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Perfume: Articles of Interest #9

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The Difference Between Cologne and Perfume

There's no way a given gender is supposed to smell, because we all just kind of smell like our skin and sweat. The distinction between cologne and perfume is just about the concentration of oil. Men and women both used to wear a lot of perfume, usually to mask the fact that they didn't bathe. Until one man decided that perfume was for women. Visit betterhelp.com slash invisible today to get 10% off your first month.

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