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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”)

  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Perfume is great, take the time to craft your own, it’s never been easier. May I also suggest you do it for yourself rather than some perceived effect on others. I’ve had complements, and it starts an interesting conversation, but IDGAF mostly, it’s for me, I have to live with it, so I might as well enjoy it.

    I also enjoy the process of crafting it, like the cat says, “it’s a little different every time”. Beats the hell out of some off the shelf deodorant or whatever, costs a little more (surprisingly little more, start with the cheap stuff), but amortized over time, building a scent library (essential oils) pays off big time in personal enjoyment, at least for me.

      • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
        4·
        5 days ago

        I just got a bunch of oils and chose what I liked, no need to over complicate it. I had a friend who was a ‘nose’ and made scents for companies like hotels with croissant smell in the aircon so people would get room service, mildly evil, but it got me thinking, can’t be that hard. I don’t have hyperosmosia, but I know what I like, and I’ve found what makes me happy, and it does. It’s an entire sensory playground, just dive in with whatever you already like and keep trying new things (said friend had a shitload of scents, got me started). To say use this or that would be to do you a disservice, find what you like. Will say coffee beans are a good way to cleanse the nose so you can smell things anew in a reasonably short time (sensitization is real). Think that’ll do for now, circle back if you explore, but I’m no expert, just a happy amateur. If you’re a reader, check out Perfume by Patrick Suskind. ETA: bit dark, but does an interesting job of writing with smell as the primary sense, unsurprisingly the movie fails to achieve that,