My Secret

photo by Matthew David Powell, originally uploaded by candiedyams.

photo by Matthew David Powell

This post will be the closest thing I come to fulfilling the tag request from Cheryl B.

Yesterday I was riding the subway into Manhattan and I looked up and an ad for Mitchum  deodorant. The ad was clearly marketed to men, which is a shame since I have been using Mitchum for about twenty years.  Forget Secret,  which is supposedly "strong enough for a man but made for a woman". I started using Mitchum because my Dad used it, and since he's a sweaty guy, I figured it would be perfect for me.  Living in the South, you sweat so much it's like a part-time job, so I was really self-conscious during adolescence. Over the years, I have tried Lady Mitchum, but I drifted back to the original Mitchum because Lady Mitchum was not always available in drugstores or it would cost more that the "Men's Mitchum".

Last night I was talking about this deodorant thing at a cocktail party to a girl who I just met about the subway ad and she told me about Secret's Clinical Strength antiperspirant. It's really strong. It is probably strong enough for a man, a woman and their bulldog! I found a press release about it on Proctor and Gamble's website and  Dr. Dee Anna Glaser, professor of Dermatology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine said,

"I recommend Secret Clinical Strength because it provides women with prescription strength wetness protection without the prescription, ensuring they have that extra sense of confidence to make them feel comfortable in their own skin,".

A ringing endorsement by a doctor may make me switch, but I wonder if I could ever change.  Summer may not be the best time to test it out.:)

Comments

[Nicole]

Hey Nichelle,

Good luck with Secret Clinical. It was disappointment to me. At $9 a bottle it totally wasn't worth it. I had to apply it at night and in the morning and it left me wet under the arms. I use Certain Dri, which is for men and women same bottle, same packaging and same price no matter what gender you are! $5.50 and only applied 2-3 times a week at night. Give it a try...you owe it to yourself.

Later!