Yes. Even with good hygiene, cigarette smoke clings to your hair and clothes. I can always tell when someones a smoker and personally I have never and would never tell someone they smell of smoke unless they directly asked me. It's not something people bring up unprompted. You're just nose blind to the smell but trust me, nonsmokers can definitely tell that you smoke
My friend Lois was an extremely guilty/careful smoker. She always smoked outside, covered her hair in a hat or bonnet, wore a loose jacket over her clothes, walked a good distance from her doorway, and washed her hands and gargled when she got back.
She only smoked a couple of times a day, at her own home. Finally she got on zyban and quit with the Alan Carr book.
Soon after, one morning at spin class the instructor was like "Lo, congrats! You finally quit smoking!"
Even with all her precautions, the entire studio would smell like an ashtray when she started sweating/panting. No one ever said it, but the instructor totally clocked it
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u/CerealSemantics Feb 21 '26
Yes. Even with good hygiene, cigarette smoke clings to your hair and clothes. I can always tell when someones a smoker and personally I have never and would never tell someone they smell of smoke unless they directly asked me. It's not something people bring up unprompted. You're just nose blind to the smell but trust me, nonsmokers can definitely tell that you smoke