Shisha and hookah: tips and advice from the Smoking.fr blog

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A closer look at the charcoal brand Tom Cococha

April 25, 2019

Based in Hanover, Tom Cococha makes its briquettes from coconut shells. The brand claims a shisha charcoal produced without cutting down a single tree.

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Spotlight on Oduman shishas

March 27, 2019

Created in Turkey in 2014, Oduman has made a place for itself among high-end hookahs. A look at its materials and at models such as the N5-Z and the N9 Tarantula.

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Where can you smoke a shisha?

March 22, 2019

Enclosed places open to the public, transport, schools, the edges of play areas: what the French anti-smoking rules mean for the shisha.

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Choosing your Céleste shisha

January 16, 2019

Glass, X1, X3 or 2.0: what separates the four Céleste shisha models, from their size to the material of the vase and ease of use for a first hookah.

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MYA shishas: a long-standing name in hookahs

March 20, 2018

Around for more than forty years, Mya hookahs are found in homes and in shisha bars. What sets their models apart, from compact sizes to trade versions.

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[TUTORIAL] How to prepare a pineapple shisha!

August 9, 2016

A pineapple in place of the vase: this tutorial sets out the equipment and the steps for mounting a shisha on the fruit, cutting included, with a video.

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Bigg Ice Rockz stones: the test

January 18, 2016

Mineral stones soaked in flavoured liquid, which Bigg offers in place of shisha tobacco. The test of the Ice Rockz stones, on video, with the flavours announced.

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Bigg, the innovative shisha stone

September 19, 2014

Bigg shisha stones are porous minerals soaked in a flavoured liquid that turns to vapour when heated. The brand presents them as a replacement for shisha tobacco.

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After the lighters, Porsche Design extends its move into smoking accessories with a luxury hookah

July 25, 2011

Porsche Design has produced a water pipe in steel, glass and aluminium, 55 centimetres tall and made in Germany. Sold at Harrods, at a price the brand never announced.

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The different types of hookah: how to tell them apart

June 15, 2011

Narghile, shisha or hooka: the water pipe has as many names as it has shapes. A few pointers to find your way between the models, the materials and the price ranges.