Hi everyone, Fairly new snuff taker here and I’m enjoying my new hobby quite a bit. But here’s my dilemma: When coming in for a kiss, my girlfriend was repulsed by the smell of the L260 stowed securly in my nostrils. I was surprised that she could even smell it emanating from my nose, but perhaps even more surprised that she did not find the aroma pleasant! I mean, all I could smell was mentholatum. Anyway, just wondered if anyone else has had their significant other recoil at the smell o the snuff in their nose. I would hate to have to curb my snuff taking when I think that close contact with the gf is in my immediate future. Perhaps there is a variety with a more pleasant smell to the outsider, perhaps not. Any suggestions or amusing stories out there in regard to this scenario? More to the point of the subject line, between snuff and snus I’ve not had a smoke since Jan. 1, and don’t want one either.(Snuff has even helped me cut down on my yummy snus intake) But I’ve got to say, the amount of nasty shit I have to clean out of my nose has me looking fondly back on my old smoking days. People say that smoking is a “filthy habit” but I guess those people haven’t seen what comes of a snuff takers nose! Don’t get me wrong…I love picking my boogers. Just an observation 
My girlfriend commented the other night that she thought I was chewing gum because she could smell the Wilsons Of Sharrow Extra Crumbs of Comfort snuff I had taken about 5 minutes prior. So maybe you should look into that flavor, or some of the other brands of spearmint snuff that are out there. And as far as “filthy” habits go, snuff is far from the top of the list. The only thing that could be considered filthy about it, is the cleaning out of the nose, which should be done in private anyways, like your bathroom IMO.
I have yet to have anyone else smell the snuff that I sniffed (why do I feel like I am about to start a Dr Seuss rhyme when I say that?) but I would guess maybe a good rule of thumb if its a problem might be: if you can smell it in its tin just by getting near it and before you even open it up, maybe odds are very good thats the one other people could also smell from inside your nose. maybe try a tamer one that you can’t really smell until its in there. and yes I am noticing some ‘old habit’ characteristics… I’ve traded in my tube injector tobacco-packing browned pinky for a snuffers brown pinky (a bigger issue now as re aforementioned topic) and my smoker’s mucous for sniffers mucous (worse issue now) and my smoker’s cough for my snuffer’s cough (about the same) and my smoker’s lungs for my snuffers lungs (not as severe but still an issue) still, I no longer stink like smoke, I enjoy this much more, I’m not burning holes in my clothing or carpet and I’m not lining the insides of my computer or the rest of my home with tar and nicotine (unless I hapopen to have just ground and am sieving some snuff in which case fine snuff powder really goes everywhere). I don’t sniff out in publlic much (not that I get to go out that much I am pretty much a shut in so thats kind of a moot point), I tend to go for snus then more (when I do go out its been to things like a cout setting I am involved in, don’t need to be distracting people like a judge etc with my little habit/hobby), but I will sniff before and if I get a break to sneak away and I do keep a hanky handy just in case somethign decides to shift and move when it shouldn’t
I’ve had women complain about my smoking, and even more about oral smokeless tobacco, but in the latter case it was never because of the smell but because they wanted a kiss and I was unable to deliver an untainted one upon request. I’ve never had an objection to snuff, but I agree that you probably wouldn’t want your girlfriend doing your laundry if you were using white handkerchiefs as your main repository of snuff related nasal discharge. I’ve never kissed a woman who had a snoot full of Hedges, but I’m not even remotely repulsed by the thought. If you really want to toss your girlfriend a bone, might I suggest you attempt a lip lock with a nose full of fresh Taxi Red?
My fiancee can often smell whatever’s in my nose. Some of them she loves; she says that when I have Dholakia Kamal or Ganga in, it’s like kissing an Indian temple (she loves Indian incense, so I’ve got that going for me!). Others (e.g., scotches, Jaap’s A/P, Zuka) she says are like a campfire, which she also loves. Unfortunately she doesn’t seem to care for the more, ahh, “bucolic” scent of 5 Photo Raja #5 or Sun Pari; and oddly, she doesn’t like Poeschl’s Packard’s Club Snuff one bit. She says the latter smells like “dusty pickles(!),” which of course still makes me laugh. Dusty pickles!
My wife sometimes mentions she can smell snuff in my 'stach, and only complained about a couple. Dekranglise Macouba is one of them.
Perhaps cutting down is the answer, my wife so rarely gets a kiss from me that she has never complained about my snuff usage although she does frequently complain about the lack of kissing.
My girlfriend likes the smell of Old Paris and Dholakia Swiss Chocolate, but can’t stand F&T HDT and I can’t even think about snuffing Cheese & Bacon around her (she’s a vegan). She can usually smell most snuffs that’ve just taken but only really objects to a few.
My family is split on the whole snuff idea. My parents think it is disgusting, my sister is just glad I don’t smoke anymore, and my grandparents are reminded of their parents using snuff so they think of it with fondness. However I do get more hugs since I quit smoking 6 days ago, everyone says I smell ten times better.
My wife informed me that all snuffs smell like “barnyard sh**” and I get yelled at all the time, last night being the latest…that being said she has her preferences, Jaxon’s Cafe Creme, F&T JR Justice, and Toque W&H, in that order. I never kiss my wife right after a smoke, just to be polite, and I suppose one could do the same after taking snuff. Me, I just warn her in advance that I’ve taken snuff recently–once the element of surprise is gone, she doesn’t mind quite as much.
My wife says she likes the smell of me when I’m snuffing, though she has threatened to withdraw all rights if I ever start chewing twist tobacco. I guess I’ll continue smoking that in my pipe!
There are some my wife likes, and others not so much. If I’ve just had a pinch of Toque Champagne she’ll almost crawl into my lap for a sniff. …She classifys all the scents she doesn’t care for as “Gammy feet”. lol
My girlfriend doesn’t mind my snuff usage per se, in fact she will take the odd pinch if I recommend one. What she doesn’t like are the 6 tins I might leave out on the coffee table overnight since she will pick up in the morning. Or the 5-6 snuff-encrusted hankerchiefs that end up in the wash each week. It is more the carnage that is left behind after snuffing that is the real point of pain at my house.
Not only is it the absolute safest, I’d say that snuff is also the most hygienic of all forms of tobacco usage. Imagine what would emerge from a smoker’s lungs everyday if a neti pot for the respiratory system existed. So long as one is not an uncouth pig with the snuffing technique, it is very clean and discreet. Snuff will also not stain teeth like cigs, cigars, chewing tobacco or, to a lesser extent, snus will. And need I mention that there is nothing worse than a long-term smoker hacking up phlegm? To be fair to your girlfriend, Hedges L260 is the strongest and most aromatic snuff of them all. I can smell an opened tin of it from across the room. In fact, I was taking a pinch of Hedges when I clicked on this thread. I love it, but others, especially non-snuffers, may not. Some people say it reminds them of Vick’s Vap-O-Rub, and I don’t begrudge them their assessment either.
Thanks for all of your responses, I enjoyed reading them. I hope the title of the thread didn’t offend anyone, it was meant mostly in jest. I should have said something to the effect of “While I may have black stuff in my nose, at least it’s not gathering in my lungs!” And trust me, while the smell of some snuffs may bug my girlfriend, she would much rather have me using snuff and snus than smoking. Thanks for the suggestions on the various snuffs. I look forward to trying them with my future orders. On the bright side, it looks like I’ve got some experimenting to do!
The only time my girlfriend seems to bother(she doesn’t know that I do snuff, she thinks it is because of my heavy coffee consumption) is when I am using swishers plain scotch snuff, which I imagine has a slight bbq scent when I use it though I do not use it. Otherwise she doesn’t seem to notice my usage. I think it just matter on what snuff you use and its scent, not so much on the fact that it is used. My gf does not think I have a bad taste when I use kendal browns or sweet snuffs such as swisher’s honeybee. I imagine that the fruitier snuffs would not cause an issue either. So perhaps it is just a matter of choice whether or not your significant other will complain of taster, rather than just using snuff.
My Missus always hated snuff when I used it despite my attempts to educate her, the main gripe being the nearly bullet proof handkerchiefs I used to to put in the laundry. Now I use snus as my primary nicotine delivery system she has conceded that she likes the smell of General Wintergreen. She doesn’t like the rest at all. Doesn’t matter though, we’ve been married 16 years now and she wouldn’t even kiss me for a bet. All part of life’s rich and complex tapestry I suppose…
My wife’s only problem is with me lining my snuff tins up on the dining room side table. I like to see what I have to choose from every morning. Everyone at work is pretty bored with my snuff habit now, so they don’t even comment anymore. All is well… Like BigBlue, I go out to check out a job or see a customer in this cold, I feel my nose dripping, think I’ve got it all mopped up, and then many times get the question about a bloody nose. I used to say NO which caused more confusion, haha, so now I either say “yea, I did”, or “Hold on, I think I’m just about to have a good one…”
hence the old epithet “toffee-nosed”
I’ve gotten strange looks and stares when I didn’t realize my nose was running in the past. An expanation has never been asked for nor offered by me.