Me dumb male, me never use deodorant or perfume before (shower everyday tho). What brand or products should me do to smell good but in a low key way? Or just how to get start on the smell good journey in general. For reference, I live in a hot and humid place and I sweat quite a bit. Thanks you!
I highly recommend using a natural deodorant first before dabbling in perfume. Native unscented works well for me, and the unscented means if you buy perfume/cologne, you won't be mixing scents with your deodorant.
There's a lot of perfume information on this reddit comment. Some of it is gendered bullshit, but the important things are what the product is called (Eau de Toillette vs Perfume) and how to apply it.
I'd recommend buying some microsamples of cologne/perfume and seeing what feels right to you. The popular brands might give you a headache, for example. Some scents feel more formal, others summery, others light, etc. See what works and what you vibe with and go from there.