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maxnoodle

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Alright, i don't know what to expect from this post, but i'm puttin it out there.

I smoke outside, no smokin in the house. But my wife tells me all the time i stink like smoke. Heres the scenario:

I get home from work around 3:30 - 4:00, light up a stogie and sit on my back porch sipping ice water and enjoy the peace and quiet for about an hour or so, go inside, wash my hands, start dinner, brush my teeth, and take a shower. My wife gets home from work around 5:30-ish. We eat dinner and when we sit down later in the evening to watch tv she always says i smell like smoke...

How do you get rid of the smell. And don't say quit smokin.
 
dannysguitar said:
Give THIS STUFF a try.
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Awesome Danny. Regarding Febreeze, I read a post on here once that a guy actually sprays his hair with it. No joke. Seems to do the trick, although you want to make sure it won't irritate your scalp or drip down into yer eyes.

I don't have that problem yet (with the smell). In fact, I like the smell of cigars on my fingers and cover my face afterwards just to breathe in all the goodness. My wife (who smokes infused cigars with me) doesn't mind the smell yet either.

Good luck!
 
Are you scrubbing behind your ears?

The smell comes out through your skin. So get a stronger deoderant soap that will cover for you. Make sure after the shower you have changed clothes.

Also skip smoking for a few days but go through the normal shower motion and test your wife. Ask her if she can still smell it (as if you had smoked one) and see what she says.
 
Rolando said:
Are you scrubbing behind your ears?

The smell comes out through your skin. So get a stronger deoderant soap that will cover for you. Make sure after the shower you have changed clothes.

Also skip smoking for a few days but go through the normal shower motion and test your wife. Ask her if she can still smell it (as if you had smoked one) and see what she says.
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I've tried it all - aside from spraying myself with Fabreeze - immediately after smoking - as soon as I walk in the house I strip down and throw my clothes in the laundry room Wash hands, although I like to have the after taste, I brush my teeth and use mouth wash, take a shower (wash behind everything, including ears) change clothes...Im at a loss. I know she doesn't like the smell but what's a cigar smoker to do? I do like the fart idea, but I catch hell for that too - she's very sensitive when it comes to foul smells in the house. Not thinking, yesterday I threw 2 1/2 smokes sticks in the trash behind the bar in my gameroom, as soon as she walked in the door, all I hear is "It stinks in here!" Can't catch a break....<sigh>
 
Are you sure it is you that smells like smoke? Perhaps some smoke is getting into the house from the porch and that is what she smells.
 
maxnoodle said:
Not thinking, yesterday I threw 2 1/2 smokes sticks in the trash behind the bar in my gameroom, as soon as she walked in the door, all I hear is "It stinks in here!" Can't catch a break....<sigh>
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First thing....get some Ziploc bags (you'll need 'em for sending smokes out to fellow BOTL's anyway). Throw the remains of whatever cigars you smoke into a sealed Ziploc.

2nd thing....and don't get me wrong, I put my wife on a pedestal because she's the best thing to ever happen to me (been married 6 years now)...BUT, since you're a newlywed, you need to set some groundrules, AND FAST. You enjoy your cigar smoking and are certainly entitled to enjoy this wonderful hobby. She should appreciate that and understand. And come on, as long as you're not smoking liquor store rocket dogs, the
smell can't possibly be THAT bad. I feel for 'ya brother.
 
maxnoodle said:
I've tried it all - aside from spraying myself with Fabreeze - immediately after smoking - as soon as I walk in the house I strip down and throw my clothes in the laundry room Wash hands, although I like to have the after taste, I brush my teeth and use mouth wash, take a shower (wash behind everything, including ears) change clothes...Im at a loss. I know she doesn't like the smell but what's a cigar smoker to do? I do like the fart idea, but I catch hell for that too -
she's very sensitive when it comes to foul smells in the house. Not thinking, yesterday I threw 2 1/2 smokes sticks in the trash behind the bar in my gameroom, as soon as she walked in the door, all I hear is "It stinks in here!" Can't catch a break....<sigh>
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I think you just answered it right there.:tu
 
I say she's bluffing and testing you to see if she can get you to quit smoking cigars.

Try this: DON'T smoke a cigar when you get home. If she still says you smell like smoke, tell her she smells like :BS



:r:r:r
 
mrreindeer said:
First thing....get some Ziploc bags (you'll need 'em for sending smokes out to fellow BOTL's anyway). Throw the remains of whatever cigars you smoke into a sealed Ziploc.

2nd thing....and don't get me wrong, I put my wife on a pedestal because she's the best thing to ever happen to me (been married 6 years now)...BUT, since you're a newlywed, you need to set some groundrules, AND FAST. You enjoy your cigar smoking and are certainly entitled to enjoy this wonderful hobby. She should appreciate that and understand. And come on, as long as you're not smoking liquor store rocket dogs, the
smell can't possibly be THAT bad. I feel for 'ya brother.
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Thank for the support! First off, I have a special trash can with a flip open and shut lid on the back porch that I empty my ashtray into everyday (yesterdays smokes). I close the sliding glass doors coming out of my gameroom so tha it can not get into thehouse, unless its bellowing all the way up to the window that are open upstairs. So that settles the house smell...its the evening stink on my thats the real issue. I believe that it is coming from my mouth whan I breathe.

Also, newlyweds, yes, however dating for 6 years, so she already has the rules set in stone. I wasn't a cigar smoker back then. Also made the mistake when we were dating of making the comment that I would never date someone who smoked, of course I was talking cigarettes, and now I'm getting slapped in the face with that every time she "smells" me.

Seriously, I only smoke 1 after work, and its outside. So you're correct, it can't be that bad, apparently it is...and no rocket dogs in this house. I play it safe and pretty much stick with boutique sticks, MC #2, R&J, Cohibas, Macanudo Gold & Maduros, CAO's...etc
 
I had to put up with this for about a month or so... I finally just kept smoking more and always stunk. She finally gave up on me and just dealt with it. The sex withdrawals are terrible but she will break eventually. :D In the mean time, take Michael Jacksons advice and just beat it. :bn:r
 
Buy your wife an Ashton Corona and invite her to join you. It worked for me, except for twice the number of cigars now.
 
drunkensailor said:
Buy your wife an Ashton Corona and invite her to join you. It worked for me, except for twice the number of cigars now.
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Every once in a while, she'll smoke a cigarello...one of those cherry or vanilla flavored / filtered things...but not enough for me to use as ammunition to justify my daily ritual. Oh and if I know were having sex, forgetaboutit! We're trying to get pregnant and that one week a month week is hell, no smokin that week! She better get knocked up soon! (thats not a request for donors)
 
My wife has the most powerful olfactory senses I've ever seen. She is like a bloodhound. She does not like the smell. I've perfected my routine for not smelling like a cigar:

1. Get a good, fragrant body wash. I've been using the Axe stuff. Take a shower and use it liberally over all your skin including your lips. I have my head shaved so I don't need to worry much about my hair but again, a good, fragrant shampoo will really help.

2. Brush, brush, brush. Again, get a good toothpaste like Colgate Total or similar. Be sure to brush your tongue as well as the roof of your mouth.

3. Get some Listerine (I like the Cool Mint flavor) and keep it in your mouth for several minutes. You don't have to gargle the whole time, just swish it around for a while and gargle at the end.

Seriously, if I can make it so my wife can't smell cigars on me, then anyone can. It just takes some work. It can be done.
 
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