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Does your significant other’s body odor turn you on, guys? If your answer is yes, then you certainly are not alone in this regard as some men are addicted to “man scent.”
One of GQ Magazine readers named Daniel defined man scent as “the smell of a man that’s had a long day at work, come back from a run, or just been at the gym.” The magazine cited the definition of the co-creator of PHILE Magazine Mike Feswick as well, which is: “a divinely potent smell, specifically one that causes arousal and sexual pleasure.”
Man scent—also referred to often as man musk—gets some gay men excited most particularly when their partner or boyfriend doesn’t wear deodorant. As for what others think, we stumbled upon this thread online and one guy said something similar: that body odor is hot for him “especially musky/smelly BO. Armpits.”
You’ve read it right, guys. Smelly armpit seems to be what turn gay men on the most. In fact, another guy on the same thread confessed that a man’s musky armpit can give him an erection. On the other hand, some of the gay men on said thread love the musky smell of a guy’s: taint, balls, ass, neck, and feet.
Others, however, find body odors a huge turn off. One of the guys in the aforementioned thread said, “Please do the world a favor by continuing to shower on a regular basis. A bunch of horny gays on the internet might appreciate your raw, pungent man odor, but I assure you the rest of the general public do not.”
Though there are also others who said that it depends, that while they find “fresh sweat” hot, “dank and stale stink is not.” The guy explained, “Generally, if I’m responsible for him getting all sweaty, then it’s hot. If he’s been stress-sweating all day, not.”
Having said all that, have you ever wondered why you get attracted to a man’s body odor, guys? Well, science has the answer.
Dr. Charles Wysocki of the Monell Chemical Senses Centre in Philadelphia said that their study revealed how body odors are linked to sexual orientation. What’s more is that it is the first of its kind, said Dr. Wysocki.
The study, according to The Independent, found that “the human nose can not only sniff out suitable sexual partners, but it works especially well for gay men.” Its most significant findings stated that: “gay men prefer the smell of other gay men and that lesbians responded differently to body odour compared to heterosexual women.”
Further, Dr. Wysocki said, “The overall conclusions are that the body odour you most prefer or least prefer does not depend on where it comes from but it also depends on who you are, in other words, your sexual orientation.” Read more about it here.
Having said all that, how true is the study for you, guys? Are you attracted to fellow gay men’s body odor? Are you into armpit sniffing like most of the guys mentioned above? Share with us your thoughts and stories in the comments section below!
Clean and hygienic is where it’s at. Lightly scented colognes, clean breath and a lack of tobacco or drug use. No interest in the smelling last week’s gang bang
Nothing like the smell of a guys balls! Intoxicating!
I’m attracted to men, scents and all. While basic hygiene is a must, they should not smell like a body wash, soap or cologne. A scent of sweat or musk or whatever smell a certain male body part has is welcomed. No, it’s actually wanted.
For me, this is a major “it depends” issue. Why? Because there are men who smell so strong that they would stop a horse a 30 paces…. and make me lose my lunch…. Then there are those men who smell so strong that they would stop a horse and 30 paces…. and make me go SCHWING!
Yea! That’s a good way to put it! It can “depend”. Some get your juices running and then there’s some that would make you go running!
I love the smell and taste of man sweat in crotch, feet, and pits.
I think a man’s scent is the best way to see if you are compatable!
While I do not enjoy the rank, foul, obnoxious scent of slovenly hygiene, I do enjoy the individual day scent, the personal scent that might linger in a t-shirt, undershorts, or the ankles of a pair of socks after a day of wear, without colognes or other fragrances. Likewise, I enjoy the arousal specific scents of a mate as he becomes more turned on. I have always had a sensitive nose, and it really is hot when, in the course of talking with someone, especially in an ordinary setting, I detect arousal scent developing. Usually I notice his pupils dilating… Read more »
Yea I find redheads like that too, and to me blonds are right next to them with a youthful oily/bready lightly heady scent I’ve come across.
I have an extremely sensitive sense of smell so for me I find it revolting! I mean PLEASE be aware that not all gay men wanna smell your Body Odor!
It depends on the guy. Some guys STINK no matter what and some just have a nice smell. I used to live in an asian country and everybody smelled of one particular spice that was in 90% of the food. But, that’s not the case in Europe and north America. I’ve done a non-scientific survey on this subject myself and have found this: If you think you smell good/hot then usually gay men will too. However, if you think you need a bath then so does about 99% of the rest of the world including gay men. Since the human… Read more »
Yep, diet can effect your scent Processed broken-down byproduct scent of something frequently consumed eeewww!!
Yes that’s why I love those uncut ones, clean but a little musky smell is a big turn on for this bottom
I’m not so much into the armpit thing, but if his feet are slightly musky, that’s a major turn-on. Not sure if that’s because I’m into smells or just into feet, but there ya go!
I’m a Gay man and I am deeply turned off to body odors because they take all the fun out of sex. It’s sad so many guys don’t bathe or act as if they care about their own personal hygiene but the large number of them destroy the otherwise enjoyment of pursuing hookups via dating sites. I am strongly drawn to guys with a cologne or deodorant scent, or simply guys who have a nice manly soap smell from having recently showered and freshened up. Their skin is very nice in all aspects of smell, taste, and touch. I am… Read more »
It’s a thin line between hot and gross but, yes, the right amount of man sweat between the legs is very hot when you are giving a proper bj.
It all depends. Some guys have a natural scent.
For Example: Latino men have a natural scent of cologne.
I find it very intoxicating
Not exactly what you are asking, but …. so many porn clips have guys eagerly sniffing a guy’s underwear and getting off. Smelling underwear doesn’t do anything for me, but a gently worn undershirt with natural man scent, not a lot of deodorant smell, makes me horny as hell.
No
No, but I love the scent of a man, there’s big difference.
I don’t want to smell no foul odor whatsoever during sex. My partner must be squeaky clean from head to toe. Any foul odors kills the mood and the sex will stop. I like my partner to use minty mouth wash, fragrance deodorant, body wash, lotion and just a hint of cologne. I also like flavor (cherry, grape, etc) jells around the genital and azz areas.
I LOVE the natural scent of a man, all over his body, not a specific area. Light scent is fine, but the more full bodied the scent is the better I like it! But don’t mistake that for raunch!
No. There is however a major difference between a man who stinks because of some neo hippy refusal to bathe bullshit and a man who has put in a day’s hard labor. Coming from a run, or the gym smellin like bad cheese will get you nothing but a bar of soap from me. I retired from the Army and been deployed more times it seems than I’ve been home, no excuse for (besides a medical condition) for anyone to simply stink these days.
Good God no! Take a shower, scrub your hole, and get that stink under control. Natural is one thing; stinky is just nasty
Since I prefer fem types, their perfumes and flavor douche, followed by a tasty edible lube get my motor revved up!!!!!
ahah cute!
If I am going to be douched and showered, if my apartment is going to be dusted and vacuumed, and if my sheets are going to be changed and washed, then the body of the man I am going to have sex with should match this level of cleanliness.
same here!
Cleanliness is A-1 in my book – but with one exception which occurred with me once: We took a hot sexy sensual shower together, scrubbed each other down with soap, then dried off and went at it some more in bed. It heated up – intense grinding, etc. We started work up a sweat a little. I then buried my face under his armpit and he was sweating there with that B.O. smell. Ordinarily, I find that smell appalling, but this sweat and smell that was “fresh,” so to speak, and our grinding created it. That was hot the one… Read more »
I’m one of the men that enjoys the man musk. Kissing on him. Lift the arm. Catch a whiff. Nostrils flare and eyes dilate. YES, there is a fine line between man musk and stink.
Clean body scent is the way to sex.
Please shower at least 6 hours before sex! There is nothing worst than trying to suck a cock that stinks like rotted onions or rotted raw salmon. Major turn off!!! Equally bad are strong colognes. Clean body scent is sexy, stinky is not.
It just depends on his smell, I frequently turn down guys whose cologne I find uninviting. Same goes for cigar/cigarette smells. Some are attractive, some are revolting
Gross. Take a bath or a shower. It’s one thing to have a possible light odor if you are a heavy sweater, I can sweat in the AC, but you best believe I’m going to shower, especially before a hook-up. If you can’t bother to shower, leave me alone.
When I lived in NYC years ago, I had P/T job where we did light interior-construction, etc., all over the 5 boroughs, after the days work on a Fri, payday, I was ready to go out a party the night away! I mentioned to my hetero-female boss (who’s underarms were sayin something) “my God, my underarms smell so strong, got to shower before anything else.” She said, “don’t, guys like that sort of thing.” Well, yeah, some guys do, I know this to be true, ’cause some guys (like a close friend of mine) have an armpit-fetish; some like them… Read more »
so.. ..what’s this about gay men being able to sniff out other gay men? this ability of MSMs’ is news to me!! but even then.. ..just because you can, in fact, “sniff one out,” doesn’t this person will automatically be attracted to you. and for all you know, that person could be a monstrous human being. (“who happens to be gay.”) so, on its own, that’s a pretty useless ability. assuming it even exists. ===== here’s my deal: i find myself being significantly-more attracted to a man who smells like he is obviously very well-acquainted with scented personal maintenance products.… Read more »
Intoxicate me with your essence, don’t suffocate me!
I like both to shower just before sex, preferably using only water on the dick and balls and no deodorant. If I am giving head I don’t want to suck on a bar of soap or a bottle of cologne. I want to taste dick, otherwise, what is the point? Nothing to me is hotter than working up a fresh sweat and smelling the beginnings of pit smell just before orgasm. If I am on bottom nothing is hotter than a mans fresh pit smell while he is pumping away, grunting, and getting his. I also like to lay a… Read more »
The basic question of this blog topic is “odor”
o·dor
noun
a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one.
Out of the chutes, this blog topic is biased toward not enjoyable. Perhaps a neutral question would more fairly have asked about “scent”. “Are you attracted by a man’s scent?”