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Field Reports & Anecdotal Experience Women's Journals
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Got my shipment in today, very fast, yay! It was waiting for me when I got home from work. I was hoping it would get there before I left this morning, and going in I had a rare perfect chance at a target that usually only passes through instead of sticking around a bit. While it didn’t give me a chance to test on a target, it did give me a better baseline for future testing.

I’ll say right off that for various reasons this has been a very stressful day for me and I’m quite a bit frazzed and out of sorts. I spend a great deal of time fairly stressed, so we’ll call this acute stress instead of my normal mid-to-high background stress.

What I got (everything in To Go size):

IS/B version 1.2 regular strength
IH version 1.1 regular strength
and the nifty extra included with my personalized note (thanks on both counts!) is
IO version 1.0 2x strength
all are the basic neroli scent

Phero baptism:

1 spray IS/B @ hollow of throat
1 spray IH in crook of elbows (split)
1 spray IO on wrists (split)

Initial impression: It smells kind of spicy on me, like how the original version of DNA perfume did (it smelled very different on everyone I knew). I loved the original and got a lot of attention when I wore it, the reboot version is nothing like the original. I love the smell, I didn’t bother with any cover scent.

Applied at 2pm. Self effect was mostly basking in the scent, lol. Cat is nicer, too, I guess he likes it. Made a run to the bank to file paperwork (stress stress stress). Woman helping me is about 2-3’ away, maybe a few years younger than me, Caucasian. No noticeable effects as far as I can tell, but I need to save the IH methinks. I’m already too blunt.

About 3-3:45 I get very tired and have a strong to nap. Not normal for me, but could be due to stress. Will keep tabs on this.

Daughter gets home about four, she’s already not feeling too well so there’s some crankiness there, though she seems to be in a slightly better mood when she’s in the same room with me (this is an improvement).

It’s going on seven now, it’s def wearing off. Scent is barely discernible and has changed. It’s still nice, just different. Daughter’s nose is stopped up, she can’t smell it at all (I asked her earlier if she liked this new perfume).

Time to wrangle her into the shower, this is almost always a major battle, more stress, yippee. Headache is already creeping in (tension and sinus, this is normal for me).

I have no clue where in my cycle I am other than post-ovulation and pre-PMS. Tomorrow I will skip the IH and go with just IO and IS/B, same amount but with the IO in elbows since I have to wash my hands often and anything applied to my wrists at work get washed off fairly quickly.

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Today tried 1 spray IS/B chest/throat and 1 spray IO split in elbows.

No appreciable change in behavior of those around me other than my kid, who seems happier and calmer even though she’s not feeling well.

Self effects: in first hour I feel flighty and panicky. I do have a history of anxiety attacks, and it feels like those physically even though I mentally feel calmer. Weather was rainy today, and the pressure drop before and during a storm triggers panic attacks in me. I’d say that it was purely that except that I used it twice today and the reaction occurred both times. Sinus headache occurred again as well, could also be attributable to weather conditions (another common thing in this weather for me).
I was a tad more tetchy today, less patient with minor irritations, mostly with people I don’t know. Again, this could be weather related or even cycle related.

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So I haven’t been keeping up with this very well. Mostly I’ve been using IS on both me and my daughter. We’re both high-functioning Aspies (Asperger’s Disorder). We’ve both found IS to help us with each other as well as outside family, so we use it religiously before we leave home. I also keep a bottle in my purse just in case and for refreshers.

Honestly I think it’s really helped us (in addition to her meds, she’s also bi-polar with serious anger management issues). This is one more piece of the puzzle for us. My daughter is finally starting to make friends (major step for her YAY!). Very definite social lubricant that we both needed.

A while back I had a meeting to see about getting her on the waiting list for the autism wavier and intro’d the case worker to IS, too, and told her how much it helped us and gave her the site address. I hope she bought some and it’s helping her with her autistic clients like it helped us. I let her try mine and she liked the smell (said it reminded her of lavender) so maybe she did/will. I was really sweating whether or not Kiddo would be accepted for the wavier because she is high-functioning, and we got word not too long back that she was placed on the waiting list (another big YAY!).

I’m starting to get out and have a life now that Kiddo is older, and coupled IS with some EOW when I went out and… heh… nice results. I won’t go into details to protect the not-so-innocent, but I’d like to run into that guy again when I go out this weekend. I’m hoping my Desire Me will be in by then and I’ve been hoarding my IO, so I’m going to try wearing some IO with my IS and see how well that goes over. I might wait on the IO and just take it with me and see how the night plays out, but the IS is my standard wear at this point.

I can’t get Pink Sugar here without ordering it so I’ve decided to try out Playboy’s Play it Spicy, which isn’t overpowering but is certainly a scent that’s me (and hopefully won’t get discontinued like every other scent I find that I like and works on me). I’ve still got some TAL on hand and I’m not sure if I should couple it with these or not (I tend to be a dominant female type) or if with EOW or Desire Me it would just be too much. Any advice on that would be welcome.

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Self-test
P83 12.5mg neroli in to-go bottle

Got this in yesterday and took it for a self-test drive. After everything I’ve read I decided it would be best if I know what it does for/to me before I really take this around other people.

So, one good spray to upper chest and I drove over to the river for a walk. Slightly windy day, moderately warm (in the 70s but too cool with the breeze by the river so wore my unzipped lightweight hoodie).

Wasn’t in the best mood starting out, and expected to only take a moderate walk. Before long I was deep in daydream land but well aware of my surroundings, feeling confident and in a much better mood. Did the full four mile walk and didn’t even feel tired.

Not sure how much was just a matter of actually getting out and walking again like I should, but I’m surprised I did the full four after not going for quite a while. I’m not even all that sore today from it, either, yay! Maybe I should break out my 429 and try cleaning… nah.

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P83 public test drive
2 sprays plus 1 spray IS 1x
normal indoor conditions

Immediate self-effects: adrenaline jump and that predatory female feeling (some of you ladies know what I mean). Daughter got a bit tetchy and out of sorts with me - I’ve seen some reports that it doesn’t mesh will with OCD and my kiddo does have OCD as one of her many dx’s, could be that or who knows with her on a given morning.

I work in a restaurant (cashier) and made a point to get out and mingle with our regular customers this morning. They (both male and female) were much more touchy-feely than usual nothing untoward just arm touch, back-pats, etc (older crowd, 70s and 80s mostly) and showing more concern for my general well-being “Are you doing ok?” “You haven’t been your bouncy self lately” things of that nature. And the usual “run away with me” proposals from the same old guys I get most mornings, lol.

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Backed the P83 to one spray for public today, daughter still gets techy, my customers not so touchy-feely (could see the urge but no one acted on it like yesterday). I’m going out for a little bit this evening so once I leave I’ll hit myself with 2 sprays and test it in a bar setting so kiddo isn’t exposed to it before bedtime. :slight_smile:

Cover scent is still Playboy’s Play it Spicy, will be pairing this up with spray each 1x IO, IS, and some Desire Me.

Also reporting continuing success using IS on kiddo, combined with her meds and special diet it seems to be a good extra kick in the right direction of keeping her more stable on most days. Upcoming middle school may be a whole different ball game but I think it’s helped her and us.

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Ended up using 3 sprays of P83 (one to refresh because we were late getting out). While nothing seemed to affect intended target there were definite hits with other males out and about this evening, including my friend’s boyfriend. Trying to patch up with my friend now while I see if they manage to make up. (It’s complicated, but I’m sure you’ve heard that before).
Note to self: P83 + alcohol + potential chemistry while friend is absent is bad.

8

Came down with a nasty cold over the weekend (yes I know, I deserve it). Anyway… I wasn’t going to waste my P83 at work but since it makes people seem concerned about me and I’m feeling like crap (started my cycle on top of this cold and my allergies are kicking in) I went ahead and spritzed on 2 sprays after I dropped off the Kiddo at school. Seems to have worked, even in an all female co-worker environment I didn’t really have to do any of the heavy lifting today I normally have to do, general mood was mostly laid-back and it was a pretty easy day for a change (yay!).

Also used my normal 2 sprays of 1x Instant Shine (it’s a staple in my household), 2 drops EOW and a Pink Sugar knock-off cover to brighten me up a little. Since I can’t buy the local knock-off I found a good deal on the real Pink Sugar online today and ordered two bottles, along with some more IS and some MX397 to try out. If that’s good at making people want to please me I’ll be wearing it to my daughter’s IEP meeting later this month!

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Feeling down today so I decided to pull out my MX424. 2 shots with 1 shot of IS, 2 drops EOW and Pink Sugar cover. Typical indoor work conditions, busy day that went smoother than I would have expected, managed some bonding time with a co-worker, some good in-depth convo I don’t normally have with her and I feel better for it, we both opened up a bit more and I feel she’s more of a friend now (I don’t have many of those around here). The MX424 still gives me that jittery feeling when I put on, that hasn’t changed.

My kid is being all kinds of cranky right now so I’m going to toss some IS on to help (don’t laugh you’d be surprised and it might be just enough to pull her back from the edge of raging).

ETA:
Now that things have calmed down here, in looking back on today there were some definite DITH moments, none from people used to being around me. Some were people that only come in occasionally and one I’ve never seen before, but it’s the first time I can say I’ve truly seen a reaction I can label as such. Was rather funny as they were all middle aged men and were all smiles once they recovered themselves.

10

This morning tried combining MX424 and P83, 2 sprays of each with my usual Shine. Apparently I ghost on this, people pretty much talked over me, nil response whatsoever.

My MX397 arrived this morning, tried it out this afternoon. 2 sprays with a spray of Shine and a few drops of Desire Me, 1 spray of IH split between wrists, and went to a meeting at the library. My meeting person didn’t show up (calls later revealed he had a death in the family this morning and will reschedule). An older gentleman at the next table was also waiting for his client to show up, and he and I got into a discussion about our kids and the difficulties our kids present and ideas and so forth. He works for an agency that helps find employment for the disabled and offered his help and gave me his card. I’d call it a “hit”. :wink:

I find the scent of MX397 to be light enough to cover with Pink Sugar but not objectionable by itself. One of these days I’ll put out the money to buy my Shine in Chocolatini and try that out.

I also have some 2mg 10ml EST on order from elsewhere (AD you need to get this stuff available again) because I read so much about it and really want to try it out. Any advice on how to properly dosage the EST would be welcome.

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Hi, dePlume. :slight_smile:

1 milligram = 1,000 micrograms… so you’re gonna have to dilute it.

Here ya go - HELP with EST Dilution!!! - #2 by Olfact_Amorous

My sweet spot for EST is between 100/150 mcgs. That’s about what it takes to get the reactions I’m looking for. You might find you do fine with lower doses but most of the ladies who’ve used it usually reported finding themselves on the upper end when it comes to EST.

Bella

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So starting on the lower end if I was adding to a to-go bottle about how many drops would I add? There are reasons I was not allowed to have a chemistry set when I was young… mostly involving me trying to see what would blow up or burn up whenever possible.

ETA: Went through that thread and the one it leads and didn’t see the concentration I have so this will require more math for a to-go size or a 30ml size. Oy. My brain feels fried already.

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O.o… I think we were in the same class! :smiley: Sorry, kiddo, I’m not good with dilution. I haven’t had to dilute EST yet because I still have some left from AD. By the time I run out, maybe by then you’ll have it figured out for me. :stuck_out_tongue: Well, you could mosey on over to the above link and ask or maybe the Shagalicious Steve**O **can help you when he stops by.

Bella

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Given time I’m sure I’ll get it figured out before it arrives if someone doesn’t stop in to help. Right now I’m trying to drink my coffee and drag my kid out of bed. Not my best time for figuring out much, lol.

ETA: Ordered the 30ml bottle with the perfumer’s dilution and the pipette (and some chocolatini P83 lol). What’s the bet that gets to me before the EST does? I’d put goods odds on that.

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Well I was going to use P83 today but on pulling it out of my purse discovered I packed my MX397 instead. Okay, 2 sprays to try out at work with my usual Shine, I can roll with that.

I’m in love. I was a little jittery at first, not as much as MX424, just a tad at first. By the time I got to work the self effects were amazing. The vibe was like… I have found myself again and I am not a woman to be trifled with. I felt so totally comfortable and confident in my own skin and people really responded positively to that. I even had moments (most notably about 3 hours after I put it on) that I felt more alive than I have in years. Short moments, but I’ll take it. I’m still sick and feel like crap and most of the time I didn’t even care about that.

I’d really like to see what this can do combined with P83, cops, and Shine in a less formal setting. :slight_smile:

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Tried the MX397 and P83 combo today, 2 sprays each. Still sick so got a lot of the sympathy/concerned kind of results from everyone. Maybe I should wait until I feel better, lol.

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Pherobomb day, because hey, it’s Wednesday, why not? Got my EST and mixer stuff in and started playing.

A few sprays of the EST/cops mix, extra spritz of the EST-only mix, 2 sprays of Shine and we’ll see how the day goes. Kiddo is already up and about and being fairly cheerful about it, so that’s good news. Cover of Pink Sugar and I should be ready to go after I down some cold meds.

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Not entirely sure what I expected from the EST, but overall people were warmer towards me (with one notable exception), and the Kiddo seems to react well to it and be more tractable when I wear EST. bonus! Anything that makes the kid easier to deal with is a win in my book.

ETA: Got my chocolatini P83 in, going to try using it my hair when I go out this weekend. :slight_smile: