Febreze Air Effects ~ From a Smoker's Perspective
Written: Mar 31 '06 (Updated Apr 25 '06)
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Pros: Works on smoke
Cons: Very wet, very strong scent
The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line wonders what is going through the minds of hotel managers...
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| drdevience's Full Review: Febreze Air Effects |
One of my main gripes in life are hotels which designate too few rooms to their smoking clientel. Many a time I'll check into a 300 room place to find they only have 20 smoking rooms. It always always turns out that they need more, but they steadfastly refuse to convert any more to smoking rooms. So. I and countless others end up trying to find solutions to smoking in a non-smoking room. No, as a matter of fact I am not getting dressed first thing in the morning to schlep downstairs and outside to have my morning cigarette. Besides, I need to smoke to write. It helps me think. So what is a smoker to do?
Well, I discovered a wonderful product called Get Out! which is a spray intended specifically to get rid of smoke odor. It works fantastically, and smells like vanilla coffee. Unfortunately, this stuff is relatively unknown which makes it very difficult to find. When the local Cigar store ran out last week, I was in a panic. Enter Febreze Air Effects...
I did not really expect this can of air freshener to work, but I was desperate. The Get Out! had been running me $6.50 per can, so the $2.99 price on the Febreze wasn't a problem at all. I picked a can of their Spring & Renewal scent.
The first thing I noticed upon use was that this comes out rather thick and wet. While parts of it will linger in the air, you also need to spray it well away from yourself or you will get heavy drops of wetness falling on you. Not a pleasant feeling.
Second, the scent was very strong. It doesn't take a lot of this stuff, so do not go trigger happy with it or you'll be gagging and sneezing the rest of the day.
I do like the can design a great deal, though. It's a very pretty can with a trigger rather than the traditional spray nozzle. That is a vast improvement over other brands.
Does it work? Yes, amazingly enough, it does. Now, I do not know if it would work for pre-existing odors around your house, but it absolutely does work on cigarette smoke if you spray it both before and after you have a cigarette. Now, before you ask, I'll answer that immediate question forming in your head: As a smoker, no, I cannot smell the smoke myself. Lars does not smoke though. He is very susceptible to the smell of smoke. He can not detect any scent of my having smoked in the room all day when he returns from the Port in the evening. That, folks, is a pretty tough test for Febreze to have passed.
Again, I must warn you though as to how strong this stuff is. Seriously. Do not over-spray it. A quick burst is more than enough to get the job done.
As far as lastability of the scent goes, when we returned from shopping last night (gone about 3 hours), when we entered the room the smell of the spray was heavy in the air. Too heavy, actually. I mean I like this scent, but only in moderation. I'm using less today. heh.
So. I'm going with 4 stars on this one. It suits my purpose, with a few drawbacks, and is cheaper than what I had been using. I will go back to the Get Out! as soon as I can find more, but the Febreze is a decent temporary substitute in the meantime. If you are a smoker who has been placed in a non-smoking room, go ahead and grab a can. Just remember to use it sparingly.
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