Say "NO!" to B.O.!

After reviewing some AXE Deodorant Bodyspray, I learned something that I'll probably never forget: even though it's as addictive as potato chips here in Vermont, not many people love AXE. I guess they would rather have me soaking myself in skunk urine (just to let you know I'm not mad at you guys; you're entitled to your own opinion).

Even though I would not like to give myself a tomato juice bath daily, which would probably bring disturbing pictures to your mind about now, I would rather use some Old Spice High Endurance Deodorant which coincidentally is in a container that is just as red as tomato juice (is it a sign?).

Old Spice is a well-known brand to many adult males, and probably their grandfathers used their after-shave as well. My father particularly loves the stuff they sell in those white musk bottles. Of course, even after saying that putting on after-shave after you shave--duh!--feels "cool and refreshing" (like pouring battery acid on a gaping wound), Old Spice still sells millions of their products each year. Believe it or not, these deodorants are new to the company; these only entered the market a few years ago.

For comparison to the AXE Deodorant already mentioned scent-wise, I bought some of this "high endurance" deodorant even though they sell sprays highly competitive to AXE.

In each container you get 2.25 ounces worth of deodorant. All you do (assuming you're male or a woman with a male fetish) is open the cap, take off the protection lid, twist the knob to raise the deodorant, and apply to your underarms. Pretty easy, eh? Now all you have to do is try to find excuses to raise your arms so that the wind can gently spread the fresh-smelling deodorant scent to the areas occupied by some very attractive women you know.

Luckily this deodorant lasts for 24 hours or more depending on how much you put on. No matter what scent you buy (Arctic Breeze or Fresh, to name two) you'll smell like laundry detergent which isn't a bad thing at all.

However, putting on too much can lead to catastrophic embarrassment. I put a lot on yesterday morning for school while I was half-asleep and I happened to stain the underarms of my light blue shirt. It never dried out and I never knew about it until I got out of the car with a backpack held by my left arm (with my underarm in full view) and one of the students outside of the school gave me a very nasty look like he was sickened by the horrific view of my otherwise beautiful armpit. It looked just like I ran for five miles without stopping. I had to live with the stained shirt for seven hours straight. But I did smell like a mountain breeze for the day.

After a while you'll need to buy more. Under heavy use a bottle of this stuff lasts about a month. For some stupid reason, Old Spice says in the directions that a blue base will appear under the deodorant when the supply runs low--yet they color the deodorant blue as well! Couldn't they color it white or red so it clearly states that YOUR SUPPLY IS RUNNING LOW, BUDDY? I have had the deodorant pop out of the container because I could not see the base.

Yet another relief, this stuff is dirt cheap--between $3-5 a bottle depending on where you want to buy it.

The usual warnings appear as well. We all know by now that you should not put it in reach of children (because companies think children are unintelligent enough to eat every hygiene and cleaning product available), don't put it in temperatures higher than 120*F, and discontinue use after you experience a burning sensation in the underarms. I hear it burns like the dickens after shaving your underarms, too.

Competition: You've already heard of AXE, but let me just say that AXE Deodorant, either dry or gel, works horribly. The dry deodorant cakes up under your arms, and the gel melts into water as soon as you put it on. That's an understatement; it drips off your underarms no matter how much or how little you use. Totally un-recommended!

Overall this is the first real product I have used that works just like it says. It lasts a real long time, it smells excellent, and anyone who uses Old Spice products will certainly enjoy using this as well.

But if you don't like it at all, try soaking in skunk urine instead...

~Scott