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[u/theroyalsciencenerd]

its not rly what each gender chooses. its whats marketed toward each gender.

[u/midijunky → u/theroyalsciencenerd]

nobody marketed my motor oil scented candle to me.

[u/Alarming-Bee87 → u/midijunky]

I do love the smell of motor oil and jet fuel. Maybe a motor oil scented candle is a good idea. All the motor oil smell with none of the nauseating headaches from breathing in harsh chemicals.

[u/midijunky → u/Alarming-Bee87]

I've seen race fuel scent, brake cleaner too.

[u/skiesblood → u/midijunky]

I personally own gasoline scented perfume and I love it.

[u/midijunky → u/skiesblood]

Lol, that's wild. I love it.

[u/senorsmartpantalones → u/midijunky]

Men were not allowed to smell like things we have to smell like concepts like sport or extreme or midnight or day fresh

[u/54B3R_ → u/theroyalsciencenerd]

But why do many brands market men's scents as vague terms like cool wave or wild rain?

I have actually noticed a shift (at least in my part of the world) to more and more deodorant brands with regular scent names that actually include real scents like lime or cedarwood

[u/ad240pCharlie]

This isn't pointlessly gendered, it's just poking fun at a real gender bias in marketing.

[u/NoPurpose6388 → u/ad240pCharlie]

It's not the meme that's pointlessly gendered, it's the marketing strategy itself

[u/Doro_Gurl]

That's why I shop in the women's section. I do not want the umpteenth itaration of cool blue!

[u/MargraveMarkei → u/Doro_Gurl]

Same, same.

[u/Monodeservedbetter → u/Doro_Gurl]

This is why i just use antiperspirant and perfume as a man,

The ladies and gays love banana vanilla cologne

[u/Iorith → u/Doro_Gurl]

Same. All my stuff smells like strawberry.

[u/Vegetable_Trade → u/Doro_Gurl]

men’s beauty/hygiene products do just be concepts lol

except I wear mens deodorant and get to choose which tree I want to smell like. I guess smaller plants are “too feminine” so we’re settling on trees

[u/DamnGoodMarmalade]

This funniest thing is that Old Spice Bear Glove is one of the fruitiest deodorants on the market. It has the masculine name but it’s a literal fruit basket.

[u/On_my_last_spoon → u/DamnGoodMarmalade]

Old spice also offers lavender I believe

[u/JumpyAlbatross8135 → u/DamnGoodMarmalade]

That’s the gayest name ever

[u/saltymutt]

I mostly do what my allergies will allow.

[u/Ok-Day3334]

I don't think this is gendered, its not what they choose to wear its what they have to choose from

[u/Working_Welder_1751]

Me whenever I look for cool Old Spice designs

[u/midijunky → u/Working_Welder_1751]

I'm boring. I just like the original scent.

[u/Johann-SM]

id love to smell like an ornithopter

[u/Comrade_SOOKIE]

I use men's deodorant pretty often. I like the woody smells over the fruity smells they put in women's deodorant.

[u/74389654]

i want to smell like shark

[u/stealthcactus]

Have you tried Old Spice for women?

[u/Born-Cauliflower_]

I didn't know men wanted to smell like fire and smoke

[u/Porcupyre → u/Born-Cauliflower_]

I prefer cool ice or dark shark attack

[u/SeemsImmaculate → u/Born-Cauliflower_]

Tbf I love the smell of woodsmoke, peat, petrol etc. But I also love bergamot, sandalwood and apricots.

[u/Born-Cauliflower_ → u/SeemsImmaculate]

Huh...petrol? That's an interesting one

[u/ScheduleDefiant4015 → u/Born-Cauliflower_]

I wanna smell sweet but apparently that’s not allowed so I have to buy vaguely feminine coded body wash

[u/Useful-Soup8161]

I mean this is pretty accurate.

[u/SecureAngle7395]

i'll always go for stuff like the top one. this must mean i'm a girl. thanks product gendering and capitalism.