There are different types of fragrances used for men and women. How are they differentiated so, couldn’t anyone use any type? What’s rationale for the difference?
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its more cultural than anything else…we want woman to smell a certain way and men to smell another.
theres zero reason why woman (in general) couldnt wear cedarwood, rosemary, anise scented cologne other than we’ve been told/trained that its not “womanly”
It’s set by cultural norms, the same way everything related to gender is. Girls and boys aren’t hard wired to like a specific smell or color when they’re young. They are taught that.
>How are they differentiated so
Cultural expectations and marketing.
>couldn’t anyone use any type?
Of course. Wear whatever you like.
Well – there aren’t.
Let me clarify, there are scents designed for women and scents designed for men, but the designations like cologne and perfume are for both sexes. Cologne is a formulation of *perfume,* it can be for men or women. American English has made this the term for any perfume marketed towards men, but that is only a trick because men won’t buy something called ‘perfume’. Cologne just describes a perfume with a 2-4% concentration of perfume, so it is light and inoffensive.
When men complain that their cologne doesn’t last very long, the real answer is to buy an eau de parfum (french for ‘watered perfume’) which has a higher concentration. There is just straight up perfume oil, which is very concentrated, use that sparingly, very sparingly.
That is the long way of answering your second question, ‘couldn’t anyone use any type?’ Yes, yes they can.
The rationale is arbitrary and I’m counting on you to do the right thing and go buy some of the wrong fragrance and douse yourself in it.
Women’s perfume usually is more sweet. I worked as a beauty consultant for Walgreens for a few years so could take home all the fragrance testers.
I’d keep the female ones in the car just because they smelt good. Still to this day I love Juicy Couture. It’s so saccharine sweet.
This is about marketing.
Fundamentally, it’s the same product, varying scents. At the end of the day, it’s about what you like and what your partner likes.
Convincing you that product is right for you is marketing. You’re a woman and it says woman on the box… sold.
It normally depends on what notes are in the fragrance. Some are considered more feminine and some are more masculine. That’s all based on culture and some marketing.
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