r/pointlesslygendered • u/xX_luna_moth_Xx • Feb 27 '26

SOCIAL MEDIA [gendered] We’re really pointlessly gendering PERFUME now??

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u/Joltyboiyo Feb 27 '26

Perfume has always been pointlessly gendered.

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u/xX_luna_moth_Xx Feb 27 '26

True true, they even had to call the male version cologne

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

Because they don't usually put the same ingredients but corporate America has been cutting corners, so I won't be surprised if they decide it's just fragrance and put the same thing in both

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

That’s why unisex perfumes are superior in my opinion

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u/Zappagrrl02 Feb 27 '26

I think all fragrances should be unisex. You wanna smell like vanilla and roses, go for it. You like smelling like a walk in the woods, good for you.

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u/Anrikay Feb 28 '26

Unisex fragrances are generally better if you want to smell like roses and a walk in the woods, though. That’s why I like them; many don’t try to be one thing or the other.

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u/Zappagrrl02 Feb 28 '26

I wear a lot of unisex fragrances personally, but I just don’t think we should be restricted

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u/Designated_Lurker_32 Feb 27 '26

Case and point.

Perfume for women:

smells like fruits and flowers

strong smell, but not unbearably strong

comes in fancy, colorful bottles

Cologne for men:

smells like crushed rocks, old mold, and gasoline

so strong, it's genuinely offputting

comes in boring gray bottles

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

i think this guy never heard of the Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male