(08-29-2015 6:00 PM)kehawe Wrote: Since CPT AT and Treasureful Shine are all Alphas and you have tried/used all three Could you differentiate/compare all three?
I certainly don't mind at all, Kehawe, but let me get another week or so with each under my belt as each one is a very unique feel and has a completely different set of strengths going for it. I hate to sum up all 3 of them before I leave the honeymoon phase of each one. Meaning, right now I am enamored by each one so much that I am sure I am missing out on some weakness in them and only gushing over and over on the things they are doing right.
I'll throw down a quick synopsis but I have had very limited use of TS since I have been focusing on AT and Cap for the most part.
Captain is a true workplace alpha. It is perfect as a standalone and does not have to be buffered at all like A314 did in my experience. This makes reapps throughout the day much easier since you don't have to worry with adding more buffer when you top off the base. That really wouldn't even be an issue if there was an oil option for Cap as those generally last me all day but since Cap is a spray and I feel it kind of fading out after 4-5 hours being a standalone is a nice tradeoff.
I have been using 2 full sprays in the morning, both to my forearms with a little face swipe during the application and then one spray from a togo bottle in my desk at lunch. That's been perfect.
It makes me really want to talk but as a proper alpha I feel like people do more listening than responding. Which I am good with and prefer at work, anyway. However, once you open up whomever you are conversing with they accept the invitation and usually keep pace with whichever direction and speed you lead the conversation. I haven't found it to be very playful by itself, whereas Wolf to me was all playful and no seriousness, but I do find Cap to have a flirtatious undertone. This may just be because I feel more confident when I am wearing it and confidence leads to flirtation on my end.
Cap is a great standalone product but also pairs up quite well with something like IS, XSR37, Glace or any other social I have opted to throw on that day and while it is completely unnecessary I find 2 sprays of Cap with 2 sprays of XRS37 to be a heavenly workplace combo. Respect, charm, intrigue and the two just work together to radiate leadership.
Now, AT, also a great standalone product and perfectly fine for the workplace is much more sexual compared to Cap in my opinion. Where Cap has a towering presence and maybe the slightest bit of intimidation if you don't make some effort to smile and remain approachable AT seems to actually draw people in and the women I have worn it around just stair at me and make some effort to touch me.
I was afraid that AT would be a bit more standoffish around males than Cap was since it is more of a sexual alpha and I could see it causing some aggression around men who perhaps saw me as a threat. However, this has actually been the exact opposite from my observations. The guys at work love being around me when I am wearing AT and seem to try a bit harder to include me into whatever plans they are making. With AT on it wouldn't be that odd for one of my coworkers to come up and say "Hey, I'm about to go meet up with soandso and we are going to go bust Mike's balls a bit for being late this morning and not bringing breakfast. You coming?"
Again, I still feel like the alpha in this scenario but it is much more of a brother/comrade alphaness where my guidance is wanted because I am a pack leader as opposed to the Cap alphaness where my presence is needed because I am the unquestionable authority.
Again, you don't come off as a prick with Cap. Quite the contrary but it is a bit more serious of a leader than AT and AT's sexiness can not be glossed over. Women can not get enough of anything you say with AT. They want you and see you as the sexiest person they have come across in years.
Cap comes off as sexy because leaders are sexy and higher status women are drawn to higher status males, AT seems to play on some lust driven modality of logic and women find you sexy because you are completely irresistible to them.
Again, take the synopsis as just my take and I am certain that snoopy and some of the others with more PT experience may have much more insight into the two than I do
Now, TS seems to be a different beast altogether but since I have such limited time with it at this point I hate to really solidify any of my inferences with words just yet.
However, TS seemed to be much more captivating than Cap or AT. Meaning, from what I observed, when I was speaking no one else said a word. It seemed steerable and could lend itself to lighthearded banter, something a bit more flirtatious and just as easily to full-fledged no-bullshit meetings. However, the common thread was that when I was talking, I had the complete floor and no one seemed to interject nor did they respond until I was finished and initiated it with "what do you think about it?" or something like that. There seemed to have to be a transition between me talking and me ready to listen, otherwise it just got quiet.
Now, take that with a grain of salt because, like I said, I have little TS experience but that did seem to be the vibe I got each time I wore it.
I would love to hear other member's feedback of all three though as I know each person will have a slightly different perspective and therefore recognize slightly different strengths and weaknesses of each.
A bit of a ramble but I hope that helped some