Sex Sells...Add an E Cig to Your Sexy Arsonal

You got your stilletos, your fishnet hosiery, maybe even a garter belt for those special occasions, when you are hitting the clubs or on a man hunt...why not add an all black e cigarette (sans nicotine, or with, up to you...) to the look.

Imagine yourself, leaning up against a wall, non chalently blowing wisps of smoke through your glossy, cherry lips, your skin tight dress and glistening skin attracting attention from all over the room.  The smoke only adds to your mystery.  It doesnt have an unappealing smell, doesnt leave you tasting like an ashtray, and if you go with the non nicotene kind, won't even hurt your health.  Win win.

I had a lot to learn about e cigs, but as a prop for a sexy look, they cannot be beat.  If you want to learn more, check out the link at the top of my blog page to E Cig 101.

Read more about the revolution below...

Sexy and safe? How new fake cigarettes help smokers quit

By Susan Edmunds 10:00 AM Sunday Sep 8, 2013

World-first research shows trendy new electronic cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches in helping smokers quit - so, to the consternation of health workers, tobacco companies are buying up e-cig brands

Jenny McCarthy is the face of Blu e-cigarettes. Photo / AP

It was at a Ladi6 concert at the Powerstation recently that Nick Dwyer was tackled by a security guard.
He had taken out an e-cigarette and was taking a drag when she accosted him.
"But as soon as I said, 'no it's electronic', she was fine and started talking about getting one for herself," he remembers.
The breakfast radio host had tried several times to kick his smoking habit. Patches, lozenges, the Allen Carr quit smoking book ... nothing worked.
But when he started to have problems with his voice, he decided something had to be done.
The answer was e-cigarettes, filled with liquid nicotine and available in a range of flavours, including one similar to the Dunhill Blue he used to smoke.
Dwyer smokes them on air, in the back of taxis and even on planes.
"I haven't had a single cigarette in five months," he says. "I used to smoke a pack or a pack-and-a-half a day but I love this stuff.

You get the nicotine hit and you're holding something that in every way, shape and form feels like a cigarette."
Now, the Herald on Sunday can reveal that electronic cigarettes are more effective in helping smokers quit - and keeping them smoke-free - than nicotine patches and non-nicotine cigarettes.
That is the finding in world-first research, which Auckland University associate professor Chris Bullen will present to the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Spain today.
E-cigarettes have been around for less than 10 years, but their popularity is soaring in the United States and Europe.
From a few thousand users in 2006 to millions this year, e-cigarettes are now a billion-dollar industry.
The proportion of US teenagers who say they have tried e-cigarettes has doubled to 10 per cent over the past two years.
In New Zealand, 6 to 8 per cent of young people say they have tried e-cigarettes; a third of those who smoke say they have tried "vaping", as it's been dubbed.
Next week, e-cigarette vendors will show their wares at an expo in Anaheim, California.
At Vapefest in Las Vegas the same weekend, more than 50 companies will offer free samples and discounts on the latest electronic cigarettes, ranging from traditional tobacco flavour to coffee, grape and cherry.
But in a throwback to the 1940s and 50s when tobacco companies paid Hollywood actors including Betty Grable, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable and Frank Sinatra to promote their product, a new generation of stars is now popularising e-cigarettes.
Jenny McCarthy, former Playmate of the Year and wife of Hollywood A-lister Jim Carrey, has built a mass media profile on American talkshow The View.
This year, she became the face of Blu e-cigarettes, one of the most popular brands in the US. She says in an TV advertisement that one of the reasons she switched to them is because smoking turns men off.

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Why Do People Smoke? Funny And True....

Even if you are trying to quit smoking, have quit or are lighting one up (or plugging in) right now, smoking culture is still fascinating and at times, hilarious.  Frankly, some of my smoking friends are the funniest people I know... must be all that time sitting, smoking in meaningful contemplation of... something.

I recently stumbled upon this blog post that had me agreeably chuckling... and, well, some days that is more than we can hope for.  I am sure you will enjoy it at least as much....

Check it out.  From : Dreamviews.com

21 reasons why people smoke cigarettes.

 1) When I'm bored and don't want to listen to you talk anymore, I'll light a smoke
2) When I'm nervous and conscious that I have been staring at your breasts for the last 30 mins, I'll light a smoke
3) Basically anytime when there`s nothing to do and you would end up looking silly sitting there doing nothing, you can light a smoke and BAM ... 5 mins of purpose.
4) If you smoke and squint at the same time, it creates a very menacing effect.. causing you to look tough (even if you aren't)
5) When that hot girl/guy standing outside the club asks you for a light or a smoke.. you can play the hero and help him/her out (this usually leads to a night of sweaty romance)
6) Cigarettes and Beer = pure fucking bliss
7) If you don't smoke, how can you enjoy a smoke after sex.
8) Who wants to be old anyways, right?
9) Dying young creates legends. Referring back to 10.. old people are scary.
10) Who wouldn't want one of those crazy ass machines you stick to your throat that make you talk like a robot. Robots are fucking sweet.
11) Without smokes, private investigators would never have been able to sustain that blue cloud of mystery around their profession. PI`s are almost as cool as robots.
12) Cigarette packs come with cool pictures on them now, like rotting teeth and black lungs. That shit is educational.. therefore it follows that cigarettes are educational.
13) Ever been so pissed off you wanted to rip someones head off and piss down there neck. Hey relax man, have a cigarette.
14)Smoking temporarily restores alertness when experiencing symptoms of drowsiness and fatigue.
15)Smoking is beneficial because it leaves you with little disposable income to spend on drugs. Cigarettes are better than crack.
16)Smoking finances the government with tax REVENUE.
Actually, I almost want to quit thinking of giving the government more money... Then I thought of the poor tobacco farmers who have little tobacco farmer babies with mouths to feed. God bless smoking.
18)If you already smoked and you quit, that makes you a quitter. Didn't your mom teach you not to be a quitter?
19)In-depth scientific research has proven that smokers become at least 23% more attractive to their desired sex while smoking cigarettes. Hence the term "Smoking Hot".
20)Smoking, despite its many cancer causing substances, can temporarily raise your metabolism! Don't believe me? How many fat smokers do you know?
21)Smoking INCREASES your heart rate, thus eliminating any need for "warm-up" before a sporting event. Besides, whose gonna mess with the bad-ass motherfucker smoking before doing something athletic?

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Hollywood Goes Up in E Smoke? Does E Smoking Make A Difference in Movie Mood Making?

The above movie clip is from The Tourist, and features Johnny Depp smoking an e cigarette on a train. 
Hollywood movie makers use smoking heavily in movies since the first images were burned onto celluloid.  The vision of a man or woman lighting and smoking a cigarette is used to create a mood, pause a scene or help to tell us something about the character.  Does that change when the character is smoking an e cigarette?  Compare with the below movie scene classic. 
What do you think?

Is "Women's Smoking Culture" Freudian Soft-Core Porn?

Not many would deny there is a kind of sensuality to a person smoking. As a woman, I have always found a man smoking to be a sexy thing to watch... if I found him attractive in the first place.  One of my very first boyfriends smoked.. maybe it's part of the "bad-boy" attraction thing, I dunno, but it was sexy as hell, watching him light up a cigarette. Mmmm.

Of course, smelling and tasting like a cigarette wasnt so sexy, and, again, as a woman, I never thought women smoking was very lady-like. Except for the Old-Hollywood gals who somehow made  it look gorgeous.  Of course, they had total class. Wearing pearls and silk gowns, smoking a long cigarette looked so much sexier than some middle-aged hill billy like myself smoking in jeans and a t-shirt off the front porch.

In any case, apparently, men do find the sight of a beautiful woman smoking a sensual, no, sexual event.  Men are visually stimulated -that's a fact, so, of course, the vision of a hot chick blowing delicate trails of smoke from between slightly parted lips would be a turn on.

Who knew enough dudes thought so that it would be qualified as a fetish! Websites are dedicated to it, videos are made, and, well, photos of gals blowing smoke just turn guys on.

Now that my eyes are open to this new organized group of smoke voyeurs I only have one question...
Are their sites like this featuring men smoking??

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Setting A Mood: The Use of Smoke in Art

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Health concerns aside, the image of a person smoking always sets a mood. You see a feeling... you feel something tangible, often in a way you wouldn't if the smoke wasn't there, if the person wasn't obviously taking a time-out from his or her moment to reflect in a way a smoker does.

The smoke itself is part of the mood. It wafts and creates an otherworldly mist that seems to imply something more mysterious to the viewer.  No matter what you feel about smoking, and I will not argue the merits, the use of the cigarette in art, or the presence of smoke in a photo, is... well, mood- capturing.

Check out the examples below... what do you think?

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Tobacciana: Hate the "Playa" Not the "Game"

from: .darkroastedblend.com

Tobacciana is a fancy way of saying tobacco and cigarette related antiques and collectibles, and it's a growing field of interest.   No matter if you are a current smoker, a past smoker or never took a puff, the culture of smoking and the art and style of its advertising and delivery interests everyone from art collectors to vintage toy enthusiasts.

Not only are Tobacciana items colorful, and can be highly valuable, they can also tell us a lot about our society and the history of the growth of the United States, and other countries.  No one can deny that tobacco has played a part in nearly every culture in some way since recorded history. For rituals, trade or industry, tobacco and all the things that revolve around it means ample opportunities for a collectors niche.

If you are looking to start a collection in the Tobacciana realm you can find something to fit in your budget.  Early advertising posters can get you into the groove, depending on condition, starting under $100.  Decorative tobacco tins or art deco cigarette holders can cost in the thousands. Get into it, you'll enjoy the treasure hunt!

German, art deco, cigarette dispenser

Smoking Under a Lamp Post: How Hollywood Defined Cool

Hollywood has always defined fashion, sexy, sultry, mysterious; what every woman wanted to be, and what every man wanted. It goes as far back as the first image burnt onto film and continues through today.

The history of cigarette and cigar smoking and it's acceptance in US and International culture is as easy to watch unfold and evolve as the nearest video store  ( wait, do they even have those anymore?) or Netflix account holder?

  Knowing what we now know about the dangers and health risks of smoking, we can kind of smirk at the innocence of the early 1930s, 40s and 50s when smoking was accepted, super sexy and as commonplace as a "no smoking" sign is now.

Check out this article about the history of smoking in cinema... interesting stuff...
 (from pastemagazine.com)

 

Hollywood and Smoking: A Brief History

Published at 3:00 PM on July 23, 2010 

Hollywood has had something of a torrid affair with smoking ever since the likes of classic stars such as Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Audrey Hepburn graced the silver screen. Celebrities like them would send puffs of smoke into the air, and they somehow made filling your lungs with grey chemicals appealing and attractive. Since then, though, the depiction of smoking in film and television has seen several boosts of support and, conversely, almost militaristic omissions from the big screen.

Cigarette makers have long had a history of getting placement for their product in Hollywood, but thanks to the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, that’s no longer the case. Regardless, smoking is still often depicted, blatantly or not, in film and TV. Years ago, the Harvard School of Public Health began focusing their efforts on getting cigarette smoking off the silver screen, with some noticeable results. For example, Emma Thompson’s character in the 2006 film Stranger Than Fiction smokes cigarettes, but producer Lindsay Doran made it a point for her character to hack and cough as a result of her smoking, depicting it as unappealing. Producers likewise had a hand in the lack of smoking in another film out the same year, The Devil Wears Prada.

Tobacco laws still vary by state, and cigarette smoking inevitably still makes its on-screen appearances, but it’s not as widespread as it once was. Nowadays, period pieces in the vein of Mad Men, like 2008’s Frost/Nixon or Revolutionary Road, feature smoking as a historical representation of the times.

Since 2007, the Motion Picture Association of America has considered the depictions of smoking (both cigarettes and marijuana) in films when it develops their ratings. For example, last year’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox, a rather mild film, received a PG rating at least partly because Mr. Fox smokes cigarettes. In many films released in our time, smoking often lacks the sex appeal and glamour it once did. Before the adverse effects smoking had on peoples’ health were made popular, though, people used to smoke, and heavily. Below, then, without condoning the act of smoking cigarettes, we take a brief glimpse at Hollywood’s former relationship with smoking through its early history, before the Truth campaign and the popularization of the realities of what cigarette smoking does to one’s health.

Marlene Dietrich

This German actress’s exotic, glamorous looks meant that just about anything she did—including smoking—looked equally appealing. Watch her sing while dressed as a man, and while smoking, of course, in the clip from Josef Von Sternberg’s 1930 film, Morocco, below.

Fritz Lang
The Austrian auteur’s movies during the Weimar years, like 1922’s silent film Dr. Mabuse the Gambler and its sequel (with sound), The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, featured smoking heavily. The smoke added to the mystery and hinted at dark, thematic undercurrents in these film noirs. Below, watch the undeniably creepy trailer for 1933’s The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.

A Streetcar Named Desire
Brando’s overt sex appeal in this 1951 dramatic classic is undeniable, but he’s not the only character that smokes cigarettes in the film. Blanche, Stella’s sister, nearly always has a cigarette at her lips. Below, A. O. Scott of The New York Times explores the film’s impact on Hollywood acting.
 

Read more at :  pastemagazine.com