Much has been said and written about visual cues in attraction but much less about olfactory cues. In fact, olfactory information might be a key component to attraction.
Do you remember the last time a girl complimented you or your expensive aftershave, cologne, fragrant or perfume? Do you remember how proud you felt you chose your scent perfectly to make her swoon for you? If you think you did it right, you're wrong.
Here's why.
The girl in question, in fact, was honest by saying you (or rather, the product) smelled nice. The same way persuasive commercials made you believe it would make you more attractive in girs eyes... But it doesn't mean she meant to say you smelled sexually attractive. What is sexually attractive when we talk about scents, is contained in your natural bodily odour. If you look good and are dominant, an ovulating female will (subconsciously) pick up on your olfactory information. But how are you going to do it if it's wrapped-up in non-bodily scents? Let me tell you - she won't. Now, let me back up my words with a couple of excerpt from research studies:
"We found a positive correlation between male psychological dominance assessed by the questionnaire and odour sexiness when rated by women in their fertile phase". Source: Jan Havlicek, S. Craig Roberts, and Jaroslav Flegr. Women's preference for dominant male odour: effects of menstrual cycle and relationship status. Biol Lett. 2005 Sep 22; 1(3): 256–259.
"Women’s preferences shift during the menstrual cycle. The first such shift to be demonstrated involves the olfactory preference that women have for the scent of symmetrical men. This preference is specific to normally ovulating women during the high-fertility phase of their menstrual cycle". Source: Randy Thornhill, Steven Gangestad. Facial attractiveness. Trends in Cognitive Science. Volume 3, Issue 12, 1 December 1999, Pages 452–460.
Those two articles should get you started. There is much more to it and it is much more complex. Depending on luteal of follicular phase of a female cycle, the preferences will shift between males with different sex-hormone markers. If you've got those good traits females find attractive, let her know in a multisensory fashion. Hit not only her eyes but her nose as well. Don't take my word for it. Read it. If not those articles, there is plenty on the internet. You can even start with Wikipedia's bodily odour and sexiness, if you like.
I hope I have persuaded you to ditch all of your aftershaves, colognes, fragrants or perfumes, whatever the compliments you've heard when using them. If not, it's at your own loss. But there is one caveat. It seems, it would make sense to expose females' olfactory bulbs to your natural odours only if you are somewhat dominant and attractive with good facial and bodily bilateral symmetry. Other than that, it may me prudent to keep those man-made scent products and use them as you have until you read my post.
My next post will be on auditory information conveying sexiness of its bearer. And let me tell you, there's more to it than you've ever thought about it.
Do you remember the last time a girl complimented you or your expensive aftershave, cologne, fragrant or perfume? Do you remember how proud you felt you chose your scent perfectly to make her swoon for you? If you think you did it right, you're wrong.
Here's why.
The girl in question, in fact, was honest by saying you (or rather, the product) smelled nice. The same way persuasive commercials made you believe it would make you more attractive in girs eyes... But it doesn't mean she meant to say you smelled sexually attractive. What is sexually attractive when we talk about scents, is contained in your natural bodily odour. If you look good and are dominant, an ovulating female will (subconsciously) pick up on your olfactory information. But how are you going to do it if it's wrapped-up in non-bodily scents? Let me tell you - she won't. Now, let me back up my words with a couple of excerpt from research studies:
"We found a positive correlation between male psychological dominance assessed by the questionnaire and odour sexiness when rated by women in their fertile phase". Source: Jan Havlicek, S. Craig Roberts, and Jaroslav Flegr. Women's preference for dominant male odour: effects of menstrual cycle and relationship status. Biol Lett. 2005 Sep 22; 1(3): 256–259.
"Women’s preferences shift during the menstrual cycle. The first such shift to be demonstrated involves the olfactory preference that women have for the scent of symmetrical men. This preference is specific to normally ovulating women during the high-fertility phase of their menstrual cycle". Source: Randy Thornhill, Steven Gangestad. Facial attractiveness. Trends in Cognitive Science. Volume 3, Issue 12, 1 December 1999, Pages 452–460.
Those two articles should get you started. There is much more to it and it is much more complex. Depending on luteal of follicular phase of a female cycle, the preferences will shift between males with different sex-hormone markers. If you've got those good traits females find attractive, let her know in a multisensory fashion. Hit not only her eyes but her nose as well. Don't take my word for it. Read it. If not those articles, there is plenty on the internet. You can even start with Wikipedia's bodily odour and sexiness, if you like.
I hope I have persuaded you to ditch all of your aftershaves, colognes, fragrants or perfumes, whatever the compliments you've heard when using them. If not, it's at your own loss. But there is one caveat. It seems, it would make sense to expose females' olfactory bulbs to your natural odours only if you are somewhat dominant and attractive with good facial and bodily bilateral symmetry. Other than that, it may me prudent to keep those man-made scent products and use them as you have until you read my post.
My next post will be on auditory information conveying sexiness of its bearer. And let me tell you, there's more to it than you've ever thought about it.
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