Alright so I finally got my latest shipment of goods on Monday, and this morning I crack open my brand new bottle of A314, and apply my normal three drops, and the first thing I noticed was how good this stuff actually smells!
My previous bottle was version 17 batch 4, and it smelled like pure rotting ass cheese… And while I can’t actually say that this new scent is the greatest thing since sliced bread, I can say it’s light, soapy, rather pleasant, and completely masks any sort of pheromone scent.
My new bottle is labeled version 20 batch 1, and makes no reference to akuto (which I’ve never smelled) so I can only assume this new scent is some sort of essential oil blend. It’s been about 11 hours since I first applied and I still smell the mild soapy scent on me, which is a good thing.
Anyway I just wanted to applaud you guy for getting the scent of A314 right.
P.S. For all I know this “new” scent could be months old, but since I only buy A314 once like every 6 months this is the first I’ve smelled it.
A314’s masking scent is akuto + animal musks (no-kill) + a small amount of essential oils.
The real animal musks also help quite a bit with diffusion, getting the molecules out into the air around you. Animal musks, unlike human musks, are meant to be smelled at a distance. Combine them together, and the animal musks take along the human musks with them. You get a real aura of A314 around you with the newest blend.
We only use a small amount of pure plant oils (essential oils) now, because the bulk of plants contain substances that irritate the skin. That’s why perfumers use fractions of plant oils. i.e., they take out the stuff they want, and throw the rest out.
At one point, I thought that was silly of perfumers to do. What could be wrong with a little nature, right? The thing I didn’t realize is that plants are up to 40% toxins by weight to discourage their use by humans. oomph! Then I read “The Secret Life of Plants”. Double oomph!
Very interesting … I am going to have to order some more A314 soon. The bottle goes a long way but it is pretty much just gone now.
LOL. Spoken like a true city girl … lol. Just teasing you Jas …
Don’t get me wrong - I grew up in the outdoors, I love it and still spend a LOT of time there. But the real thing can get real ugly - real fast. And irritating plant oils are just a start … lol. The critters out there eat each other to stay alive and sometimes you don’t look too bad for dinner either … lol.
If it waas an older one, it could’ve been the plant content. (and we exchange those)
You have a newer one in your sig, though, so hmm… sounds like it might be something else. Both animal musks and akuto are highly skin compatible, and the little bits of sandalwood and whatnot shouldn’t cause any harm.
Could be the oil base itself, which is dipropylene glycol. That feels a little bit funny on my soft tissue, but I wouldn’t exactly call it irritation.
Phew! As a vegetarian, I’m really glad to hear that you guys use no kill animal musks, I’d hate to have to stop using A314 because I found out it contains scents of questionable origins.
