After 10 months of wearing pheros I’ve realised I hardly come here any more. That is really down to a lack of time. I spent a lot of time writing reports and responding to people at the beginning and I just don’t have that time anymore.
So I wanted to post up a summary of my experiences of everything I’ve tried before I lose / forget that information.
I hope someone finds it useful. If I could make one suggestion to people who are reporting regularly it would be this: use a bottle in its entirety, uncombined with anything else, and in lots of different situations before reporting. And when you do report make it easy to read with headings like: Product used, Application Points, Environments, Conclusions. That’d help everyone I’m sure ![]()
All my experiences below are subjective. They are what I think. but just because they didn’t work for me doesn’t mean they won’t work for someone else. I’m not giving ratios or spray amounts because everyone is different so that serves no purpose.
INSTANT LINE:
I see so many people here jump on MXs and Ps when their join date is less than a month or two old. That’s understanable but crazy. By doing so they couldn’t possibly have used all the instant line and got an idea how powerful that is. Frankly, they are missing out on the best stuff AD produces. My experience of Ps and MXs is kinda what I’d expect from using an experimental line: 6 tried, only 1 consistent in what it does, 2 good when they work but unreliable, 1 only works for me if mixed with other products to enhance diffusion and 2 have done nothing for me at all.
The Instants all work for me though, straight out of the bottle.
IH: my favorite AD product. Seems to create instant empathy for me rather than instant honesty but empathy can very quickly lead to honesty. I’ve had stronger attractant hits from this than any other product from AD. If you’re not wearing this you’re missing out! IH + IS seems to enhance that “guy women love” feeling - if you’ve already got it this amplifies it.
IG: I love this too. On its own I find it can intimidate, combined with Instant Shine though it’s sweet. For me it is the same family as A314 but a “cool” version…not everyone is drawn to that though which is where the IS helps.
IS: This is awesome. I normally wear it in a combo but on it’s own it is great too. My favorite combo is IG + IS + IO for an easy going cool charisma vibe. This is the “cool guy in the room” effect for me.
IO: This has good self effects - I can’t stop talking on this. Maybe it helps with approach anxiety for that reason too. Others respond well.
Ammo: whisper it quietly…but…I’ve not had the hits others have while wearing it solo as an attractant. I’ve tried single Ammo and double Ammo and hits aren’t heavy at all. BUT combined with IS, IH or A314 that all changes and I see what the Ammo fuss is about. While wearing A314 + Ammo together I’ve had definite strong interest. Maybe I’m just not congruent with straight Ammo and need something else to round the edges.
A314: I find it too strong on its own but softened with IO and / or IS it works fine. I’ve switch between this and IG depending on the situation. Environment of alpha males: A314, if it’s just team co-operation required: IG.
CTTM2: For me this is different from just mixing IO and IH - it’s more chatty than that. It’s hard to describe the difference…where IO is instant talk, IH is instant empathy, CTTM2 is more like instant conversational enthusiasm for me. A bit of an “I’ll tell you my life story” effect. I’ve combined this with IG before and got strong attraction hits from women in their late 20’s (I’m mid 30’s).
TUTH: I can’t wear it. I react badly to -none unless it is very heavily buffered. One spray of this has me grinding my teeth and short-tempered. Seriously. I’d hate to think what happens to a room full of people if someone walks in wearing this and even 10% of people reacts as badly as I do.
PUTATIVES:
P74: I’ve got nothing out of this. I’ve worn it solo and in combos and I’m not convinced I’ve ever seen anything. It may be that it is too subtle for me?
P83: Emotion amplifier. If I’m happy, got a crush, excited etc…this makes it stronger. But the counter to that is that if I am in a bad mood it makes that worse too. If I’m nervous it makes that worse as well. I’m cautious when I wear it for that reason. It seems to have the same effects on others too. A friend having partner troubles latched onto me when I was wearing A314, IS and P83 - the security aspects of A314 seemed amplified to her and it was the P83 that seemed to push it over the edge. She was no more than 5 inches from me all evening. But IH + P83 has given me a very very uncomfortable afternoon with a friend who seemed totally on edge once P83 was added to the IH during a toilet visit. It went from frank conversation to nervous conversation. In a high stress workplace this could be a nightmare. In a group of friends all surfing the same happy vibe this could be amazing. When P83 was out of stock I checked back for it nearly every day - that’s how much I like it, just wear it with extreme caution. Effective range from me is 10 to 50mcgs ![]()
P93: not tested it enough to report yet.
MXs:
MX289: experimental 4x IS. On it’s own I got nothing from this…BUT…mixed with other products it is incredible. A slower burning but stronger hit than IS for me. It’s almost like it needed something else added to bring out the diffusion - Ammo seems best for the diffusion…I think MX289 in Akuto would be great too. I made a combo of MX289, A1 and Ammo and it’ll be a sad day when that runs out. It is instant smile and instant relax for me and all those I come across - especially women.
MX297: the hype around this is the proof that any idea MXs should be blind tested is over, LOL! But for me…nothing. 1 spray to 4 sprays, work, play, busy places, quiet places and not a thing from it ever. Literally I may as well just be wearing nothing. Luckily I like Akuto scent though ![]()
MX350: variable…some attractant hits, some not. When it works it’s fantastic but it’s unreliable…if it could be consistent this would be my favorite product were it not for…:
MX353: when this hits…wow. Probably the strongest, most blatant mone hit I’ve ever had was while wearing this. But when it doesn’t hit I get quite a strong negative reaction sometimes instead. e.g. my LTR will sometimes respond strongly to this but othertimes it will agitate her. I respond to it - the self-effects are the I find my LTR more attractive than normal when wearing this. And as above when it hits someone it seems to hit unlike anything else I’ve worn. If I was single and going to a party full of women I’d wear this as I’d be pretty sure there’d be a couple of responders in the room. If this could be made more consistent and less random in who it hits it would be the holy grail of AD products! If it is ever back in stock I’ll be buying more anyway.
Hope someone finds this useful. Happy experimenting. I’ve got MX301 and one other on the way. When I’ve got time I’ll add those to this post.