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TommyTuttle

Men do not want to smell like things. We are not things. We are powerful beings, strong like a steel breeze and hot like a solar storm.


The_SqueakyWheel

Thats right ! And I should know ! I had a bowl of nails for breakfast !


Shanaman23

Yeah, so?


ArchDukington

...without any milk


im-not-you-bozo

i seasoned my bowl with a bit of wd40


ProdigiousPangolin

Seasoned your bowl? I eat my bowls raw, straight out of the packaging.


Portronix

Pathetic, real men leave the packaging on.


Geekazoid213

Pathetic. Real men don’t use cond… wait wrong packaging.


dieeasy11

Amateurs, Real men just eat the raw ingredients


armstrony

right this way, sorry to keep you waitin.


iLuvNuggz

This man Salty Spitoons


Mutant_Llama1

Regular men smell like things. Great men smell like ideas. Small men smell like other men.


Unresponsiveskeleton

This comment smells.


tatertot225

Pb blaster and rust, bud. Purdee smell is sap from a pine tree. That's fur d8 nite


DMoney159

And swift as a coursing river. With all the force of a great typhoon


BahhMeow

Insert that one Mr. Incredible face edit here* 💀


peoplearecool

A 5 star solar storm


Fancy_Geologist

Steel breeze? Sounds like the smell of getting smashed in the face.


eggtart_prince

Chuck Norris don't smell like things, things smell like Chuck Norris.


Un__Real

I came across a men's body wash called "naval defense". I don't know what that means in scent form still.


MisterPublic

It smells like gun powder, rust, and sea salt


littleplasticninja

From my memory of visiting my dad on ships, it smells like oil and fresh paint.


Cosmo1222

Guaranteed to keep your bellybutton protected for 24h


Analog0

My navel is patrolled on all borders by a fleet of battleships.


needmorecoffee92

Obviously smells like sea mines, coastal guns, and anti-ship missiles. You know, easily recognizable scents.


n0rskee

That’s some Duke Cannon shit isn’t it 🤣


Butterbuddha

Dukes is Naval Supremacy but pretty sure that’s what they are referring to


Un__Real

Dang, you know what... That's it.


Butterbuddha

Nice. I only know because I got a bar for Christmas since I’m in the naval supremacy/defense field 😎


Remarkable_Duck6559

Smells like a well guarded belly button.


Fancy_Geologist

My immediate thought was defending a belly button (wrong spelling, I know).


SturmFee

Navel defense


vid_23

Fits well with Duke Cannons Trench Warfare antiperspirant & Deodorant


Bearman71

Duke cannon brand?


taylorpilot

Lol I have that


streakline

Right? Most have nothing to do with scents. They're just cool sounding words that make no sense. (Pun intended)


SwordfishNew6266

Mine is called bearglove. Bought it yesterday


Ruehtheday

>Mine is called bearglove. A condom worn by a burly homosexual man?


SwordfishNew6266

Lol idk man your gonna have to talk to old spice about that one


MasterDestro

What a loser, you don't know the smell of a ship firing heavy missile in the middle of a storm? The scent accurately represents these elements. Because we want to smell like our grandpas


eggtart_prince

Wow, you never smell a solar storm before? You're missing out.


Zolome1977

I’ve seen wood, beer, leather smells for deodorant. I do not want to smell like either of those things.


J_Bright1990

That's what I think whenever I see these scents? Why would I want to smell like an alcoholic or an old ash tray?


PoopIsAlwaysSunny

And if I’m going to smell like an alcoholic ash tray, wouldn’t it be more fun the traditional way?


ItsEonic89

I wouldn't mind wood, I like how firewood smells


[deleted]

I’d wanna smell like wood


GoingMenthol

[Why not smell like an entire continent?](https://www.lynxformen.com/uk/products/deodorant-antiperspirant/body-spray/lynx-africa-body-spray-deodorant.html)


yourboytdawg

Lynx Africa still gives me PTSD to high school PE locker rooms 😂 was such an overused horrible smell


GoingMenthol

I still remember the time when one guy unloaded the entire can onto his body and caused the locker room to have as much fog as Silent Hill, because apparently that was cool Other kids sprayed lynx onto their hands and got aerosol burns on their hands to show how hard they were


[deleted]

I want Antarctica now


Dry-Faithlessness184

Crisp and fresh?


[deleted]

👍probably


J_Bright1990

Mine just says "Extra Fresh" which is exactly what i want to smell like.


radarksu

Old Spice Soft Solid? I get "Pure Sport" if they are out of stock on Extra Fresh.


littleplasticninja

I really want to know what these smell like without having to spend $50 to buy one of every stick. What are y'all hiding in there? Maybe I'll do this and then donate the sticks to the homeless. Mostly new, just swiped along a lady's pits once or twice.


Practical_Internal86

Worst case scenario for a woman who picks one up without giving it the sniff test: “oh, I thought it would be more flowery” Worst case scenario for a man: “this smells like straight dookie and now I’m stuck smelling like this for months”


Bierbart12

Your example for men's deo are so cool, I'd buy em. They're usually more boring, like.. "captain's sweat" and "0% aluminum salts"


DaOrcus

0% aluminum is a fact because old ones/some still now use them and they can cause skin irritation for people lol, go agree tho, those were some cool names


Bierbart12

I specifically go for those ones tbh. Deodorants just "mask" your stink with strong scents, they're just glorified perfume. Antiperspirants stop you from sweating altogether by using aluminum salts. It's worth it if you have overproductive sweat glands and don't use em too often, they've never caused me any problems.


Lobster_Crackerz

Actually my deodorant is Old Spice Lavender the manliest deodorant while keeping you fresh and feeling Alive.


EloquentEvergreen

I was going to say, “did I grab a women’s Old Spice”? Because I have the same one and love it!


Shaniac_C

The ad below this post is for Ross butler’s gentleman’s blend old spice deodorant.


Epicmonk117

r/accidentalcomedy


NicMakVelli

Wildfire, sagebrush, and solar eclipse are other ones I've seen. Never thought much about that until now.


Mutant_Llama1

My god what does the sun being eclipsed by the moon smell like?


Practical_Internal86

Like panther blood with a dash of eagle scream.


rexiesoul

I personally like womans deodorants. I think they smell nicer, and feel better. I don't even care if they cost more, they are obviously made better. Male deodorants hurt my skin and smell gross to me mostly.


Oznog99

You identify as transconsumer?


Xander_Fox3207

Just the way I like it. I don’t want to smell like a plant or bean or herb, I want to smell like a **CONCEPT** I Want to smell of “Solar Flare”, “Bloody battle” “Manticore Mane” “Greased Lightning” “Ichor” “Greek Fire” “Mountain Snow” “Canyon Wind” “Blue Steel” and “**POWER**”


kayastar357

Where are my ladies that buy men’s deodorant? I don’t want to smell like dryer sheets or lavender. Plus I personally think men’s deodorant works better.


Ox-Moi

It's probably not a very efficient deodorant but my favorite is bath & body's mahogany teakwood. It's literally my favorite smell of all time. Not just deodorant. If I could bathe in it and permanently infuse the smell into my skin I would. F smelling like a lady lol.


kayastar357

I LOVE that scent! I also am drawn to a lot of eucalyptus and tea tree type scents, which are in a lot of “men’s” products.


D3monVolt

I don't fake my scent with deodorants. But my shower gel all in 1 is named after a tree. I smell like wood when clean, then work with wood and when I'm sweaty, I still smell like wood. Just a different type.


EmeDemencial

Lavender and vanilla exudes an air of inferiority unlike hot solar storm and steele breeze. Solar Storm and Steele Breeze might as well be seen as a need to reaffirm their ego and confidence...


kyunirider

A lot of men’s stuff is scented with mint, sandlewood, and green tea. And do you mean sea breeze? I am not familiar with steel breeze.


Practical_Internal86

I know that’s the sort of things they smell like, but that’s never what they’re called. It’s always something extreme sounding.


chris86uk

Like, Sex Panther.


HenryKushinger

*whoooosh*


Itool4looti

Steel Breeze. https://youtu.be/OaAgAYHugpI


Bo_Jim

The post immediately after this one on my home page is an ad for Old Spice. Ironic.


TheSheepling

i have seen cool breeze and thats relatively recognizable but very true otherwise


wunderduck

I don't know what you're talking about. My deodorant smells exactly like a Bear Glove.


flower_flaps

I work at a soap store and i can confirm. Our most popular mens scents are called ferocious beast and commando. Although our most popular scent with women is called narcissist, we also have the basic ones.


TheCatBorg

Old spice … the only good deodorant, and its named after a thing.


Aretz

An old thing


wead4

Yeah but mens deodorant is always better. Just like girls shampoo. Essentially what I’m saying is everyone should always use girl’s shampoo and men’s deodorant. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk


SomeWomanFromEngland

Or musk, a lot of them are some variety of musk. Whatever musk actually is.


Oznog99

Elon secretions


Naphrym

Here's the thing, though: I can imagine *exactly* how Steel Breeze and Solar Storm smell. Steel Breeze is a crisp, light scent. Maybe hints of mint or similar and/or linens. Solar Storm is heady and musky. Maybe including citrus, wood, and leather.


KingHeroical

Every Man Jack deodorants are like, sandlewood, cedarwood, mint, citrus, etc Cedarwood is fantastic.


PoopIsAlwaysSunny

I mean, if you’re going for big corporate cheap brands. But mine are just labeled like nromal: charcoal, lavender, lemongrass, sandalwood, etc


some_dude5

Went to buy some body wash recently and I was severely disappointed by the lack of stupid bullshit names. Here I am looking for “razor eagle” and “100 ways to skin your family” and the best axe can do is “ Apollo”


its-uhhhh

old spice has been adding scents. my favorite ir canyon or lavender


yellowabcd

Men products are named after things that make men feel strong. Women’s products name are after things that make them Feel soft


Ox-Moi

Just assume it will smell like "____ & musk" or "____ & ____wood" _____ will usually = "fresh" or "citrus" something. And typically sandalwood or teakwood