I had high hopes for this product; just look at the amount of plastic that has gone into the packaging; you would think they were trying to protect something special.
I received this in the March BRBB and I was stoked. For many years I have been using the Rexona Woman's Deodorant Roll-On Hypoallergenic because it's the only one I've come across that doesn't irritate my skin and does a great job at keeping me lovely and fresh.
The packaging is functional and I appreciate that it allows us to see how much of the 'stick' is left whereas with a roll-on you have to guess or just throw it out after 2 months. To use just remove the cap, the plastic sleeve and twist the base up until the amount of product you want to use is showing.
I got off to a bad start with this product. I don't like the scent, it's not disgusting but it makes me wrinkle my nose. It smells like potent talcum powder that should have been thrown out some months back. The feeling of the product against my skin is ok it just took me a few minutes to get used to it. I must say it was rather nice not having that 'wet' roll-on feeling.
I don't sweat easily so decent coverage is fine for me but whenever I wore this product my armpits often became itchy. For me, it provided low protection on top of leaving white marks on my non-white clothing. I tried this for 2 weeks but gave up after the itchiness increased.
I was really happy to receive this is the March beauty box. Even though I am a bit of a sweaty Betty, I decided to save it for when I needed the extra strength most of all -either in summer or visiting a hot humid climate. I usually use roll on but I am a big fan of cream or gel formulas in this style of packaging. Unfortunately these are hard to find in NZ in normal strength.
This one is a cream formula with a strong, sweet, floral smell which I actually find quite pleasant. The cream is an opaque white. I have not had any problem with it staining my clothes as I do not get dressed straight away when I apply it. I get on with the rest of my beauty routine then dress. I also make sure I only use a small amount and rub it well.
I saved this for when travelled to South Korea. Even though it was early autumn there, it was unseasonably hot and got up into the 30s most days. Only on one occasion did I experience any hint of wetness or stickiness( and I'm pretty sure I didn't smell lol). I did apply it at night, as I was showering twice a day but I also applied it after my shower in the morning, purely out of habit. I'm not sure how effective it is if you don't apply in the morning but I think it would work fine. I think this would last a fair while as you don't need to apply much.
I will definitely buy this again for travelling in hot climates. It's not something I would use year round though as I don't feel I need the extra strength and there is a big difference in price from normal strength.