To get you more sex…
SOPHIE BERESINER,
ELLE beauty director There were people at university I definitely wouldn’t have ‘invited in’ had they not intoxicated me with their cologne. It was a time when disinhibitors (alcohol) featured more heavily, but the nostalgia I still get from a waft of Dior Fahrenheit for Men reaffirms my stance.
Iso E Super is the synthetic single note in my chosen scent, Escentric Molecules Molecule 01, apparently with pheremonic qualities that make you more attractive. Case in point: one day, while waiting for a friend at a bar, the barman asked me what scent I was wearing. He was nice looking, we talked about it a little, and then he slid a napkin across and asked me to write down the name – with my number beneath. OK, so I didn’t want to sleep with him, but a bona fide instance of perfume-induced attraction occurred. Further research tells me the Iso E Super molecule is found in Dior Fahrenheit by for Men – so it worked on me, too. Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 Eau de Toilette, £69 for 100ml
AZZI SAYS: There is no proof that chemical ingredient Iso E Super has a link to sexual attraction, but this subtle scent smells like cedarwood and amber, which means you can’t not like it. I use civet, which opens up the sensual drive; Cleopatra was known to rub it on her eyebrows before she met with Antony – the rest is history. Some ingredients, such as saffron, oudh and rose de mai absolute oil, featured in my Fever 54, are thought to stimulate the pituitary gland to secrete endorphins, and ylang ylang elevates sexual energy.