Key Pickup Artist Techniques and Tools

Key Insight

A core principle in seduction is to 'demonstrate value,' distinguishing oneself from the 'last twenty guys' who approached a woman. This can involve performing magic tricks, such as bending a fork by looking at it or guessing a woman's name before speaking. Other 'value demonstration' methods include handwriting analysis, rune reading, and tarot card readings, capitalizing on the universal interest people have in themselves. The approach often utilizes 'lines' (prepared comments) and 'patterns' (elaborate, pre-scripted narratives specifically designed to arouse, like Ross Jeffries's 'roller coaster design' metaphor for attraction, trust, and excitement).

Effective engagement also relies on 'social proof,' the idea that if everyone else is doing something, 'then it must be good'; for example, being in a bar with a beautiful female friend (a 'pivot') makes it much easier to meet women than if one is alone. The 'number-close' routine avoids directly asking for a number, instead leading a woman to 'suggest the idea herself,' to prevent outright rejection. For physical escalation, the 'Tic Tac routine' involves putting two Tic Tacs in your hand, eating one very slowly, then feeding the second one to her. If she accepts it, one says, 'There's something I forgot to tell you. I'm an Indian giver. I want my Tic Tac back,' followed by a kiss.

Pickup artists commonly carry a 'prop bag' filled with essential items: a pack of Wrigley's Big Red gum for fresh breath, Trojan lubricated condoms for preparedness, a pencil and pen for numbers and tricks, and a piece of dryer lint for the 'lint opener' routine. Other tools include an envelope of preselected photos for 'Mystery's photo routine,' a digital camera for interactive photo sessions (e.g., kissing for a photo to establish 'We make a good couple, don't we?'), lip balm, coverup, eyeliner, blotting paper (optional male makeup), a three-page 'cheat sheet' of routines, a set of wooden runes, a notebook, a Kryptolight necklace for 'peacocking,' two sets of fake ear and lip piercings, a small digital recorder for critique, two spare cheap necklaces and two spare thumb rings for 'number-close' gifts, a small blacklight for 'negging' by pointing out lint or dandruff, four sample bottles of different colognes for selection, and various magic tricks like bending forks or levitating beer bottles.