Pure Instinct Crush Pheromone Infused Perfume Oil

Pure Instinct Crush pheromone perfume oil comes in a 15 ml dropper bottle and carries the same citrus-floral scent as the Crush spray in a richer, skin-hugging oil. If you prefer fragrance that stays close rather than filling a room, or your skin dries out with alcohol sprays, the oil format is the one to choose.

Why choose an oil over a spray

Perfume oils behave differently from sprays. There's no alcohol to flash off, so the opening is softer and the scent unfolds slowly as your skin warms it. The trail is quieter, noticeable to someone standing close but not to the whole lift. For many people, that intimacy is the appeal. The dropper lets you place a single drop exactly where you want it and adjust strength drop by drop.

The Crush scent profile

Top notes are orange, ruby grapefruit and mandarin. In an oil base the citrus feels rounder and less sharp than in the spray. The heart is freesia, magnolia and rosewater, giving a clean floral middle. Underneath sit amber and cashmere musk, which come through strongest on this format because oils hold base notes well. Retailers describe the intensity as close to an eau de parfum.

If you're new to the scent, test before committing to a full routine. Put one drop on the inside of your wrist in the morning and check it at lunch and again in the evening. Oils change more slowly than sprays, so the musky base you smell at night is a fair preview of how it wears on you.

What's in the bottle

The carrier is a blend of plant oils and emollients: soybean oil, isopropyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, safflower seed oil and grape seed oil, plus vitamin E (tocopheryl acetate), fragrance and a synthetically derived, vegan pheromone compound. We don't make any claims about what the pheromone does; buy Crush because you like the way it smells. If you have a soy allergy, note that soybean oil is the first ingredient.

Applying a pheromone perfume oil

Squeeze the dropper bulb, then touch one drop to each inner wrist and one behind each ear. Dab rather than rub, and give it a minute to sink in before getting dressed. Oils can mark silk and pale fabrics, so keep it off collars and let it absorb fully before putting on a white shirt. Reapply when you notice it has faded, usually by adding one fresh drop to the wrists.

The oil also layers neatly under other fragrances. A drop of Crush on the wrists under a light citrus cologne gives the cologne a warmer, musky finish.

Choosing between the Crush formats

The 9.2 ml Crush spray is lighter and quicker for everyday mist-and-go, and the roll-on is the most pocket-friendly. This dropper bottle holds the most product of the three, which makes it the sensible pick once you know you like Crush. Because a drop goes a long way, a bottle this size lasts a good while with daily use.

Specifications

• Brand: Pure Instinct
• Scent: Crush (fresh floral)
• Notes: orange, ruby grapefruit, mandarin; freesia, magnolia, rosewater; amber, cashmere musk
• Format: perfume oil, dropper bottle, 15 ml (0.5 fl oz)
• Ingredients: Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Isopropyl Palmitate, Fragrance (Parfum), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Perfume (Vegan, Synthetically Derived Pheromone)
• Paraben-free; not tested on animals (per the supplier)

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