Let me take you through a brief morning scenario. I get up and get in the bath, and wash myself with a bar of soap. The scent of that soap is “Achievement.” I dry off and spray my armpits with deodorant, which is scented “Adventure.” I tried “Sport,” but I didn’t like that scent quite as much. I put a little balm in my beard to keep it soft and under control. That balm is scented as “Redwood.”
I don’t use a lot of products, though men’s hair and skin care is becoming a bigger market. A couple things I’ve noticed.
Gender role branding, as noted by the scents of my products, is alive and well.
The pink tax is real. My girlfriend’s deodorant – same brand, same can, different scent, is about a buck more than mine. If she chose to use razors designed for women, those are more expensive, too.
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