Fake cigar

The fake cigar is a prop cigar that you do not light, with a light brown casing, a red band and a dark ash tip. That bright red band with the white text PUFF CIGAR stands out immediately against the matte brown, and the frayed tip at the end looks like a cigar that has just been smoked. You use it as a prop with a gangster or mafia costume, during carnival or at a mafia party.

This is what the prop cigar looks like

• The casing is light brown, with darker spots like those you see on a tobacco leaf.
• Around the top is a red band with a black border and the white text PUFF CIGAR.
• At one end is a dark, frayed tip that looks like ash. The other end is slightly pinched.
• The cigar is smoke-free, so nothing needs to be lit.
• The cigar is reusable, so it can go with you to your next costume party.
• The brand is Wicked Costumes.

The cigar as a sign of the boss

In gangster films and mafia stories, the cigar is the attribute of the man who calls the shots. A cigar in the corner of the mouth or between two fingers can quickly turn a dark suit into a mafia boss. Detectives and businessmen from old movies are also often portrayed with a cigar. A prop cigar gives you that image without the smoke, and that is a lot more convenient indoors in a party hall or pub.

How do you use the fake cigar at a mafia party or carnival?

At a mafia party, you hold the fake cigar between your index and middle finger while you talk, and put it in the corner of your mouth as soon as you want to pose. During carnival, you often need your hands for a drink in the pub or during the parade. Then stick it in the breast pocket of your jacket, so that the red band remains visible. With a hat and a dark suit to go with it, everyone will immediately recognize the gangster look.

Order the fake cigar and walk into the party like a mafia boss, without anything needing to burn.