Yes, but I think the (true) point was that male-marketed products are always either:
Arctic freshness 0°K we’ll make you feel like you’re naked on an iceberg in the middle of the North Pole
Or:
Now you smell like your grandfather! Some wood, musk, and cedar cones
Why is it so and what does it tell of our society and weird expectations? A great deal of men do NOT appreciate this approach, and sure turn to the products marketed for women.
We should either break that insanely entrenched stereotype about “masculine” scents, or better just ditch product gendering altogether.
Yay for men smelling like vanilla and strawberry yoghurt!
Old Spice has some “island” scents that smell like fruits and flowers for men. I am currently working my way through a bottle of “Fiji” smells like papaya and vanilla.
I am at a loss to think of a more man oriented brand of hygiene products than Old Spice. Maybe Axe, but do we really consider teenage boys men?
My teens (one girl one trans boy) are crazy about that Old Spice Fiji scent, and the laundry scent Suavitel Fresca Aroma Del Sol. I think the Fiji does smell a lot like the clean clothes.
Axe makes me break out something awful. Only been two periods of time I wore it, both because the lady I was with commented on it smelling nice when we were in a store, and then only wearing it on nights I was going out with her and hoping I’d recover before next time.
I have little or no allergies regarding anything else, but deodorants for some reason are prone to setting me off (my suspicion is that it’s particular fragrances used in some of them). Currently Dove Men + Care is safe for me, so I use that.
Yes, but I think the (true) point was that male-marketed products are always either:
Or:
Why is it so and what does it tell of our society and weird expectations? A great deal of men do NOT appreciate this approach, and sure turn to the products marketed for women.
We should either break that insanely entrenched stereotype about “masculine” scents, or better just ditch product gendering altogether.
Yay for men smelling like vanilla and strawberry yoghurt!
Reject marketing. Reject gender roles. Reject artificial constructs that only serve to oppress and control you.
Easier said than done, but seriously fuck marketing.
All hair is fur. Doesn’t matter which mammal it’s found on.
Indeed! Marketing in general is evil by itself
Also, as a man generally into gender role reversal, fuck gender stereotypes!
Old Spice has some “island” scents that smell like fruits and flowers for men. I am currently working my way through a bottle of “Fiji” smells like papaya and vanilla.
I am at a loss to think of a more man oriented brand of hygiene products than Old Spice. Maybe Axe, but do we really consider teenage boys men?
My teens (one girl one trans boy) are crazy about that Old Spice Fiji scent, and the laundry scent Suavitel Fresca Aroma Del Sol. I think the Fiji does smell a lot like the clean clothes.
Axe makes me break out something awful. Only been two periods of time I wore it, both because the lady I was with commented on it smelling nice when we were in a store, and then only wearing it on nights I was going out with her and hoping I’d recover before next time.
I have little or no allergies regarding anything else, but deodorants for some reason are prone to setting me off (my suspicion is that it’s particular fragrances used in some of them). Currently Dove Men + Care is safe for me, so I use that.
Thanks, will check out! Most of Old Spice falls under “smell like your grandpa” in my opinion :D
Axe - true, though this is an abomination and I would definitely build a restriction zone around people who use it
Old Spice’s “wolfthorn” scent reminds me a lot of fruit candy. loke orange flavored hubba bubba or something.