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Smells (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by diemartin@sh.itjust.works to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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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")

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[–] Sivecano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I have lavender deodorant (as a man). It's pretty nice.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I use that nivea roll on one for women. It's pear scented and amazing.

The male equivalent one is what I imagine hedgehogs smell loke

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The male equivalent one is what I imagine hedgehogs smell like

I want one!

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 4 hours ago

It's sharp and refreshing, with hints of fear.

[–] fisch@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wish I could smell like Hegelian dialectic or categorical imperative or something like that.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Personally I use Naval Supremacy soap in the shower and Saw Tooth Deodorant. And my aftershave is Lilac Vegetal. And my cuppa tea this morning is Lumber Slut.

**All real products. The soap and deodorant are Christmas gifts from my 2 of my Grandsons. I've used the after shave for years. And the tea is a ripe Pu Er that I really enjoy.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Probably sandalwood and eucalyptus

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

I started using men's antiperspirant a few years ago and it was a game changer. It works so much better for me and doesn't bother my skin. I also love the dumb names the scents have

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 12 points 18 hours ago

I recently bought a new bottle of cologne. Though i didn't realize until i brought it home that the scent sounds more like an intersection where one might find a strip club and it smells like how one of the managers at said strip club might smell.

The scent: Cypress & Grapevine

[–] Daviino@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Guys, you know you can buy shower gel in fruity / sweet versions and still be super manly, right? I am a straight dude and ALWAYS use nice smelling bath stuff, because 'ninja carbon fighter jet black 2000 jet fuel' just isn't for me.

[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 3 points 4 hours ago

As a large bearded man who uses Coconut and Vanilla body wash and deodorant. Along with lemon/sage + tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner, I'm with you

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 9 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I want to smell.like delicious fruit and sweet things, not like I just got out of Bear Night at Charlie's. Now I did just get out of Bear Night at Charlie's but thats not the point.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

If we're gonna have "guy scented" stuff, can we at least do "guy stuff" stuff smells I actually enjoy.

Campfire. Burnt gunpowder. Sawdust. Sizzling Steaks.

Why do we get locker room and sports bar?

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Nobody is stopping men from smelling line vanilla or lavender.

[–] no_circumlocution@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

I smell almost as fruity as I am. Not all of us smell like sandalwood.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That's like saying "Nobody is stopping men from wearing dresses". You probably won't get arrested for it, but there are definitely social pressures that strongly discourage it.

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Nah, you could walk around smelling like vanilla or citrus and still smell masculine.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 4 points 19 hours ago

Who says some of us don't?

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 8 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I'm a man and don't like most scents of the deodorants/antiperspirants "for men", so I just use one "for women". I smell fruity instead of some agressive chemical fragrance.

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

Same. I'm currently using coconut scented conditioner, and some sweety cologne, for example (chocolate scented spray kinda slaps too)

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

You may like Bath and Body Works Immortal. The Black Plum gives it a very distinct sweetness so it's not your typical masculine scent. Only available in autumn though.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Femininity is nouns (due to objectification), masculinity is verbs (due to the valorisation of action)

[–] holomorphic@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

Verbing weirds languages, but it's apparently very masculining \s

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[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Its annoying that every mans product is "whiskey barrel" or "bourbon wood" or whatever, yet smells NOTHING like whiskey. Its just a word used to describe generic "guy scents" so they dont have to call it 'bergamot lavender neroli allspice'.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That's a feature not a bug. The goal is to smell woodsy like the barrel, not like an alcoholic.

[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago

It doesnt even smell like the barrell...i have on my shelf right right now several fragrances with "whiskey" in the name. Granted, I like all of them, they are good smells, but they smell nothing like aged oak, scorched aged oak, or other whiskey-adjacent things.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

I smell like Product The Supermarket Will Drop In Two Weeks.

[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (8 children)

That's not entirely true. We can also get smells named after types of wood, metal, or alcohol.

[–] telllos@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Carbon Jungle

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (5 children)

My favorite concept is Unscented.

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[–] Hond@piefed.social 58 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Cool sport rush smells like mint. The bottle is black and the sticker has a wave of some sorts printed on it(the added surfer is optional). The gel is blue if its a fancier brand.

You buy it because you are doing sports but manly and sweat really manly. Only a cool sport rush can help against that. Its pretty obvious idk

edit: the bottle can be dark blue with silver applications on the sticker too! ngl this shit is more complex than i thought!

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[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

That's because men's scents transcend reality

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I was at the grocery store with my brother in law and saw some guys girlfriend giving him shit over the men’s scents for body wash.

“Men’s stuff all smells like wood. Why?!”

Without skipping a beat, I ran over, picked up a bottle and said “whoa, I want to smell like wood”

Girlfriend glared daggers at me, as apparently I had just diffused the debate of the century, while her boyfriend was giving me thumbs up and smiling.

For the rest of the day, my brother in law and I would respond to everything with “smells like wood”

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 7 points 17 hours ago

The ancient Egyptians used sandalwood to produce perfume oils. Smelling like wood isn't ever going out of style.

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[–] tino@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (14 children)

I'm a man and my deodorants are either lemon or sage.

Just stop buying shit.

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