Steve O and I have been discussing phero blends somewhat over private messaging, and he was kind enough to send me some samples of the latest phero blends for women, Tease-XS and Innocence-XS, for me to try out and report on. Although he sent these to me for free, I want to make it clear before I start that I don't see this as any kind of paid endorsement, and assure you all I will be brutally honest, whichever way I see it. If I like the products, I will say so, if I don't, I will say so. I asked Steve if he would like me to send him feedback privately but he said he was comfortable with me posting it publically. In my book a vendor with nothing to hide is a good vendor.
So, the products. Steve sent me 10ml sprays of unscented Tease-XS, and Innocence-XS in Jasmine Rose fragrance. The packaging is plain and straightforward, white boxes and clear spray bottles with plain black labels that have all ingredients listed on them. I don't say this as a good or bad thing, as I really don't care too much about packaging either way. If a product is packaged nicely then that can be enjoyable, but if it is less well packaged then I figure the vendor is more interested in investing money into the quality of the product than the way it looks, so either way is fine with me. One question I do have though, is I can't tell if the bottles are made from glass or a very strong plastic? I would always rather store my mones in glass given the choice.
I'm someone who prefers to have my products scented, so I opted to try out the Innocence-XS first. I know a few ladies have said they like to use their own scents with a product, so it is good to know you can get it either way. This one, unlike the UN blend, looks like it has components that separate and it needs to be shaken up before wear, and goes cloudy after a good shake. I really like the Jasmine Rose fragrance - at first it was all just alcohol, like you usually get with sprays, but once that burnt off within ten minutes or so the lovely floral jasmine smell came through. It is a really alluring and nommable scent, very feminine and pretty, and I get no pheromone bleedthrough smell, so I would happily wear this on it's own. It was more along the lines of a commercial perfume, a bit stronger and more in-your-face than the Love Potion oils I have been used to, and with good strong projection. I like many commercial perfumes and I enjoy this one, but I think it would be off-putting to those who don't like the commercial perfumes.
I'm back on the Coast for a few days so I wore three sprays of Innocence-XS out shopping and then hanging out with my flatmate Larry today. When I first put it on I got a bit of a giddy, tingly feeling, which could have been the DHEAS (or might just have been my excitement at trying out the new blends! I get like that with new products, hehe![Smile]( "Smile")
). Spraying it on my hand again now for this review, I swear I feel the tingling again. I think it must be the DHEAS, one of my new favourite molecules.
One shopkeeper, a female, was super-helpful. As I was trying on scarves she came over and began to show me different ways of wearing them, in a manner that was helpful but almost a little bossy. I was receptive to it though, and soon she was giving me tips about what kind of jewelry to wear with my type of shoulders, how best to hang my scarf to show off my bust, what types of patterns to mix with each other, and so on. She certainly seemed to pay me more attention than the other customers, though that may have been because I was buying more!
It reminded me a bit of the reported effects of estratetraenol - I've read somewhere that this makes men want to help females in a "for their own good" kind of way. I felt a bit like I was being babied, but in a way that was actually quite helpful and not condescending, and it may have partly been that I went along with it without protest so that encouraged that kind of behaviour from this shop keeper.
I spent an hour in the car with Larry afterwards driving home, and he was really quiet. He wasn't really in a bad mood, I think, just very quiet and soft-spoken. When I tried to pull him out of his shell he seemed not to want to emerge, and even maybe a little annoyed. He said he was just tired. He seemed to be in a much brighter mood beforehand this morning; and later this evening, when I was testing out a bunch of my new molecules from Pheroman on him, he was again more out of his shell. But I think this blend made him just feel very quiet for whatever reason. It wasn't necessarily even in a bad way, I got the feeling it was more of a gentle, at-peace kind of quiet. I suspect he doesn't care for the "needy" vibe from me, if that was what I was giving off.
I wonder how much estratetraenol is in this? It does seem to be giving me more of a estratetraenol-type effect. I have always considered Est to be a molecule I am best suited to wear less of, as I don't do well coming across as the helpless female (if you knew me you'd know why!). But certainly much more testing of this is needed. I'll keep a record of my notes here as I go.
So, the products. Steve sent me 10ml sprays of unscented Tease-XS, and Innocence-XS in Jasmine Rose fragrance. The packaging is plain and straightforward, white boxes and clear spray bottles with plain black labels that have all ingredients listed on them. I don't say this as a good or bad thing, as I really don't care too much about packaging either way. If a product is packaged nicely then that can be enjoyable, but if it is less well packaged then I figure the vendor is more interested in investing money into the quality of the product than the way it looks, so either way is fine with me. One question I do have though, is I can't tell if the bottles are made from glass or a very strong plastic? I would always rather store my mones in glass given the choice.
I'm someone who prefers to have my products scented, so I opted to try out the Innocence-XS first. I know a few ladies have said they like to use their own scents with a product, so it is good to know you can get it either way. This one, unlike the UN blend, looks like it has components that separate and it needs to be shaken up before wear, and goes cloudy after a good shake. I really like the Jasmine Rose fragrance - at first it was all just alcohol, like you usually get with sprays, but once that burnt off within ten minutes or so the lovely floral jasmine smell came through. It is a really alluring and nommable scent, very feminine and pretty, and I get no pheromone bleedthrough smell, so I would happily wear this on it's own. It was more along the lines of a commercial perfume, a bit stronger and more in-your-face than the Love Potion oils I have been used to, and with good strong projection. I like many commercial perfumes and I enjoy this one, but I think it would be off-putting to those who don't like the commercial perfumes.
I'm back on the Coast for a few days so I wore three sprays of Innocence-XS out shopping and then hanging out with my flatmate Larry today. When I first put it on I got a bit of a giddy, tingly feeling, which could have been the DHEAS (or might just have been my excitement at trying out the new blends! I get like that with new products, hehe
). Spraying it on my hand again now for this review, I swear I feel the tingling again. I think it must be the DHEAS, one of my new favourite molecules.One shopkeeper, a female, was super-helpful. As I was trying on scarves she came over and began to show me different ways of wearing them, in a manner that was helpful but almost a little bossy. I was receptive to it though, and soon she was giving me tips about what kind of jewelry to wear with my type of shoulders, how best to hang my scarf to show off my bust, what types of patterns to mix with each other, and so on. She certainly seemed to pay me more attention than the other customers, though that may have been because I was buying more!
It reminded me a bit of the reported effects of estratetraenol - I've read somewhere that this makes men want to help females in a "for their own good" kind of way. I felt a bit like I was being babied, but in a way that was actually quite helpful and not condescending, and it may have partly been that I went along with it without protest so that encouraged that kind of behaviour from this shop keeper.
I spent an hour in the car with Larry afterwards driving home, and he was really quiet. He wasn't really in a bad mood, I think, just very quiet and soft-spoken. When I tried to pull him out of his shell he seemed not to want to emerge, and even maybe a little annoyed. He said he was just tired. He seemed to be in a much brighter mood beforehand this morning; and later this evening, when I was testing out a bunch of my new molecules from Pheroman on him, he was again more out of his shell. But I think this blend made him just feel very quiet for whatever reason. It wasn't necessarily even in a bad way, I got the feeling it was more of a gentle, at-peace kind of quiet. I suspect he doesn't care for the "needy" vibe from me, if that was what I was giving off.
I wonder how much estratetraenol is in this? It does seem to be giving me more of a estratetraenol-type effect. I have always considered Est to be a molecule I am best suited to wear less of, as I don't do well coming across as the helpless female (if you knew me you'd know why!). But certainly much more testing of this is needed. I'll keep a record of my notes here as I go.