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any tricks you guys know to avoid smelling like alcohol?

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sometimes when i mack on girls at bars or clubs ill smell like alcohol or it will be on my breath and if the girl is sober, she tends to be more reserved.

what do you guys do to mask the smell of alcohol? chew gum? breath mints?
 

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sandhawk: no offense but that sounds kinda lame. im not about to go to a bar/club with my friends and NOT drink.
first and foremost i want to have a good time.

scion: i acutally somtimes just have like 2 beers and my breath can smell like alcohol, is vodka supposed to be the strongest smelling or something? or did you just mean that in a general way?
 

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SandHawk said:
Don't drink, nothing covers up the smell.
This ^^.

Women are turned off by males who are running on liquid courage.
 

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garruk said:
sandhawk: no offense but that sounds kinda lame. im not about to go to a bar/club with my friends and NOT drink.
first and foremost i want to have a good time.

scion: i acutally somtimes just have like 2 beers and my breath can smell like alcohol, is vodka supposed to be the strongest smelling or something? or did you just mean that in a general way?
I was joking. Carry mints or gum if your worried about your breath.
 

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garruk said:
sandhawk: no offense but that sounds kinda lame. im not about to go to a bar/club with my friends and NOT drink.
first and foremost i want to have a good time.

scion: i acutally somtimes just have like 2 beers and my breath can smell like alcohol, is vodka supposed to be the strongest smelling or something? or did you just mean that in a general way?
You don't NEED alcohol yo have a good time. But like everyone else said your best bet is gum or mints. I usually smoke a cigarette or two. Or I have the I don't give a **** mindset and not care if I smell like this or that and go ahead anyway.
 

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A little alcohol on your breath at the club is normal. It's not like you'll reek of booze, that's when you'll have a problem. Gum or mints will clear your breath up nicely (I used to have these super strong mints that would get rid of the taste of cheap beer in a sec, those were perfect).
 

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garruk said:
sometimes when i mack on girls at bars or clubs ill smell like alcohol or it will be on my breath and if the girl is sober, she tends to be more reserved.

what do you guys do to mask the smell of alcohol? chew gum? breath mints?
Don't drink....problem solved.
 

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Bring a tomato to the club and eat it after you drink. If it can cover up the smell of onions it can clear your breath up.
 

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Drink a glass of water and then have a mint or gum. Ice Breakers are pretty good and light tasting/smelling so you don't appear to have just "popped a mint" in order to make your breath smell good to talk to someone. Water cleanses your breath pretty good especially when alcohol dehydrates you and makes it smell worse.
 

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A careful choice of not so smelly drinks, sipped slowly. Interspersed with the odd fresh tasting soft drink and regular strong mints are my choices for this.
 
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hit on girls who are drinking too.........they are the ones who are in the same hook up having fun mindset as you.

A sober chick at a bar/club?? No thanks.
 

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Be wary of sober people at bars/clubs
 

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Crissco said:
You don't NEED alcohol yo have a good time. But like everyone else said your best bet is gum or mints. I usually smoke a cigarette or two. Or I have the I don't give a **** mindset and not care if I smell like this or that and go ahead anyway.
Yes because your breath after smoking cigarettes is way better than alcohol breath. :rolleyes:
 

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Vodka doesn't smell as much as other spirits. I think it has something to do with sugar quantity - vodka doesn't have much. Vodka tonics all day.
 

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+1 Vodka wont smell on your breath as much as other alcoholic beverages. But it is way more fun to talk to girls that have been drinking as well.
 
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