IS SMOKING COOL AGAIN? THE BEST E-CIGARETTES
Words: Violet
For a few years now, smoking has definitely lost its cool factor. No longer do we dream of looking like James Dean, plain white T-shirt, cigarette casually hanging out of the side of our mouth, (ok so maybe sometimes we still dream of looking that cool), but where once it was de rigueur for everyone around the table to light up once a meal was over, or indeed for it to be the norm to smoke inside at someones house, this trend is over. Wasn’t it always the cool girls at the parties who would saunter outside to sexily drag away on a cigarette, cocktail in one hand and swarm of men vying for their attention on the other? Well, gents, these days the smokers are the segregated ones – eyebrows raise when they get up to leave the table to go and puff away outside a restaurant, smoking areas are no longer the cool place to hang out at a club, but rather take the form of an awkward pavement sectioned off with naff velvet roping. It is fair to say that smoking is not cool. Health risks aside, it’s not sexy and it’s not a good look. But smokers, it is time to rejoice as smoking just got cool again – or rather quitting smoking got cool. Enter: The E-Cigarette.
With a celebrity following including even the most die-hard of smokers; Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlie Sheen and Lindsey Lohan to name a few, you know the e-cigarettes must be doing something right. For those who enjoy the ritual and act of smoking tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes offer a perfect alternative and these are our top picks….
THE BRAND: GO-LITES, , The cigarettes themselves contain a basic heater and a liquid-filled cartridge. Nicotine is mixed with water, and the heat turns the mixture into a vapour cloud, which is inhaled the same way you might inhale smoke from a regular cigarette. Almost as good as the real thing and definitely the best we’ve tried, plus the favoured liquids make a welcome change from the taste of regular tabaco., go-lites.co.uk
THE BRAND: VAPORZONE EXPRESS STARTER KIT, , When you need a simpler e-cigarette, the Express is the way to go. While it may offer a more traditional, basic electronic cigarette design, there’s no questioning the innovation that has gone into these. The size and shape makes you think you’re holding a real cigarette. On the negative side of things, they run out quite fast, and so you can get caught out if you’re out and about with no way of charging it. Definitely a good starter kit for someone who is moving onto the E-Cig for the first time., vaporzone.com
THE BRAND: LIBERTY FLIGHT CE4 STARTER KIT, , Ideal for the ed-Heavy Smokers, If Basic Rechargeables Didn’t Satisfy You. Bigger batteries and more options give these devices well earned respect and popularity. Some consider them to be the most popular e-cig out there. The larger tanks can hold more nicotine liquid than a standard rechargeable e-cig. That combined with a bigger battery, and they can satisfy virtually any smoker without refilling or recharging. Compared to earlier atomizers and cartomizers, the CE4 can produce clouds of vapour and throat hit for even the heaviest smoker., liberty-flights.co.uk
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