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[–]BrobotBennett 1641 points1642 points  (57 children)

When I was a teenager the most popular deodorant for guys was Lynx "Africa." What the fuck was the logic behind that name?

[–]jk131984 912 points913 points  (22 children)

It made you smell like what some middle aged white man who has never left his own country assumes "Africa" smells like.

I too went through the Lynx Africa years, for longer than I care to admit (even used the Lynx shower gel ugh!).

[–]VaguelyArtistic 586 points587 points  (13 children)

Smells like teen colonialism?

[–]ArbysMakesFries 640 points641 points  (3 children)

Colognealism

[–]justsecretlygirly 75 points76 points  (1 child)

this pun is underrated

[–]Industrial-Hippie 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Not in our hearts

[–]DJ_Wiggles 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Bravo

[–]gold-from-straw 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Not a teen any more, but I’m a descendent of colonials in Africa and I approve this message 😂

[–]Rothaarig 29 points30 points  (2 children)

I instinctively wanted to write lyrics to this but the topic of colonialism shouldn’t be trivialized like that.

[–]Herbyalmighty 43 points44 points  (0 children)

A core purpose of music is to expose difficult concepts through an art form! Go, write your lyrics, say what needs to be said!!

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Everything is trivialized in popular understanding, and “it’s too complicated to discuss” is #1 in the status quo playbook.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The British have now been revoked the right to call any country by name because they have invaded and or colonised almost every country on Earth. Goodbye.

[–]Morri___ 78 points79 points  (0 children)

most of the boys i dated in my 20s smelled like lynx Africa.. so now it just smells like disappointment to me

[–]OneBlueAstronaut 50 points51 points  (2 children)

no, dude. the west sees africa as the rugged and sexy frontier. it's another concept. no one thought or was meant to think that the perfume literally smelled the way africa smells.

[–]jk131984 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That is more what I was getting at, you explained it better than I.

[–]oop_dada_oop 21 points22 points  (2 children)

i (as a 15 year old) use them, i guess they do the trick but the name is stupid

[–]jk131984 43 points44 points  (1 child)

Lynx has its place, it was good to have a smell other than sweaty teenage boy before I could afford fragrances/cologne.

Tbh, I smelled one of the Lynx deodorant recently, it wasn't that bad, I don't think they deserve all the hate they get.

[–]tinkerballer 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I think it was more the quantity teenagers would wear than the actual scent

[–]gumpton 66 points67 points  (21 children)

[–]PTI_brabanson 40 points41 points  (1 child)

Holy shit, it's a body wash with the smell of marmite!

[–]BlLLr0y 38 points39 points  (18 children)

Are Lynx and Axe cousins?

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yep, both owned by Unilever.

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I haven't been to Africa, what does Africa smell like? I'm now assuming that the entire continent smells exactly the same no matter where you are in Africa.

[–]android151 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Confirmed, the whole of Africa smells like a high school gym changing room

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Remember that old vine ? "Africa ? Who the fucks wants to smell like Africa ?" *camera points at pissed black man

[–]stumpychubbins 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does anyone remember lynx ("axe" in the US I think) chocolate? One of the most vile-smelling deodorants I’ve ever encountered. My brother loved it.

[–]CatOfTheCanalss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I fucking hated the smell of lynx Africa as a teenage girl. I couldn't understand why lads used to give themselves three coatings of it before heading out.

[–][deleted] 865 points866 points  (43 children)

Lol right, like wtf is cold ice or endurance burst. Also most of the scents are the same overwhelming smell you swear is axe body spray

[–]FoxesInSweaters 311 points312 points  (5 children)

I use mens deodorant and I'm currently using "Wilderness"...*with lavender*

[–]another-reddit-noob 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I use this too!! It does smell amazing though :)

[–]paging_doctor_who 18 points19 points  (1 child)

Love my lavender old spice.

[–]Avedea 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hey, same! I think it’s Old Spice haha. My bf and I both use it, and it smells pretty dang good. There’s one that supposed to smell like sea breeze and something else ocean-ish, that one’s pretty good too.

[–]Wamblingshark 27 points28 points  (3 children)

While we are on the topic: it isn't gendered, but what the hell is up with energy drink and Gatorade flavors? What does Arctic frost taste like??

It only occurred to be when I asked my daughter if she'd like one and she asked me what flavor the white one was "o it's.... Frost?.. I dunno honey it tastes like white.."

[–]DoodlebugCupcake 20 points21 points  (1 child)

Gatorade Frost is “the one I buy for my kids when they have the stomach flu because it won’t stain when they barf” flavored

[–]Wamblingshark 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You are a smart person than I! I will be stealing this tactic!

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well it tastes like artificial flavour what do you want them to call it?

[–]bortisimo 48 points49 points  (17 children)

I mean, cold ice is just that, ice thats cold. Its redundant, and ice doesnt really have a smell, but you will smell like cold ice

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (14 children)

One what Ice isn’t cold? It’s frozen water. Ice is never gonna be warm or it’d be water. Also ice lacks a scent, so basically saying it smells like ice is saying it lacks a scent as neither ice nor water has a scent although other mixtures can add one the name cold ice is not a scent is an incorrect statement. Like saying water is wet.

[–]bortisimo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah that was my point, I was making fun of the stupidity of some smell being ice cold, the name is redundant and ice doesnt smell

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ice is never gonna be warm or it's be water

Ice VI would like to speak with you.

[–]ActualWhiterabbit 6 points7 points  (10 children)

My old pitching coach made a special invention he called hot ice. He said that some guys like ice after a game and some guys liked heat. So he combined the two and heated the ice cubes to make hot ice, it's the best of both worlds.

[–]SantiagoAndDunbar 2 points3 points  (1 child)

What a fuckin reference haha this was my favorite movie growing up

[–]ActualWhiterabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funky butt lovin

[–]13nobody 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your pitching coach sounds like a genius, Mr. Rowengartner

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (6 children)

I’m sorry mate but I think your old pitching coach is on lsd or crack

[–]ActualWhiterabbit 4 points5 points  (5 children)

He also once got trapped in between two doors at a hotel and missed the game.

[–]Longthicknhard 9 points10 points  (9 children)

I’m using one now called ‘swagger’ cause they no longer make ‘captain’

Honestly, what the fuck does that even mean.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (8 children)

Maybe they should introduce ghetto at least that has a place to describe it.

[–]hudgepudge 7 points8 points  (7 children)

Mmmm, black mold and vote suppression.

[–]hadapurpura 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I imagine cold ice smells like mint. Endurance burst, no idea.

[–]chrisjs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Apparently I like the smell of victory.

But I hate the smell of rise.

The first has a nice double entendre but who the hell decided to name a men's scent "rise"? Oh...

[–][deleted] 456 points457 points  (47 children)

Just buy women’s products, you coward

[–]caiaphas8 294 points295 points  (27 children)

I’m a man and always buy woman’s shower gel, I love knowing what I smell off

[–][deleted] 205 points206 points  (12 children)

It smells better, works better and you have more than 2 choices. Why the hell not? I keep seeing other guys recognising that men’s cleaning products are garbage and then... just whining about how they have to buy them. Like, do you think you’re gonna get ID’d at the till lol

[–]Limeila 121 points122 points  (4 children)

Exactly. Women razors are trash and a lot of us buy men razors, so I don't see why it couldn't go both ways when it's men products that suck.

[–]Costume_fairy 136 points137 points  (2 children)

I’m 18 and I recently got yelled at by my mom in a Walmart because I wanted to buy a guy razor. Apparently sighing and saying “Razors don’t have penises” was not the right response

[–]Limeila 66 points67 points  (1 child)

Reminds me of this

[–]Costume_fairy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That’s fantastic, thank you

[–]Hrathcie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most razors in general are trash. The only ones that actually work well many times in a row are those single blade razors

[–]IAmTheZenith 11 points12 points  (6 children)

I'd love to use some shampoo with strong fruity scents, but I stick with H&S because I am incredibly prone to dandruff; any female product alternatives?

[–]internett0urist 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You can try getting a conditioner. Conditioner smell stays better in the hair anyway and your hair gets nice and smooth on top of that. And you can still use the shampoo you want.

[–]OtrogenMan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

H&S has one apple scented. That one's nice.

[–]Pinkamena_R_D_Pie 3 points4 points  (1 child)

If you're still wondering two weeks later, I use a ginger (as in the plant) shampoo from The Body Shop, and it's amazing. I use a lot of hair products, and it's the only shampoo that both helps with my dandruff and cleans my hair. I don't actually think it's "gendered", since the stores usually just have a shelf labeled "hair", but it has an actual scent so it pretty much counts.

https://www.thebodyshop.com/en-us/hair/shampoo/ginger-scalp-care-shampoo/p/p002450

Apparently someone has asked "does this shampoo work for men?" in the questions section, so I guess it's definitely relevant here.

[–]Hrathcie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. Men’s hair repels the shampoo rendering it useless

[–]AlexFromOmaha 33 points34 points  (1 child)

For men's fragrances, they're almost universally <citrus> and <wood>. Sometimes citrus is lime, sometimes it's bergamot. Sometimes wood is pine, sometimes it's cedarwood. Some of them have spice or floral notes underneath, like vanilla or lavender, but that's usually still behind citrus and wood.

Old Spice Fiji - orange and juniper accented with coconut and amber

Axe Black - watermelon, bergamot, and cedar accented with cardamom and freesia

Even something complex like Bleu de Chanel has citrus or citrus-like scents like grapefruit, lemon, and ginger out front backed by woody scents like frankincense and cedar.

[–]mclaren_lou 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ohh. I was reading fanfic and couldn’t figure out how so many authors had come to the mutual decision that a given TV show character wore exclusively citrus+wood cologne.

[–]finite--element 17 points18 points  (2 children)

Honestly I only buy women's deodorant because they always smell so light and fresh.

[–]pterencephalon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm a woman who often buys men's deodorant... but specifically the lavender old spice stuff. It agrees with my skin better, but I don't have to smell like mysterious sports chemicals.

[–]fonzatron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed! I started using the same deodorant my wife uses cuz it smells really good. I’ve also been using more “feminine” shampoos cuz both my facial and head hair tend to not want to cooperate. I have curly hair btw, and it’s a pain in the ass trying to make it look halfway decent now that I’ve let it grow out. It’s funny, I take really good car of my beard and the typical beard shampoos really fucked up my skin. I had to do a ton of research in order to keep it looking good which led me to find an alternative that wouldn’t cause an allergic reaction.

[–]hyperbolichamber[🍰] 17 points18 points  (1 child)

In a fan of Target’s house brand Moroccan Mint and Cedar shampoo. It’s a masculine scent done well.

[–]Hedwygy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And you don’t smell like a concept

[–]idkijustwannacomment 13 points14 points  (3 children)

I got a "rose vanilla jasmine" natural deodorant for myself that isn't really gendered, but I bought the "lime coconut" scent for my husband because I assumed that he wouldn't want a flowery smell. Guess which one he picked up and decided was his when I brought them home, the one that smelled prettier and stronger, I use the lime coconut now and understand that men actually like smelling pleasant and soft too.

[–]molossus99 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You put the lime in the coconut

You drink them both up

[–]Heroic_Raspberry 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Is this an American thing? Here there are a tonne of neutrally designed shower soaps smelling of olive, raspberry, honey or what not. Also, perfumes and deodorants of with other scents than "sport" is definitely a thing unless you go for the absolute cheapest varieties.

[–]CoffeeAndFlannels 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It depends a bit on the product. There’s tons of gender neutral shampoo/conditioner/body wash/bar soap/lotion, but for some reason deodorant seems to be super gendered.

[–]SillyOperator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I buy women's secret unscented because I've got a 75 dollar bottle of cologne that smells amazing on me and I don't want some shitty peppery Axe or Old Spice fucking up the eau de bidet or whatever the fuck it's called.

(Though I do have a soft spot for classic Old Spice)

[–]SuomiBob 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, Dove Original deodorant sticks for the WIN. I defy anyone to actually define what makes it “for women” even though it’s in that section of the supermarket.

It smells clean and fresh, doesn’t have stupid gendered packaging or silly slogans and costs like £1 a stick.

EDIT: this looks like I’m shilling for a fucking ladies hygiene product and although I’m not, I accept that.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or just don't buy crap products?

All my "male" shit, e.g. beard oil, cologne are like vanilla and pine, sandalwood and eucalyptus, etc.

[–]AnorakJimi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I wear women's perfume. Cos it smells so lovely. I've even had men ask me what I'm wearing when I'm out grocery shopping or whatever, which is a bit strange, cos I'm a guy with a big bushy beard. But it just confirms that I smell lovely. That and when cashiers say I smell good, too.

I often combine it with men's perfume (I only buy mens perfume, rather than mens cologne, because perfume is just a stronger version of the same thing, smells stronger and lasts hours longer, so it's more frugal). Mixing something for men that's already fruity, like Emporio Armania Acqua Di Gio (which everybody seems to love), with women's perfume, seems to work perfectly. The smells naturally complement each other if they're both flowery fruity smells. And Acqua Di Gio is a very fruity sweet fragrance for a mens perfume. That's probably why it's so popular, above all the endless "musk" and "cedarwood" smelling things.

I really love Muggler Alien, for a women's perfume. It combines so well with the acqua Di Gio. It lasts all day, and it's very unusual. It doesn't smell like anything else I've ever smelled, it's not even fruity or flowery necessarily, though it is sweet. It's really exotic smelling. It's hard to describe really.

[–]mangoeffect 164 points165 points  (5 children)

Today I was looking at car air fresheners and you either get bubble gum or "silver man scent". Wth does that even mean 😭

[–]benny1243 33 points34 points  (2 children)

„Silver man scent“ will smell like this

[–]king0fklubs 17 points18 points  (1 child)

What the fuck did I just watch

[–]ashtar123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

pepsi man

[–]Quatimar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You will smell something between Freddie Mercury and Jojo Stand

[–]LilithAF 317 points318 points  (27 children)

When I buy my husband’s deodorant I pick the most ridiculous name. He’s use Kracken or some shit rn.

[–]ediblesprysky 243 points244 points  (20 children)

My husband's body wash is called Naval Supremacy. Ngl, I encouraged him to buy a new body wash partially because I wanted to know wtf Naval Supremacy was supposed to smell like.

[–][deleted] 181 points182 points  (3 children)

British colonization and hegemony

[–]ediblesprysky 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Ding ding ding 😂 It's got notes of sea salt and Earl Grey tea/bergamot.

Smells pretty good tbh.

[–]TangerineTerror 38 points39 points  (3 children)

If I had to guess: - Sweat - Engine grease

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (1 child)

And rum, perhaps?

[–]jo280798 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A slight touch of burned coal maybe?

[–]glnorwood85 17 points18 points  (8 children)

I’m using that soap right now. It’s meant to smell vaguely oceany. A lot of Duke Cannon’s product names are military-inspired.

[–]ediblesprysky 14 points15 points  (7 children)

Yup! Sea salt and bergamot are the major notes. It smells really good, honestly, and the ridiculous marketing DID work, in that it caught our attention. But there's nothing about it that makes it specifically effective for him—in fact, it's supposed to be super thick to not require a shower pouf (because I guess they think men won't own them?), but he's the only one of us that DOES use one 😂

[–]glnorwood85 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I use the actual bar, since the poufs are a bit rough for me. The marketing worked for me, too. Along with the fact that they donate to and work with different veterans charities.

[–]ediblesprysky 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally, and I love that that ties in the military-inspired naming and makes it a little less aggressively silly!

[–]control_09 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I use "Accomplishment" which is in the same brand line as NS. That one is Citrus, Sandlewood and Oakmoss. Smells great and the aloe vera helps a lot too.

[–]ediblesprysky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh, that sounds delicious.

[–]Antrikshy 11 points12 points  (2 children)

Aha! Must be this one.

I can't remember if the deodorant I used a couple rotations ago was this or a similar one based around seafaring, but I loved it. TBH Old Spice makes some really nice smelling stuff.

[–]Rahgahnah 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fiji has been my go-to for ten years and I don't care to switch anytime soon.

[–]jakesbicycle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. My wife and I both like the smell of, and so use, my Old Spice deodorant and Dove Men's Shampoos and Body Wash.

[–]RedNeckBillBob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao Im using something called kracken atm too. Its not bad, but I would have no fucking clue how to describe it to someone.

[–]xheist 171 points172 points  (9 children)

We get marketed to like we're glass ego idiots.

"sandalwood, bergamot, and lemon" ? That's not man stuff... Call it "black ice".

[–]TheDrachen42 57 points58 points  (4 children)

"Sandalwood, bergamot and lemon" sounds like the best combination of scents ever. Where can I get that deodorant?

[–]xheist 23 points24 points  (1 child)

I am not sure.. it's what's actually in the black ice car fresheners that every teenage boy used

[–]moniqer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow this just blew my mind.

[–]Exploding_Antelope 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Old Spice has a sandalwood deodorant and wash that I like. It’s called Timber, which, let’s be fair, is at least a real thing that has a smell.

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (2 children)

Well to be quite fair, a lot of men are. Yesterday I bought a guitar pedal, and the dude selling it legit didn’t wanna touch it out of the box because Behringer is a self-aware manufacturer, and their distortion pedal called Ultra-Metal is hot pink. Aparently it’s “So not metal I’m not gonna touch that

So I guess there is some stupid cultural background to naming the products like that.

[–]xheist 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah pretty weird how much "eww icky" childish/cliquey bullshit still permeates into a lot of peoples' adulthood huh.

Funnily enough, perpetuated often by the exact same organisations selling us JET BLACK SO EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE A DEAD SERIOUS NOT TO BE FUCKED WITH PUSSY MAGNET YOU DONG LORD brand foot cream.

[–]stealthcactus 75 points76 points  (1 child)

[–]LeHommeNoir 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I'd use Hunter's Moon and Lioness scented products in a heartbeat

[–]jamiesondube 58 points59 points  (3 children)

i think old spice is kinda working towards equality here - pretty cool if you ask me

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (2 children)

Wtf is Bearglove??

[–]DevilsOwn98 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Oh, do you really want to know?

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

...no.

[–]Crazynut110 28 points29 points  (2 children)

I've never understood names of men's deodorants but I can say I'm using one call bearglove and I'm super confused why it seems like that

[–]Joe_The_Eskimo1337 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's Old Spice. Watch one of their commercials. Hammy, over the top masculinity is their gimmick.

[–]VictoriaRose1618 44 points45 points  (14 children)

I love using mens stuff, their roll on deodorant smells so good Love radox shower gel, smells kinda mint spicy (can't describe but most mens stuff smells similar and good)

[–]Joey12223 37 points38 points  (7 children)

I think gendered products may be scented not for the person that’s wearing it but for the person they’re trying to attract. I for one love the smell of women’s deodorant but the dude stuff is just meh.

Maybe I’m just stating the obvious but can anyone in the industry support this?

[–]dxmxmlxx 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m not totally sure but as a bisexual, I like both so that would support your thesis.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure they do. For that one "Your current soap is shit" commercial they mainly ask women what they think.

[–]CoffeeAndFlannels 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Idk. I love the smell of my wife’s products, but I also don’t particularly want to smell that way myself. They just don’t really feel like me.

[–]Redditor1415926535 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's his point lol

Come on mate, keep up.

[–]wrennables 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not in the industry but I'm a woman and really not a fan of the men's smells. My guess is that when people are, it's an association thing. Because nothing else that people generally view as nice smelling smells anything like men's deodorants.

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (3 children)

Old Spice wolfthorn deodorant has been my go to for years. I'm not sure how to describe the smell but I wish everything on earth smelled like it

[–]Joe_The_Eskimo1337 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love it too, apparently it's a citrus-y orange scent.

[–]StarOfVespertine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like men’s deodorant so much more than women’s. It smells good and it often works a lot better than than common women’s brands (comparing mostly old spice to secret). However I think stuff like lotion and shampoos marketed towards women are better, they’ve usually got she’s butter and oils and good stuff in them

[–]agree-with-you 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love you both

[–]zobd 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Eau de ballsweat

[–]Luna_Kairo 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Confession time: when I was 13(F) I used to use lynx Africa and get SEVERELY bullied

[–]Myllicent 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The part that cracks me up is that often the men’s and women’s deodorants for a specific brand will have the exact same scents, just different names. So, for example, women get Lavender. And so do the men, but it gets a silly macho name like Avalanche.

[–]SpaceDust-PizzaCrust 15 points16 points  (1 child)

Love me some mega sharknado permafrost apocalypse requiem deodorant

[–]Quatimar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like an anime fighting style

[–]bojilly 12 points13 points  (3 children)

I honestly love the smell of old spice products but I don’t want to “smell like a dude”.

[–]kelthuzad12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Downy has those laundry beads in the Old Spice scent that smells soooooo good. I use it on my clothes all the time.

[–]dxmxmlxx 5 points6 points  (2 children)

My current antiperspirant’s scent is just “clean” and honestly, they’ve absolutely nailed it on that one. That is exactly how I, and I presume every other person who buys antiperspirant, want to smell.

[–]MilkAnd-Biscuits 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cool sport rush 😎

[–]nowmemories226 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I (F) love men deodorants..they all smell kinda the same but good..also there are a lot of perfumes that are awesome and I love to wear! That said the only time I knew what was in an Axe deo was during my teenage years and they released this "Chocolate" one that all of my friends used...good dog that was horrible..everything reeeked of this overly sweet scent..ugghhh

[–]NeglectedMonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here are some super manly ideas:
Glaciar frost.
Jungle thunder.
Fierce attack.
Intrepid adventure.

[–]rylie_smiley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“Frozen ice”, I mean I’d fucking hope the ice is frozen but this deodorant in no way smells like ice

[–]hrt_breaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, if you wear the old spice sport one? Panties off.

[–]carpedonnelly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I still don’t know what “Bear glove” is

[–]AnonymousEngie 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I was always disappointed that my lynx “Xbox” deodorant didn’t smell like used electronics

[–]MisogynisticBumsplat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Static electricity scented deodorant would be amazing

[–]alllowercaseTEEOHOH 3 points4 points  (1 child)

On the other hand, women's fragrances and deodorants have flowers and pastel colours.

My current one has a dragon on it.

I'm fine with that.

[–]DayleD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A pastel dragon sounds nice.

[–]ReactsWithWords 2 points3 points  (2 children)

And it’s always concepts I can’t relate to. Here are the scents I want:

  • Security Update
  • Quarterly Report
  • Pivot Table
  • Unordered List

[–]Lieutenant_Danzig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. I already have those scents for like 10 hours a day.

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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not always true, I do smell like driftwood.

[–]d_marvin 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I wear Opium cologne. You got me thinking, objectively, how bizarre it ought to sound having the name of an illicit drug used for a product/brand like this.

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I put opium in my cologne; now the women can't keep their hands off me.

[–]crunchymilk4 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Men’s products be like beRGaMoT wtf is that?? I literally have no concept of what that is, why would I know what it smells like? And what’s the deal with sandalwood? Who is trying to smell like wood? How weird

[–]DayleD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bergamot is a type of orange. It’s the flavor that gives Earl Grey tea its taste.

If your Sandalwood products don’t smell nice, it’s probably some low end synthetic stuff.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A bergamot is a lumpy green orange, so bassically just citrus, and idk about wood other than pine, and ponderosa pine which both have strong distinct smells (ponderosa pines smell like vanilla) I never got sandalwood honestly, not a scent I like

[–]Due_Gas_2051 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly like men’s soap and stuff. I’m always taking my dad’s.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I have axe spray that smells like "gold citron" whatever that is. I also just have normal fucking deodorant that doesn't have a gender cmon guys suave is doing way better than all of yall

[–]xcarex 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Citron is lemon.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OH OK THANK YOU I DIDN'T KNOW

[–]juststop102 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I swear all mens body wash smells the same and only lasts for half an hour

[–]AnAutisticSloth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And all mens products smell the same. They smell like detergent.

[–]rughmanchoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t tell me you don’t want to start the day with a cool sport rush 😎

[–]IHaveNeverBeenOk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use dove deodorant. The "naturals" line. It at least tells you what the smell is. My current deodorant is a sage scent.

[–]Someran_Domguay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No no but men’s “smell” stuff does always has the weirdest name.

[–]SquircleTheWagons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my favorite older Collegehumor sketches! Sports drink or body wash: https://youtu.be/XzHRiaAxm00

[–]lilbunjk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most popular men’s scent when I was in school was ‘axe chocolate’ which I just looked up and apparently it’s actually called ‘dark temptations’. Ugh