Help for fic: Trouble with descriptions...

[slumber]

Uh... how do men smell/taste like? Anything that would concretize the picture? I'm having a bit of trouble not romanticizing the descriptions... I'm stuck with mint and honey and cinnamon and musk. Gah!! Help!!! Must finish this by Valentine's!!!

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[mayphoenix.livejournal.com]

Well...it depends on what part of a man you're trying to describe. And then, all men are different. Just as all women are different. For instance -- I can always tell when my SO has been in the bathroom. Her body functions have a specific odor due to her diet and medications she takes. Lately, I've noticed a scent from me that reminds me of my granny; I just found out I may be looking at gall bladder removal (something she had trouble with).

African people have a particular musk. It's thick and oily. I believe it is excreted from the hair follicles, as their hair is very coarse (the scalp produces the oil to keep the hair from becoming brittle). It is not an unpleasant smell (to me, at least).

I have noticed in all the white men I'd dated that they all had a common scent around the genitals. It's hard to describe, but it's musky/tangy.

Natural male sweat (ie, armpits) tends to be more acidic than female. It has a sharper bite. The smell of a woman's armpit sweat often reminds me of an onion. When you throw in a deodorant, you're going to get that scent mixed in. I would suggest going to a men's cologne counter or to the men's deodorants in the store and sniff the different brands to get a good idea. Again, after application the scent will vary from person to person, depending on the reaction to the individual's body chemistry.

Hope this helps! :)

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[stakebait.livejournal.com]

African people have a particular musk. It's thick and oily.

Huh. That's not my experience. Though all of my African-American SOs have used hair care products that might have gotten rid of it, I guess.

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[mayphoenix.livejournal.com]

Very possibly. I do notice that my friend Douglas, who is bald, doesn't have that scent. (Actually, he wears a cologne that just gets me all kinds of turned on -- too bad he's gay and I'm a married Lesbian! *G*)