I’m coining this one #BlameTom even though I think it was me who stomped around this particular tune. Actually it was BOD, Axe’s low-rent cousin, the stuff of Migraines Yet to Come and can you believe it? Walmart has BOD behind a locked cabinet!!! Maybe because of the yellowcake? Dunno – but whatever the reason, I’m grateful. I cannot imagine the hordes of preteen boys spraying that stuff in the aisles!
Anyway (lordt, can Musette digress or what?) I went looking for Axe because of a chance encounter at the hardware store. The man helping me smelled ‘better than okay/trending towards really nice’ and I told him so (not in those ridiculous words, of course) – and he told me it was nothing more than Axe body spray and Old Spice deodorant – but also that he got lots of compliments on how he smelled! Huh. Now… I had preteen boys and they LIVED in Axe – and they never smelled like that. So… let’s see what Axe has been up to in the last decade or so.
Turns out (drum roll) … they’ve got some … nice! scents. They also have a LOT of scents so I limited my foray to four of the Premium body sprays (I love you Posse but there is a limit to what I can do in the name of Posse Love. )
Emerald Sage. I started with this one because it was the first one I managed to open (sue me). It’s got a quick little twistiedoodle thingy that pops up and pops back down (hey, I only spritzed once onto a strip!!). Emerald Sage is purported to have geranium, cedar and patch EOs… erm… not quiiiite sure about this one. It’s really astringent, without any of the rich soft mintyness (or soft minty richness) of Geranium Pour Monsieur or Grey Flannel. A little of this one goes a LONG way.
Blue Lavender. This one also requires a deft hand but it’s far less strident than the Emerald Sage. I could see really loving this one… about an hour after application… on a really quietly sexy man who just came from taking a shower at the gym – it would pair well with that heightened endorphin flush. A crisp white shirt wouldn’t go unappreciated, either.
Golden Mango. OMG. I am stunned to say I would absolutely wear this. Ab.So.Lutely. And if a reasonably attractive man walked past me wafting this… there’s a 1 in 2 chance I might follow him. The ‘fresh scent’ note takes a back seat to the citrus/mango pairing and it morphs into a gorgeous skin scent. I’d love to smell this on someone I really liked… though I can’t promise shenanigans wouldn’t ensure. It really is lush without being overpowering.
Royal Pineapple. Done right, I really enjoy pineapple in perfume (Smelling you Ananas Fizz.). This pineapple/grapefruit combo is completely inoffensive and I wouldn’t hate if a man smelled of this – but it’s not transportive. But ... for the love of snakes, Musette – it’s not meant to be ‘transportive’ – it’s a freakin’ deodorant body spray you can get at any drugstore. And it’s better than marinating in Polo, that’s for sure (oh, the 80s…sigh) – so… they are FOINE – as long as you don’t marinate!
So: the upshot – I think they are perfectly okay. And that Golden Mango is really, really nice. I also think they work because the premium line has actual EOs in them. AND I also think a deft, light hand is what makes them work as well – but I could say that about every scent on the planet. Ain’t nobody need 17 sprays of ANYTHING! But as any of you who have teen boys knows – they go BIG!
And… I cringingly remember the cubs’ teen years, when the testosterone was running amok and no matter how showered they are there’s that ‘funk’ that teen boys exude… perhaps it’s never really been Axe’s fault. ???? Maybe you need to dilute the funk with a bit of age (the man I complimented was in his very late 40s)??? As much as I loved the Golden Mango I have a sinking feeling that overapplication on a 14yr old boy could bring up my lunch.
So that’s my good deed for the year. If you want a review of BOD you’re on your own. I’d do anything for Posse Love… but I won’t do that!
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