”! Somebody had brought a little dog, and the little guy was a bit nervous around so many new people. I took my opportunity to snatch him up and give him a little lovin’, of course. Throughout the rest of the night, he alternated between sitting by the people who brought him and sitting by me! And he preferred to sit on the back of the couch near my neck, which is where I had sprayed the MX335. Other people had befriended him, but he only attached himself to me!

Conclusions: I’ve read the word “sexy” tossed around when describing this mix, but I don’t see it. Fun, pleasant, and carefree were the order of the day, but I don’t sense anything sexual about this mix. Almost like Instant Shine, but not as bubbly or energetic, and without any crash. I feel like I could wear this every day. I think I’m gonna try spraying this one on the cat, next. I’d be curious about pairing it with p96.

I didn’t get any compliments on the smell. While I like grapefruit fragrance in general (especially with TAL), MX335 tends to make the smell a bit more reminiscent of citrus chemical sanitizer. Not the hand lotion stuff, but the surface disinfectant. I can live with it if I have to, but I’d really like it if AD would do something about diversifying the female fragrance line like I’ve heard occasional chatter about from time to time. We could really use something that’s not blatantly fruit or dessert-derived. Maybe venturing into florals, herbals, spices, earthy notes, musks, etc.