Wait women have passionfruit flavoured deodorant? Damn I’m jealous.
Don’t eat the deodorant
Do not the deodorant
I personally prefer blue goo.
I feel like Deodorants and Perfumes for men aren’t as much of a choice as it is chosen for us. There’s like two main smells, “Old Sweat” and “Motor Oil”. Anything other than that is just variations of “Drain Cleaner Citrus”.
Like clothes for men, the selection feels so limited.
I struggle to find unscented deodorant and it makes me so angry. Should not be difficult to find.
We can’t be alone here.
Unscented; it only serves the purpose of not making me sweat or smell bad. And one that doesn’t stain.
At least I am not the only one. As far as I know, they are widely sold in Japan along subtle scents like “Soap”, but I guess that’s about it.
Can confirm, can get just about anything unscented in Japan. Thankfully likely due to the general societal norm of not having a strong smell wafting about oneself. Though not all abide, most do.
there’s one I use that’s just potassium alum salt dissolved in water, you could probably make it yourself very easily
I’ve seen them at target, aimed at women but they’re there.
I spent like ten minutes in both the deodorant aisles at a local target (WHY ARE THERE MULTIPLE AISLES FOR THAT??) and found none, sadly
If you buy it, expect advertisements for baby products in your spam.
This thread is throwing me for a loop. Here in Belgium most deodorant I’ve interacted with is either unscented or at worst lightly scented (I just checked, mine is not marketed as scented but has “perfume” in the ingredient list and smells only slightly).
Axe body spray is a thing for lazy men who don’t want to bother with a separate perfume and have a distinct lack in taste, but it’s not the norm for anyone over the age of 16.
Maybe try to buy in bulk online, I’m sure unscented antiperspirant exist if only due to allergies.
lazy men who don’t want to bother with a separate perfume and have a distinct lack in taste, but it’s not the norm for anyone over the age of 16.
What the actual fuck?
I am 48 and don’t know a single man who wears perfume daily. For me a fragrance is reserved for special occasions, like weddings or dates and to wear it to work would be considered quite unprofessional (like dressing up above your boss). But I guess we must all be lazy and lacking your refined taste… yeah
It might be a cultural thing then, but here that’s definitely how it is. Men either don’t wear perfume at all or they have a separate cologne or whatever. Putting both on is my norm.
I just checked on amazon.com.be, all the top results for “déodorant homme” are marketed as "clear, “clean” or “refreshing”. The 10th result is the first one that has “long lasting fragrance” as part of its marketing. Axe only makes it to #13 with a chocolate scent.
It might be a cultural thing then
I doubt it. I live in Belgium too.
I do agree with you that Axe is vile, and I use a lightly scented deodorant of a different brand myself … but this notion that wearing an actual perfume every day is the norm for adult men is frankly ridiculous.
Ah no, I agree that many adult (men) don’t wear perfume every day. But a unscented/lightly scented deodorant is not at all the same as a “deodorant+perfume” combo which Axe sells and the other commenters seemed to be talking about.
Do you have a link to such an Axe “deodorant+perfume” combo? Because I’m not sure we’re talking about the same thing.
Literally every axe product is what I’m talking about, most deodorants try to be at least somewhat discreet but Axe’s whole marketing schtick is “put this on and the overpowering smell will mind-control hoards of women into trying to get with you”
I’m so confused - what is UP with the hate of unscented deodorant?? I’ve heard it in a few places now and I have no idea what people are on about.
People might prefer scented deodorants because they enjoy the fragrance, while others might associate unscented ones with not being as effective at masking the smell of sweat or odor. It’s just a matter of personal preference, and to be fair some people don’t understand that others may have sensitive skin and need unscented products to help keep fresh with out irritating their skin.
Bay Rum is a pretty universal go-to when looking for default masculine smells, a mix of actual rum and the bay tree in the west indies. Nowadays it’s artificially produced so YMMV.
Modern flavor science mixes leather, woods, salt, industrial tones, oil, plants and liquor for masculine products to mixed effect. (again YMMV) My wife actually prefers some for men products since she finds sweet fruit and flower scents overbearing.
Sadly Mrs. Meyers only makes Iowa Pine in cleaning products and then in limited runs during winter holiday season. Their flavorists really nailed it. Duke Cannon’s Illegally Cut Pine is a passable alternative.
I hate that everything is labeled as concepts instead of what the smell is. I don’t know what a fucking Riptide Rush smells like, or a Cool Wave, or an Arctic Handjob… just wtf is it???
yeah no for real
So i am running around with a scent of coal. Is it natural enough to be a female cent or adventurous enough to male?
Marketing deodorant to women.
Marketing deodorant to men.
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I remember the overly macho ads for men’s deodorant. The Axe brand is the biggest culprit back in the 00s. Men think women dig the smell and spray too much. But little do men realise that women hate the smell. And men who overspray with Axe tend to be douchebags. So, the Axe spray becomes a huge signal for the women that the guy is a douche.
This post is a fake. I have never seen an F16 deodorant.
Duke Cannon sells Naval Supremacy, which might be F4 Tomcat soap.
Of course not. I doubt I could even find the armpits on an F16.
When buying perfume I pick the unisex ones, because most men’s perfume smells like toilet duck. Also I like smelling like flowers or honey and smoked vanilla.
Toilet…duck…?
Ah, yes, toilet cleaner, thought it was universal, seems to be a European(?) thing.
We definitely have it in the US as well.
It’s a brand of toilet bowl cleaner.
I’d rather smell citrussy or flowery over whatever the fuck the bottom picture is meant to smell like. Plus I like flowers anyway as I’ve a pair of converse with roses on them. So much better than wearing a pair of Adidas that’s white with maybe a stripe of colour.
citrussy
…a Citroën with good ole hydropneumatic suspension? Someone with equanimous gait? I can’t keep up with all the jargon you folks here throw around.
citrussy
🍋🥵
Agreed that most of those men’s scents are terrible… But as soon as they come out with Jet A and 100LL scents (aviation fuels) I’m in.
I wanna smell like a fighter jet.
Bitches love the smell of avgas.
Oh yeah! They better have a 100LL option for us Skyhawk-flying folk (mostly volunteer search and rescue pilots and students).
I always pick the cheapest one, but if the female and male products have the same price I’ll pick roses over whatever the fuck “sports” and “adventure” is supposed to smell like.
I usually just smell them
mens products smell bad
It depends on wether they try to emulate a real smell (I love head and shoulders with Apple smell) or some concepts like “temptation” or whatever axe calls its bullshit
I hate anything lynx or axe as it’s called in the US. In the UK almost every guy uses lynx deodorant, I used to get boxes of the stuff at Xmas from family because they never asked what I’d actually like.
Couple boxes of lynx Africa set each year because it’s the cheapest one? Unimaginable
Wolfthorne by Old Spice smells like fruity Sweet Tart candies 💜
They don’t sell Old Spice where I live :(
I should see if I can get some online… any other recommendations?
Swagger or krackenguard are the favorite in my house.
Perfect, I got a bunch but not those lol
I mentioned their Wilderness with Lavender scent in another comment. It literally just smells like lavender, and that’s a good thing.
I remember seeing that in the store before my egg cracked, and it had a sticker that said “Smells like manly lavender smells”. I smelled it to find out what “manly lavender” smells like, and I quickly realized (1) it just smells like lavender, and (2) I really wanted to smell like lavender.
It’s funny looking back now, but the fact that it took a marketing campaign to tell me it was OK to like the scent of flowers…
lol congrats on your crack
Borotalco is my favourite
Disagree
