How do you gentlemen deal with beard smell, especially after smoking Latakia-heavy blends? My wife doesn't enjoy the aroma nearly as much as I do, unfortunately.
Beard Smell
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My beard, except for the 10-20 minutes directly after a shower, smells like pipe smoke and Old Spice with just a hint of whatever I last ate.
The ladies go wild for it.
Of course, you can always give your beard a quick wash after smoking.
The ladies go wild for it.
Of course, you can always give your beard a quick wash after smoking.
Not enough hairs to smell anything off of it. But my dogs love it.
Beard, clothes, hair, carpet, drapes it's all the same, permeating and often is distasteful to some. Your wife probably has a decent point.
I do wash my face after I smoke, but that doesn't get rid of all the odor. Do you use some sort of beard shampoo or something?
I have had good luck with Every Man Jack products...both shampoo, and beard wash.
I wouldn't argue that she doesn't! (even if I wanted to haha)
I only smoke outside though, so hopefully drapes and carpet don't suffer that much.
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Now is the time to work out some sort of mutually agreeable smoking rules. A dedicated room, closer attention to personal hygiene, smoking jacket, and more could all be in play. Time to talk and work out something agreeable to all parties. Well, unless you were a pipe smoker when you met her and she knew what she was getting into. That is an entirely different matter.
Not sure other than washing it. My wife is used to it, she's surprised if my beard doesn't smell like my pipe. I'm blessed in that she loves most of my blends.
I don't have a beard and I smell of whatever I smoked despite smoking outside. It's a screened-in porch, so it's not total open-air, but it's not trapped in a room either. But how strongly I smell depends on what it is I had.
There's really no avoiding picking up the scents, but as others have pointed out, it won't just be the beard. Anything you try to put on will only mask the smell at best (or mix with it at worst), and the only way to lose it is waiting or cleaning.
I've considered picking up a smoking jacket at some point to use use with heavy English blends or something. My wife has no complaints about any of the more pungent stuff I have, but she does wish I would smoke in the living room when I am having Devil's Holiday (but I just personally can't smoke indoors, not without heavy air movement). Anyway, I personally don't like the lingering scent on myself after smoking heavy English.
Maybe anything that she doesn't like, get a small pipe and smoke something like Ennerdale or Devil's Holiday for 10 minutes as a chaser.
There's really no avoiding picking up the scents, but as others have pointed out, it won't just be the beard. Anything you try to put on will only mask the smell at best (or mix with it at worst), and the only way to lose it is waiting or cleaning.
I've considered picking up a smoking jacket at some point to use use with heavy English blends or something. My wife has no complaints about any of the more pungent stuff I have, but she does wish I would smoke in the living room when I am having Devil's Holiday (but I just personally can't smoke indoors, not without heavy air movement). Anyway, I personally don't like the lingering scent on myself after smoking heavy English.
Maybe anything that she doesn't like, get a small pipe and smoke something like Ennerdale or Devil's Holiday for 10 minutes as a chaser.
I use Every Man Jack beard and face wash. I don't care if my beard and mustache smell like smoke as I'm not kissing anyone at the moment and if I was, they just have to get used to it.
No kissing after cigars and Latakia unless thoroughly showered, bushed teeth and mouth wash has been my life for many years now.
And Warhorse Bar, she says it smells like burnt tires.
And Warhorse Bar, she says it smells like burnt tires.
Then stop smoking that crappy pipe-tobacco, e.g., anything with "merde" in its name, flavor, or aroma!
@ Chasing Embers:
What is the brand of straight razor shown in your image above?
What is the brand of straight razor shown in your image above?
I can imagine the hassle that this presents for many of you with thick and full beards. Personally, I have a moustache with chin beard that I keep fairly closely trimmed. As a result, I can easily wash it whenever I wash my face.
Of course, having a complete disregard for personal hygiene helps, too....
Of course, having a complete disregard for personal hygiene helps, too....