Me dumb male, me never use deodorant or perfume before (shower everyday tho). What brand or products should me do to smell good but in a low key way? Or just how to get start on the smell good journey in general. For reference, I live in a hot and humid place and I sweat quite a bit. Thanks you!

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    1 year ago

    I use rose (synthetic) scented deodorant. Avoid antiperspirants, they burn your skin and can swell nodes under your armpits. Use deodorant but make sure it gets to your skin and use it before you sweat. It changes your skin pH to counter the smelly bacteria, it’s not a perfume to put over them. Furthermore, be mindful of how your shampoo smells. Shampoos tend to be the dominant smell of a person. Perfume seldom ever smells hard enough while shampoos do. Don’t buy perfumes based on how they smell after spraying. Spray them on your clothes and skin and leave them. Check how they smell after an hour. The smell on clothes is most important IMO because you mostly spray on your clothes but based on your natural skin pH some perfume might smell much different on your skin. Avoid smells like amber and sthsth-wood. They smell like a pub. I recommend citrusy smells so you smell fresh. I’m very particular about my smells, mind you.