To be honest i’ve stopped thinking of it as a male pheromone - it’s a professional pheromone to me.
But I’m in a male-dominated field.
as far as self effects go - when i wear it, i feel very centered, grounded, and almost single minded. Whereas without any pheros, i can be very scattered, jumping from one project to the other and easily distracted, with A314 - i’m one task at a time, seen through to completion, and then on to the next. Days go by quickly and I get tons accomplished. I’m also very good at giving directions - it just seem natural to say “I need you to do this, and I need it by EOB”, and magically it gets done. However, this seems to only work pre-ovulation. Post ovulation, A314 feels very heavy I feel like I go through my day just dragging. This is mitigated by adding in some androstenol and cops tho. So that’s what I’ve been doing lately.
As far as effects on others - well I’m sure you saw the super-bitch thread - that’s one person. My close female friends tend to get very mellow around me when they are highly stressed - like it comforts them. As far as men go - they tend to take direction well, when i’m wearing it. The most interesting thing has been amongst the higher-powered men in the office. When I’m wearing A314 - they tend to acknowledge me first, and start conversations first. These are usually the guys who ignore you in an elevator and spend the time checking their emails on their treos as opposed to acknowledging you exist. There are a couple who I had a good working relationship with before, but now, it’s a closer relationship - almost like being part of the good ol boys club - they need a favor, they call me, I need payback for a favor - i call them, and they come thru like nobody’s business. Its bumped my status up in a way.
The other thing I’ve noticed with men that I don’t know as well, is that they tend to move in a little closer, not in any sort of sexual or aggressive way, but just closer, and they are hyper-polite - i get deferential treatment - doors held, even when it’s not necessary, packages carried, elevators held for me, etc. Women I don’t know will always try to make some smalltalk when I wind up crossing pathes with them.
I really enjoy wearing it, and it’s made my current work environemnt a little bit more bearable.