I may be wrong but I’d guess the cats’ reaction isn’t quite as important to **Originally Posted by ** as her husband’s. Unless, of course, there’s something she’s not telling us…
Ewww icky… nevermind :eek:
Does anyone else find it a bit strange that the pheromones and the catnip spray come in the exact same bottle?
“Originally Posted by”? Is *that * all I am to you now? sob 
Well, I’ve come back from vacation yesterday, and I wore the stuff all weekend. However, I vacationed in Leavenworth, during the Christmas light festival, with my husband at a romantic bed and breakfast - so the whole weekend kind of doesn’t count. I mean, everyone was friendly and happy, the people at the B&B were friendly and happy because that’s their job (and they really were friendly, happy people), and it was a romantic getaway, so my husband was pretty focused on me, anyway. The entire town during the festival was like being among the Whos down in Whoville.
However, this morning I went to do my usual grocery shopping, and this time, I slathered the stuff on thick. Phooo! Strong stuff. Before I left, my husband grabbed me, took a deep sniff, told me I smelled wonderful, then started in with that beautiful talk again. This only happens when I wear the pheromone stuff. Interesting. The cats, happily indoor warmth-worshipping cats, tried to follow me out the door. After holding off my family and getting safely out the door, I walked down the road to the local grocery store. I met several people along the way, and though I live in friendly Ballard, I usually don’t get much more than a tight smile and a nod at best, or no glance my way at all. Today? Every single person I met came near me and suddenly began smiling. One middle-aged man, a middle-aged lady, two young men who looked pretty surly otherwise, and a young girl with headphones. All of them, huge, friendly smiles, one nodded to me and began to whistle a tune as he walked away, the older lady gave me a hearty hello, and the young girl said, quite warmly, “Good afternoon! How are you today?” That was a little odd. Holiday spirit, perhaps? Maybe. I’m tentative.
The grocery store was more of the same, very friendly people, a man about my age stepped aside and gave me a huge “after you” flourish, with a bow (!), the man giving out cookie samples offered me the entire tray (almost jokingly, but then he said, “no, here, take them! I have plenty more!” as I began to walk away. No, I didn’t take them!) A lady who looked to be a few years older than me stopped me and told me I looked stunning - I was just wearing my old jeans, a T-shirt, and my pastel green and white fleece lined jacket. And old sneakers. Skechers, if it matters. 
My hair was unstyled and mostly hanging limp. The cashier was munching on some knd of candy coated Hershey’s kisses, and as I went to leave, she held out the bag and asked if I would like to try some, and I refused, and then she said she didn’t mind, I looked like the “cleanest” customer she’d had all day - not sure what that meant! Maybe she’d been dealing with many dirty people all day?
Something was definitely different today. I’m wary of chalking it up to the pheromones - it’s too close to the holidays to be sure. I got a few more big smiles and hellos on my way home, as well, but I discount those, because after that shopping trip, I, myself, was smiling pretty big, and I’m sure it was infectious.
It was certainly a very friendly day, anyway.
I got my catnip…er…pheromones in the mail yesterday. I assumed it would be the catnip stuff, rebottled. My daughter and I tried it on: it smells good but strong, and we couldn’t get the cats interested in it no matter how we tried. And both cats are nip junkies. It doesn’t smell anything like catnip.
Tomorrow night is the big test. Singles Mixer. I’ll have to try the supermarket thing, but I have my doubts, Big Doubts.
I wore it out Christmas shopping the other night, and didn’t notice a difference–but then, Christmas at Target isn’t really a time of togetherness or anything. I haven’t worn it to work because I don’t want people here liking me too much. 
Androstenol
Wow talk about a quick release, or um, post. Anyway, I work for a company who hosts stores and one of the products has Androstenol and Androstenone in their Climax pheromone sprays. (24.95)
Is this in the stuff you got? If so, the rumor is that the stuff does work with people…haven’t tried it myself though.
um…link?
Well, Draelin,** brightpenny**, I wish you both luck in your experiments, at least as much luck as I have had so far (well, in Draelin’s case, in a place she wants to attract people!) - it might help unmuddy the experiment a little bit. Like I said, I’m awfully tentative right now. It’s the holiday season, we’re mere days away from Christmas, so people could just be in a happier, lighter mood. Maybe all these people I met just finished all of their Christmas shopping and felt a great weight lift from their shoulders? Maybe they just got great news? Maybe it was really just a coincidence. I need more experimentation to be sure.
One thing I’m being sure to do is to not “gussy up” when I wear the stuff - I try to go about my day as normal as possible. Not sweatpants and printed sweatshirts, mind you! Just regular, every day clothes, nothing special. No make up, hair not done up, nothing, just regular old plain Jane.
There were a couple of instances up in Leavenworth where I was dressed up and some seemingly unusual attention occurred, however, I don’t want to include them, for reasons I mentioned in an above post: everyone was friendly and happy. It was during a Christmas festival. It’s not a fair experiment.
Brightpenny, yes, the stuff is strong - when I wore it yesterday and slathered the junk on, I figured either it would be strong enough to actually work, or I’d have to suffer the consequences for an hour of walking around in public, smelling like that annoying someone who bathed in too much stinkpretty. I figured it was a risk I’d have to take in order to test this stuff out. Oddly, so far, it seems (only seems, not necessarily real) it’s worked the best so far.
I think I picked a bad time of year to experiment. I should try again on April 15th.
Anastaseon, could you give me a link to the stuff you bought at Amazon?
Hey, everything for science…
Sure thing, Maastricht!
This is the exact company I bought it from, and the exact cologne - however, if you do a search for the brand name in Health and Beauty, I notice there are a few other companies that carry it, and one in particular has it on sale for $9-something.
Anastasaeon
I’m so sorry, I was pretty sleepy, but, sheeesh I have no idea how I did that.
You know you’re one of my favorite dopers. 
Wonder if that would include us Leos.
I’m willing to offer myself up to experimentation…
Well yes, what you can’t control for in this experiment is that you know you’re wearing it. Just that knowledge may be unconsciously making you more friendly, flirtatious, and approachable.
I wonder if that’s true, though…
I wish I could get out and meet some more of you guys so some of you could vouch for me - the pheromones, at least, to my knowledge, are not effecting my personality in the least: I’m sure my writing style defies it, but in Real LifeTM - I’m painfully, awkwardly shy. I do not normally smile unless smiled at first, I do not, as my old friends back home would say, “say boo to a goose” in normal circumstances. Even with this crap on, it’s not making me feel any more confident - I am very skeptical. The price was so cheap, even if the real stuff does work, in my mind, this stuff is boar pheromones, which have no effect on humans.
However, I am willing to acknowledge that it could be, on some unconcious level, making me more confident than usual. But I can promise you, if it is, it’s not by much. (but maybe it’s just enough?)
Maybe we shall round up a couple of dopers (okay, maybe a dozen) and have someone mail the stuff to them. Half will contain the real stuff, while the half will be just ordinary perfume.
Then we shall know…
raises her hand
I know! I know!
Your husband calls you beautiful whenever you wear it. The glow from his attention gives you that JBF look that is drawing people to you when you go out in public.
…just sayin’
This mad me laugh harder than it had any right to.
ExtraKun, that’s actually a pretty damn good idea…
Okay, I caved in and purchased a bottle I’m such a sucker to do my own personal experiement in the name of Science.
So, if I’m not posting on the board for awhile you know it worked like a charm and I’m uh…busy.