• CH3DD4R_G0B-L1N@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    The gender product grift is laughable. And yet people eat it up. I couldn’t believe the first time I saw these at almost 2x markup of regular unscented baby wipes:

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    7 days ago

    I just look for solid gel over liquids or pastes and deodorant over antiperspirant, smell a few and go with what smells least offensive. Couldn’t tell you what any of them are called because even when they are supposed to smell like an actual smell they rarely actually smell like that thing, really.

  • rumba@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    I stopped in a Walgreens the other week on a trip to vegas to get some spray-on deodorant. They had a dozen womens options, mens had 6 versions of degree, all locked inside containers so you couldn’t smell any. I ended up going with ‘white’. I would have loved some jet fuel options…

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    7 days ago

    I am a man and I chose my deodorant because to me it smells like fruit roll up. I’m not a shill, so if you’re curious, it’s this kind:

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    Old Spice Wolfthorn

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    7 days ago

    As a woman, I just want to smell like trees with a bit of floral or musky undertones. My taste in scents is my butchest aesthetic

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      7 days ago

      Game changer for me. I always thought it was some hippy woowoo nonsense, but it actually works for me, and I’m physically active at work and sweat a lot. One stick lasts me for more than a year of daily use and I don’t smell like deodorant.

      It’s not an antiperspirant, however, so it’s not much help if you are worried about pit stains.

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        6 days ago

        Well, pit stains are usually caused by antiperspirant because they use wax to hold the fragrance and water absorbant chemicals in there.

        I’ve had zero pit stains since I switched. And yeah, even after a workout, zero stink. Lasts 24 hours for me usually.

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    6 days ago

    This is always such a bullshit. The products marketed at men are ALWAYS either “deep cedar - smell like your granddad!” or “SUPER ICE ARCTIC FRESH!!!”

    Before I learned to ignore it completely, I was constantly stuck between two equally terrible options.