Cate Simpson

It was only a matter of time before companies tried to package and sell whatever chemical combination is responsible for that feeling that hits you when you meet somebody and instantly think, “I have to have you.”

Based in Ontario, Silent Seduction have done just that. They claim that with their bottled pheromones — the highest concentration on the market — they have successfully mimicked the “silent chemical messengers” responsible for all human attraction.

Not usually one to be taken in by pseudo-science, I decided to suspend my disbelief and do some experimenting.

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Hooking up in winter comes with its own set of challenges — everyone’s either hibernating or
hidden away underneath clothing that obscures all vestiges of sex appeal. But we at EYE WEEKLY are nothing if not doggedly optimistic (about getting laid, anyway). Here are just a few ways you can use the season to your advantage.

1. Make someone feel sexy in their winter layers.
Compliments go further than usual when the recipient is wearing mittens and earflaps. Tell someone her thermals don’t make her look fat, and maybe she’ll shed them for you.
Disadvantage: It’s hard to tell whether someone is actually sexy beneath their winter clothing, so you’re going in blind.

2. Help someone up after they slip on ice, then invite him to come home with you and dry off.
This one works best if the incident happens close to your house, so it may require deliberately leaving your patch of sidewalk unsalted. (Hint: it’s more convincing if you’re not sitting on your front step waiting when the person falls over.) Disadvantage: Possible lawsuits.

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