[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have to start by saying that I have been a fan of Secret Outlast Clear Gel Deodorant for a very long time...without even realizing it. I have been purchasing the Scent Expressions line for years and very rarely stray from it. I keep the Ooh-La-La Lavender scent in my cabinet at all times and will try other scents as well from time to time. I currently have not one, not two, not three, but FOUR full size sticks in my cabinet at this time. When I saw the travel size "Completely Clean" scented stick show up in my mailbox, I was an eager beaver to try it out.
There are three types of deodorant people as far as scents go. Type 1: I don't want to smell ANYTHING. Type 2: I want to smell FRESH (powder/linens/spring breeze on a summer day). Type 3: I want to smell a bouquet of roses/bowl of fruit growing out of my armpit. I'm generally in that 3rd category- and I have no shame about it! While the "Completely Clean" is not one I would usually pull off the shelf, I didn't find it unpleasant by any means. It is light and for those "Type 2" folks. I didn't give it a second thought to apply it before work and head out the door with no fear that it would let me down.
I work in an office that is kept fairly cool during the summer. Most days a cardigan is necessary. On this particular day, I was wearing a short sleeve top with a light cardigan over it. Mid-morning I started to feel as if my underarms were wet, which I thought must have been my imagination because I was neither warm nor was I sweating. I went into the bathroom to check out "the situation," and was disappointed to see large sweat marks on my short sleeve top. I'm not talking about small, barely-there spots. I am talking about the ones that spread out 3+ inches. I had to blot my underarms, which removed most of the deodorant. After blotting most of it off, my underarms were perfectly fine the rest of the day (including while sitting outside for lunch in the summer heat). I will add that the deodorant part of this worked perfectly fine - I was not smelly at all. The antiperspirant, however, was apparently on vacation.
I've been afraid to try it again on a workday and have been wearing my ol' reliables since. I am giving a four star rating overall because it appears all my others are part of the line as well, and I would recommend those 100%. I NEVER have white marks on my clothing as long as I give the deodorant a couple minutes to "dry." I usually apply it while wearing only my bra, brush my teeth, and then put on my shirt (taking care not to rub it down against my underarms). Sure, if you rub a black shirt against it, it's going to make a streak, but it won't cause white marks throughout the day while wearing it. It's good, but it's not a miracle worker. The Completely Clean scent I'm holding a grudge against was no different on the white mark front - good points there. I would never back that this deodorant lasts 48 hours, but it does last from the time I put it on at 6AM until I take a shower/go to bed at 9 or 10PM. And that's pretty darn good for me.
**Please note that I am including a photo of my deodorant in a tray in my bathroom instead of a photo of my underarms because I would have been too mortified to take a photo of those swamp spots!