Smoking Like a Hipster
The Edukatorz have heard smoking is bad for you, so you know, don’t do it. But if you’re going to do it anyway and aspire to be a hipster, we’ve got you. Since everyone smokes to look cool, and hipsters do nothing but try to look cool, it is obviously of paramount importance that you smoke the right way to be a hipster, so tread carefully. You have a lot of options, but you really don’t want to fuck this one up.
Roll Your Own
Rolling your own cigarettes is the pinnacle of hipster smoking cool. It’s a combination effect of DIY-chic, irony, and pseudo-poor-chic.
Avoid Menthol
Menthol is too “urban” (read: black) or trailer park (read: white trash) even for most hipsters. However, if you must smoke menthol, Salem is the safest route.
Smoke Awful Brands
Again on the irony and pseudo-poor tip, smoking blue collar brands is always a good look. Basics, Viceroys and Pall Malls really get the right look for this one.
Pure Irony
Old lady cigarettes are also acceptable, for the irony factor. Capris, Kents, and Benson and Hedges work for this. Virginia Slims are pushing it, but if you really want to go over-the-top and wear a LOT of neon, you might be able to pull it off.
Snob Cigs
You can also go full-on snobby. This works because it encapsulates the hipster ideal of “I’m-better-than-you” nicely. If that’s the look you want to go for, try Dunhills or Nat Shermans.
