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Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee
So now there is a 'feminine' and 'masculine' smell as well?
Don't let this disgusting world label you.
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okay first of all, don't talk to me about labels like i'm uneducated. don't. i understand this world applies gendered labels to almost-slash-pretty-much everything you'd have to be an idiot not to notice. that's not why i use such descriptions and please do not assume that it's because i'm perpetuating gendered labels because in reality i'm not.
unless you can come up for the obvious distinct differences in the smells, i'm afraid the only way to describe them are, women's perfumes just smell more feminine, less harsh on the nose and are much more delightful to smell than a harsh spray that has a more masculine air to it. to clarify: that doesn't mean you are obligated to go by these fragrances as distinctions in gender, they just give you the atmosphere and presence you want and feel like evoking. if you want a more feminine smell then by all means go and use it. some men do it because the masculine cologne is too much for them. some women go for cologne because perfume feels too feminine for them. and that's perfectly fine. treating the idea that some smells have more femininity or masculinity as perpetuating labels doesn't make the fact any less true. what's important is that you understand that these smells do, just don't make it seem to be a decline in your own femininity or masculinity, because it's not. it just means that your nose just doesn't like this smell or that smell.
the real labels are the ones you set yourself, not what other people set on you.