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A few months ago, we were at a supermarket with my mom, buying some stuff.
My mom needed an antiperspirant. When she was about to grab a black one, I heard a guy “helpfully” telling her that she was grabbing one “For Men™”, that the ones “For Women™” were the pink ones.
I immediately looked at the guy like “lol what, who asked”.
(My mom uses “men’s” antiperspirants because she doesn’t care about that, and they are usually cheaper than “women’s”)
I genuinely have no idea what Sandalwood is. Presumably a new type of tree developed by scientists to give men something to smell like.
Just for information purposes -
Sandalwood has been used in fragrances for thousands of years. The Romans imported it from the subcontinent for use in fragrances.
Unisex fragrances like Parfum De Marlay Layton often have sandalwood (woodsy) and bergamot (citrus) bases because of their versatility.
That’s the exception in that it’s actually a real plant - not one that I’ve ever seen anywhere in real life, but it’s real enough for a wiki page
It’s native to south east Asia.
Sandal wood smells like feet!
Smells like birkenstock