I posted more details in my journal, and I have also added my initial impressions of the products here. I am a first-time user of LAID hair products, and have also not used any pheromone products before.
Day 1 with LAID products
No Fertile Signs
Um... wow. Okay, I'm thinking I have to try this for a few more days to really make sure today was not just a fluke.![Girl haha]( "Girl haha")
Mentioned to husband that I was reviewing some new shampoo and conditioner, "so please don't use those little black bottles," and left it at that. I didn't mention the pheromones. He didn't seem to think anything of it.
Me: relaxed, good mood, one incidence of strong jealousy
Husband: WOW!!! (details below, lol)
Other Men: I really don't know--my husband paid me so much attention, I honestly didn't notice if any other men did!
Other Women: not particularly friendly, one dirty look, one compliment
I used the shampoo, conditioner, and hair mask (though I only left that in for about 5-7 minutes). When I got out of the shower, I towelled off and let my hair air-dry (which is what I usually do).
Initial impressions:
Shampoo & Conditioner Bottles: attractive, simple but elegant design. Very hard plastic, can't squeeze out the product, so a pump-style top might be best. Too hard to read the tiny print, but I assume that's just the sample size and full sized would have larger print.
Mask container: attractive, simple but elegant design. Easy to use; I like the screw-top lid for this one.
Shampoo: wow, I'm not normally a big fan of coconut, but I LOVE this scent. It's lovely and light, very attractive but not overwhelming. Husband also likes it--definitely a plus!
Conditioner: I really didn't like the smell of this stuff. I felt like it was meant to clear my sinuses (menthol?) and really didn't blend well with the light coconut scent of the shampoo in the shower. Fortunately, it did rinse beautifully and there was no trace of the conditioner's scent afterward. It also didn't wash out the shampoo scent. After rinsing, it made my hair feel soft even while it was still wet.
Mask: Can't tell if this is actually scented or not; it has a sort of clean scent, but very light. Silky feel; after application my hands were somewhat oily, but it rinsed off my skin easily without leaving a greasy feel.
Hair before use: very fine, straight hair without much body or volume, and it's a little dry, especially at the ends. Today it's picking up static, so I keep getting a lot of annoying fly-aways and tangles.
Hair after use: Very soft, silky, and touchable. Nice, lightly-sweet scent, just enough to tantalize my husband to lean in closer. Very few tangles all day--even in the wind! Surprisingly, I also had less trouble with static. I wasn't expecting that, as other brands of shampoo/conditioner have done nothing to help! No noticeable increase in body or volume, but no loss there (I just use styling products for that). Overall, I would use these even without the pheromones in them!
Me: age 37, pretty but overweight; somewhat insecure at times; usually reserved but friendly; often told that I'm "sweet." Usually come across as naive (even though I'm not) and not often taken seriously by others. Not normally jealous without good reason.
Self-effects: Nothing noted during shower.
After shower: I felt relaxed and my mood had lifted a bit more than usual. Caught myself humming and/or singing several times. Didn't mind doing the bills (usually mildly irritating to frustrating). After about an hour, I felt flirty and more confident. After six hours, I did a little preening, and still felt flirty but with a note of territorial feeling toward husband--more noticeable as time passed. I also felt more critical of other women. I put my arm around husband's waist once to "claim" him. When there was no "competition" around, I felt sexy and a little more confident.
Husband: age 41, physically small but with many Alpha qualities. Does not usually like PDA except holding hands (which we often do).
5 Minutes after use: Husband (working on windows) came over, sniffed my hair, and said, "I like that. Smells good." Walked back to the window, then grinned at me and said, "At least it doesn't smell like wet dog." (Inside joke; made me laugh.)
15 Minutes after use: Husband walked up behind me and put his arms around me. After a minute, we got started with putting plastic over windows in living room. We don't always work together well, but this time we got along great, including good-natured teasing back and forth.
1 hour after use: Husband began fixing the bathroom plumbing!![Good]( "Good")
6 hours after use: Husband asked me to go for a ride, opened the van door for me (though he's been trying to do that more often anyway), took me shopping, and bought me flowers! I noticed that I was feeling sort of possessive of him, but couldn't seem to shake the feeling. He made a couple of suggestive comments to me, and kept his hand on my lower back almost the whole time. Also kissed me in public, which he almost never does!
about 7 hours after shower: Stopped at gas station b/c husband wanted cigarettes; he gave the impression he was in a hurry, though I knew we didn't need to be anywhere--just heading home. He made a couple more flirty & suggestive comments in the van.
Got home, got me into the bedroom and couldn't keep his hands off me! Only drawbacks were that he seemed in a rush, and didn't kiss me as much as usual. But let's just say that these products are aptly named!![Girl in love]( "Girl in love")
Ummm... and let's just say that twice. ![Blush]( "Blush")
After he slept for a while, I accidently woke him when I came back to bed, and he snuggled up close, kissing my neck, looked at the clock, and then groaned and mentioned that he really wished he didn't have to get up in the morning.
Other women:
6 hours after use: It seemed like other women were trying to get my husband's attention, three (ages 40's and 50's) by asking questions like, "Do you think this is a good camera?" but none of them asked the male clerk; two were hair-twirling (both in their 30's) when they passed by and said, "Hi," to him, but not to me. Two other women (late 30's) gave him smiles that appeared (to me) to be more flirty than friendly. One of those women also gave me a dirty look. Neither of us usually gets this much attention from other people!
7 hours after use: Clerk at the gas station (whom we know fairly well; late 20's, slender and cute) gave husband and me each a hug in thanks for her Christmas gift, but I felt strongly jealous when she hugged him. I slipped my hand around his waist, and that did help ease the feeling somewhat, but it sort of unnerved me that I felt so strongly negative about a hug that I knew to be just friendly. Hoped it was just because of the women at the store that I was feeling sort of hypervigilant. Clerk also complimented me on my hair, but I wondered (to myself) if she did so as a sort of peace-making gesture to remind me that she's not a threat to me. Then I felt kind of guilty for thinking that because she's a sweetheart and probably really meant it.![Blush]( "Blush")
Overall, I'm surprised; I was expecting more subtle reactions from my husband (and myself, for that matter)! Admittedly, there really wasn't anything that husband did today that he doesn't already do at times (except the in-public kiss--that's RARE)... but I've never had so much of that happen all in ONE DAY! I felt like a princess with the royal treatment I was getting from him.![Girl dance]( "Girl dance")
However, the jealousy towards other women was a little unnerving. Tomorrow and the next day, I plan to try the mask separately from the shampoo and conditioner, to see if maybe I get less of that jealousy thing with less product layered on my hair. Then I'll try all three together again later to check results.
I will try to pay more attention to other men's reactions next time, too--I think I was just overwhelmed that husband seemed so totally focused on me!
Day 1 with LAID products
No Fertile Signs
Um... wow. Okay, I'm thinking I have to try this for a few more days to really make sure today was not just a fluke.
Mentioned to husband that I was reviewing some new shampoo and conditioner, "so please don't use those little black bottles," and left it at that. I didn't mention the pheromones. He didn't seem to think anything of it.
Me: relaxed, good mood, one incidence of strong jealousy
Husband: WOW!!! (details below, lol)
Other Men: I really don't know--my husband paid me so much attention, I honestly didn't notice if any other men did!
Other Women: not particularly friendly, one dirty look, one compliment
I used the shampoo, conditioner, and hair mask (though I only left that in for about 5-7 minutes). When I got out of the shower, I towelled off and let my hair air-dry (which is what I usually do).
Initial impressions:
Shampoo & Conditioner Bottles: attractive, simple but elegant design. Very hard plastic, can't squeeze out the product, so a pump-style top might be best. Too hard to read the tiny print, but I assume that's just the sample size and full sized would have larger print.
Mask container: attractive, simple but elegant design. Easy to use; I like the screw-top lid for this one.
Shampoo: wow, I'm not normally a big fan of coconut, but I LOVE this scent. It's lovely and light, very attractive but not overwhelming. Husband also likes it--definitely a plus!
Conditioner: I really didn't like the smell of this stuff. I felt like it was meant to clear my sinuses (menthol?) and really didn't blend well with the light coconut scent of the shampoo in the shower. Fortunately, it did rinse beautifully and there was no trace of the conditioner's scent afterward. It also didn't wash out the shampoo scent. After rinsing, it made my hair feel soft even while it was still wet.
Mask: Can't tell if this is actually scented or not; it has a sort of clean scent, but very light. Silky feel; after application my hands were somewhat oily, but it rinsed off my skin easily without leaving a greasy feel.
Hair before use: very fine, straight hair without much body or volume, and it's a little dry, especially at the ends. Today it's picking up static, so I keep getting a lot of annoying fly-aways and tangles.
Hair after use: Very soft, silky, and touchable. Nice, lightly-sweet scent, just enough to tantalize my husband to lean in closer. Very few tangles all day--even in the wind! Surprisingly, I also had less trouble with static. I wasn't expecting that, as other brands of shampoo/conditioner have done nothing to help! No noticeable increase in body or volume, but no loss there (I just use styling products for that). Overall, I would use these even without the pheromones in them!
Me: age 37, pretty but overweight; somewhat insecure at times; usually reserved but friendly; often told that I'm "sweet." Usually come across as naive (even though I'm not) and not often taken seriously by others. Not normally jealous without good reason.
Self-effects: Nothing noted during shower.
After shower: I felt relaxed and my mood had lifted a bit more than usual. Caught myself humming and/or singing several times. Didn't mind doing the bills (usually mildly irritating to frustrating). After about an hour, I felt flirty and more confident. After six hours, I did a little preening, and still felt flirty but with a note of territorial feeling toward husband--more noticeable as time passed. I also felt more critical of other women. I put my arm around husband's waist once to "claim" him. When there was no "competition" around, I felt sexy and a little more confident.
Husband: age 41, physically small but with many Alpha qualities. Does not usually like PDA except holding hands (which we often do).
5 Minutes after use: Husband (working on windows) came over, sniffed my hair, and said, "I like that. Smells good." Walked back to the window, then grinned at me and said, "At least it doesn't smell like wet dog." (Inside joke; made me laugh.)
15 Minutes after use: Husband walked up behind me and put his arms around me. After a minute, we got started with putting plastic over windows in living room. We don't always work together well, but this time we got along great, including good-natured teasing back and forth.
1 hour after use: Husband began fixing the bathroom plumbing!
6 hours after use: Husband asked me to go for a ride, opened the van door for me (though he's been trying to do that more often anyway), took me shopping, and bought me flowers! I noticed that I was feeling sort of possessive of him, but couldn't seem to shake the feeling. He made a couple of suggestive comments to me, and kept his hand on my lower back almost the whole time. Also kissed me in public, which he almost never does!
about 7 hours after shower: Stopped at gas station b/c husband wanted cigarettes; he gave the impression he was in a hurry, though I knew we didn't need to be anywhere--just heading home. He made a couple more flirty & suggestive comments in the van.
Got home, got me into the bedroom and couldn't keep his hands off me! Only drawbacks were that he seemed in a rush, and didn't kiss me as much as usual. But let's just say that these products are aptly named!
Ummm... and let's just say that twice. 
After he slept for a while, I accidently woke him when I came back to bed, and he snuggled up close, kissing my neck, looked at the clock, and then groaned and mentioned that he really wished he didn't have to get up in the morning. Other women:
6 hours after use: It seemed like other women were trying to get my husband's attention, three (ages 40's and 50's) by asking questions like, "Do you think this is a good camera?" but none of them asked the male clerk; two were hair-twirling (both in their 30's) when they passed by and said, "Hi," to him, but not to me. Two other women (late 30's) gave him smiles that appeared (to me) to be more flirty than friendly. One of those women also gave me a dirty look. Neither of us usually gets this much attention from other people!
7 hours after use: Clerk at the gas station (whom we know fairly well; late 20's, slender and cute) gave husband and me each a hug in thanks for her Christmas gift, but I felt strongly jealous when she hugged him. I slipped my hand around his waist, and that did help ease the feeling somewhat, but it sort of unnerved me that I felt so strongly negative about a hug that I knew to be just friendly. Hoped it was just because of the women at the store that I was feeling sort of hypervigilant. Clerk also complimented me on my hair, but I wondered (to myself) if she did so as a sort of peace-making gesture to remind me that she's not a threat to me. Then I felt kind of guilty for thinking that because she's a sweetheart and probably really meant it.
Overall, I'm surprised; I was expecting more subtle reactions from my husband (and myself, for that matter)! Admittedly, there really wasn't anything that husband did today that he doesn't already do at times (except the in-public kiss--that's RARE)... but I've never had so much of that happen all in ONE DAY! I felt like a princess with the royal treatment I was getting from him.
However, the jealousy towards other women was a little unnerving. Tomorrow and the next day, I plan to try the mask separately from the shampoo and conditioner, to see if maybe I get less of that jealousy thing with less product layered on my hair. Then I'll try all three together again later to check results.I will try to pay more attention to other men's reactions next time, too--I think I was just overwhelmed that husband seemed so totally focused on me!