I collect deodorant. Currently I am in possesion of three different kinds:
- Secret pH balanced unscented
- Dove Original Clean invisible solid
- Degree Men Cool Rush invisible stick (travel size)
In other words:
- one marketed toward women with no scent
- one marketed toward women with a scent similar to the brand's soap
- one marketed toward men with a spicy-clean scent
Why do I collect deodorant?
- because I want to
- because I can
- it's a cheap thrill
- I have more options, can wear a different stick depending on my mood
Once, as a joke gift, I bought my (female) friend a stick of Axe deodorant. I spent maybe 15 minutes in the deodorant section of the local pharmacy, trying to find the one I liked the most. I didn't really know how my friend would react; she actually really appreciated the present and told me that she had used and liked men's deodorant before. And, as silly as it may sound, that's when I realized that I didn't have to limit myself to wearing scented anti-perspirant deodorants that were marketed to women.
I'm picky with scent. I don't like anything powdery, and while I like fruit I don't necessarily want to smell like it. I won't tolerated floral scents like rose or freesia, it makes my nose itch, but I love lavender. I think musk smells gross.
I can't help but reminded of that line from the movie Mean Girls: "You smell like a baby prostitute." But this is in reference to a perfume or body spray, not an anti-perspirant/deodorant.
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