Tuesday, I received my initial order consisting of Instant Shine, Turn up the Heat, Ammo, CTTM, and a gift of Instant Honesty (thanks April 
). I was so excited about the package arriving that I ran home during lunch to pick them up; I couldn’t wait to try them out. Honestly, it felt like an early Christmas.
Having done my due diligence, and after consuming mass quantities of forum posts between placing my order and it’s arrival, I relegated myself to doing the step approach as recommended by Tisha. Believe me, it has taken every ounce of willpower to refrain from bathing myself in pheromones.
I decided to start with Instant Shine, which I had purchased in the to-go size to try out. Admittedly, I did start off with two sprays on day one, but I think the first spray was a little weak since I was still trying to prime the nozzle. I headed back to work to try to gauge the effects. Initially, the scent was overpowering yet strangely familiar and comforting, though I could not place it. I had sprayed it on my chest, so each time I would move my arms, I’d get a face blast of the scent. It felt strangely electrifying, like the energy a cat must feel the moment before it gets ready to pounce on it’s prey. Unfortunately, beyond that, I didn’t notice any sustained self-effects nor any apparent effect on those around me. Although a bit disappointed, I knew that I was only day one of a very long journey.
Day 2: Wednesday. Remembering that I had read that the to-go bottles have a lower volume per spray than the full-size versions, I made sure to factor that into my testing. I headed out to school with 3 sprays (2.5 full-size). The scent was much less overpowering and the “electrifying” effect of taking a direct hit of the application area was much less noticeable, but not entirely absent. I still felt no sustained self-effect. I did, however, notice that one young woman to whom I was talking, seemed especially engaged in our conversation even though it was only the second time I’d seen her. As I was looking for any success at this point, I chalked it up to Instant Shine, for better or worse.
Day 3: Today. I decided to accelerate the schedule a bit as I had yet to experience any self-effect nor see any positive hits from others. I went with 6 to-go sprays (5 normal size), feeling that it was a good round number and hoping to see something positive. I was beginning to doubt IS, but I figured I’d rather put the whole bottle on myself before I gave up. I headed out to school. Perhaps it was just a placebo effect, but I did seem to be more “up” this morning on the drive in and during class. Although I’m not usually a stick-in-the-mud (at least where I feel comfortable, and at this point in the semester, the classroom qualifies), I did seem more jovial than normal. If this were all I had felt, I’d probably just chalk it up to having a good day. However, I had to stay and meet with someone after class and while waiting for him, I somehow managed to get 5 or 6 people around me while I rambled on about school and stuff. Again, not a completely inconceivable situation, but I’m willing to call it a near miss. I definitely think there is some potential here. I’m planning on re-applying before my next class just to see if I can generate any more hits today.
I see lots of posts by people like me who are new to pheromones experiencing the same (disappointing) results. I know I’m eager to have great hits like the people who’s posts I’ve read, and I’d LOVE for that to start NOW. But I do realize that those hits will come in time and that what is right for them, might not be right for me; I need to work on my own phero signature. Maybe I won’t be completely impressed with IS by the time I’m done testing it, but I’m sure there are other options should that be the case. My advice to my fellow n00bs is to hang in there and follow Tisha’s plan so that you can know for sure that something does or doesn’t work and exactly how much is right for you. (Admittedly, I will be breaking out the Ammo ahead of schedule when I head to a party on Saturday. Opportunity trumps willpower. 
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