Pure Instinct Escape Men's Pheromone Perfume Oil

Escape is the earthy, woody scent in Pure Instinct's Men's Collection, and this is the full 60 ml spray bottle, the size you keep on the dresser rather than in a pocket. As a pheromone cologne it's built like a regular men's fragrance with a synthetic pheromone ingredient in the blend, and its character comes from a dry, grounded base of vetiver, musk, tonka and patchouli. If you like scents that smell like cedar chests and damp earth more than sport-fresh aquatics, it's worth a try.

What Escape smells like

Vetiver is the backbone here: a grassy, slightly smoky root note that gives Escape its outdoorsy, dry feel. Patchouli adds depth and an earthy richness, musk smooths the edges, and tonka bean brings a faint warm sweetness so the whole thing doesn't turn harsh. It's a mature, grown-up profile that works in cooler weather and in the evening, and it sits nicely with plain, unscented grooming products.

Formula and ingredients

The ingredients given by the supplier are alcohol denat., fragrance (parfum), water and a pheromone compound described as vegan and synthetically derived. That makes this an alcohol-based spray in the eau de cologne / eau de parfum style rather than an oil. It's listed as paraben-free and not tested on animals. We don't make claims about what the pheromone component does; what you can judge is the scent, the spray and how it wears on your skin.

How to wear a pheromone cologne

Spray from a short distance onto the chest, the sides of the neck or the inside of the wrists. Two sprays are a sensible daytime amount; three for an evening out. Let it dry on its own; rubbing it in mostly just dulls the first impression. Apply to skin rather than shirts, since alcohol-based fragrance can mark some fabrics. After a workout or a shower, a single spray is enough to refresh it.

Who Escape suits

Escape is for people who already enjoy woody, earthy colognes, or who find typical blue, sporty scents too sharp. It reads more relaxed than formal, so it fits weekends, dinners and autumn and winter days well. If you prefer bright citrus or clean laundry scents, try the roll-on first. The vetiver and patchouli base can feel heavy in hot, humid weather, when one spray is usually enough.

Why the 60 ml size

Sixty millilitres lasts a long time at two or three sprays a day, and the larger bottle is the better value if Escape becomes your everyday scent. If you'd like to try it first or want something for a gym bag, the Escape roll-on is the compact, oil-based version. Want a different direction from the same line? Captivate and Wanted come in the same 60 ml format.

Storing a bigger bottle

Fragrance keeps its character longest away from heat and light. A drawer or cupboard is better than a sunny bathroom shelf, and keep the cap on so the top notes don't evaporate. Don't leave it in a car.

Specifications

• Brand: Pure Instinct, Men's Collection, Escape scent
• Format: alcohol-based spray
• Size: 60 ml (2 fl oz)
• Base notes (as listed on the box): vetiver, musk, tonka, patchouli
• Ingredients (as listed): alcohol denat., fragrance (parfum), water, perfume (vegan, synthetically derived pheromone)
• Listed as paraben-free and not tested on animals

More scents for men and women are in our pheromone fragrance collection.