Gothamist: Sweaty Summer Fashion Choices

danielle

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:55:59 -0500

SOMEONE PLEAZ HELP!! i had certain dri for bout two months and it does not work for me. i follow the directions every night but it still does not work. can someone give me directions that are MORE SPECIFIC than the ones on the bottle, it may help. (e.g. long you wait b4 going to bed, how many strokes to apply)thanx

Meredith

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:21:05 -0500

Oh yeah, I heard about that Adidas stuff.. it actually uses cotton to absorb the sweat, I read. I might try that.

CJ

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:58:24 -0500

Well being used to summer that seems to last year round here in TX, I can understand the feeling...that sweaty feeling that is. However, I was up in NYC last week and the heat there nearly knocked me out. But thanks to Adidas 24hr Control Absorbent-Deo I was still smelling fresh as I passed out on the sidewalk. I don't know if they have it for guys yet, but I can say it works and it doesn't mess up your clothes either. It's aluminum free so you don't have to worry about dying while slathering it on. (Now that sounds like a winning slogan, doesn't it?)

Karenpuppy

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:51:10 -0500

I second that CERTAIN DRI emotion! I just started using it a few weeks ago & my pits remain dry and happy.

23

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:16:43 -0500

Yes - Miller; thanks.

lexicon

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:04:31 -0500

it was henry miller - the air conditioned nightmare. but nature deserves to be "rejected" when it's like this outside. disgusting. i am wearing a dress today that's like winona ryder-circa-1994. but who cares? it's evil out there and this is the least restrictive article of clothing i own.

dlk

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:40:47 -0500

CERTAIN-DRI. no more sweaty pits! your body might not be happy, but think of all the thankful people around you.

Richard AB

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:39:00 -0500

First of all, who wears a shirt for more than a day, 2 days? 3 days? That's just dirty. I don't think NY'r wash theur clothes as much as we do in Jersey because no one has a washer in their apartment. If i wear something for 20 minutes or longer, IT'S LAUNDRY! Second. Please wear anti-perspirant AND deordorant. Try Sure or Ban . You may like going "au natural" but no one wants to look at your sweaty pits or smell your B.O. Thats just obscene. Hygene please!

jaykayess

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:33:46 -0500

I think the clear gels usually leave less of that white deposit on your clothes (and that white stuff *never* washes out.) Personally, I like the Mitchum unscented gel. To Edward, you're talking about the dedorant-aluminum-alzheimer's theory, right? I think the jury's still out on that one. Besides, shunning deodorant won't make any differece if you're still using aluminum utensils, wrapping your food in Reynold's wrap; eating and drinking from aluminum cans, etc...

23

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:25:46 -0500

What writer stated that air conditioning was America's way of rejecting nature?

Rose

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:22:00 -0500

Lucky me. I use Sure. And baby powder. That seems to work for me. And at work it's so friggin' cold I PUT ON A HEATER OR MY SWEATER.

Edward

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:12:29 -0500

Deodorant is made of poison. Literally. Anything that's not doesn't work. So there is no 'best choice', it all smells crappy, is mostly ineffective in this heat/humidity combo, and is poisioning our bodies. Isn't the heat great?

23

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:55:31 -0500

But then again, I know people who sweat on the white stuff.

23

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:54:25 -0500

I prefer the white stuff to sweat.

back_in_tha_day

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:38:46 -0500

Remember when we were complaining about the noreaster in, what was that, May? Those were the days.

Meredith

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:11:41 -0500

I use Tom's of Maine. It doesn't stop you from sweating, but it does work admirably well on the no-smell aspect. (On particularly awful days, I carry it with me just in case I need a paranoia-induced reapplication.) And it definitely doesn't ruin clothes like anti-perspirants do. Plus, I hate the smell of sweat breaking through the anti-perspirant. All sweaty-chemically. Yuck. I love Tom's.

23

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:56:16 -0500

I hate summer because people wear shorts and shorts are nasty.