Im not a Mennonite so I gladly traded my beard card for pipe smoking...not that I can grow a beard to save myself anywaysMy wife didn’t like the “beard note,” either, but I guess she got over it ?
Smoke, Beards, and Wives (Not Bearded Wives!)
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I just got rid of mine, but only because it was driving me nucking futs under my mask at work. I look friggin stupid without it, too ?
Forget room note, BEARD note is what's really important!
I am a Mennonite but am anti neckbeard. Keep beards on your face where they belong.
like @Country Bladesmith I’m sure without my beard I look goofy. I’d feel like I was in high school again.
White Castle.. Fish liver.. Foods of Gods! I can live off on those. Thank God I can't keep heard.
My wife is ok with the room note of some aromatics, but hates the smell of smoke in my beard…which is now much fuller than my mug shot. I got this tip from someone else, and it has worked wonders: shampoo the beard less frequently. I now shampoo it just once a week, but use conditioner daily. After showering I rub beard oil in underneath, then work beard balm into it. Beard stays soft but surprisingly not greasy/oily and doesn’t hold the smoke smell. For what it’s worth, I use matching scented oil/balm from Grave Before Shave. She stopped complaining. About the smoke smell, anyway.
It’s never ceased to amaze me how a dude with a full beard can shave it off and suddenly look 12, whereas I consistently look a day or two over 14. But never 12!
Right now mostly Aros. She likes the smell of the pipe (outside), just doesn't like her mouth on the smoke, so to speak.
Now THIS is the type of advice I was looking for. Not so much the browbeating of "Stop smoking or shave" or "You have a passive aggressive wife" from complete strangers.
Thank you kindly, sir!
I have noticed that aromatics don't smell so good after a short amount of time after smoking them. I used to turn to aromatics when I thought my wife would appreciate them more, being that she usually like the smell of vanilla and fruits and such. But, shortly after finishing, the aroma of the room smells terrible. I blame the burleys used, or maybe just the chemistry of mixing a burley with the toppings.
But, when I smoke a nice straight Virginia, the smells seems to get even better in the room over time. It's funny how our perception of what will smell good is so different from what really happens.
Welcome to the forum, and thanks for sharing your experiences.
I recently discovered it was the burley that was causing the tension between me and my wife.. specifically goopy aromatics.
I was feeling pretty hopeless with the whole situation, as we don't usually have these kinds of problems.. I fired up a bowl of blending perique, and she had no complaints.
Moral of the story is, keep trying.
That's interesting! I have some "lightly cased" MacB Mixture Scottish and Stokkebye Navy Flake on the way...haven't fully committed to the non-aromatic world just yet; expanding my palate as I go. No latakia bombs or strong periques in the hopper for me yet...
My wife is really only bothered by Latakia mixtures on my face (i'm a clean shaven baby man), but it sounds like other blend types might cause a problem if I had a beard.
Yesterday for the first time my wife smelt the tin note of a blend and was like “oh that smells really nice” instead of the usual remarks about urine or stale tea....of course it has to be from the only consignment tin I have purchased ?
Apparently, for some people the purpose of their beard is camouflage. Used to work with a guy with a ferociously red head of hair and full beard, but one day he showed up to work with no beard at all, and we discovered he didn't have any chin to speak of.
My problem is I have a chin but over the years I seem to have picked up an extra one
I too fight that extra chin sometimes! ?My problem is I have a chin but over the years I seem to have picked up an extra one