Masculine ways to de-smell an apartment

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Between the recent construction in the complex, my neighbors' pungent recipes, and the fact that I'm living in a college apartment, I've come to notice that I'm not a big fan of the way my apt smells.
It's not a huge deal, but I was wondering if anyone had suggestions about how one could alleviate the problem without getting all candle-y - both for safety reasons and the fact that I'm not a candle-y guy. Is glade and febreeze the best armament?
 
i use lysol in the kitchen and bathroom. febreeze in the rest of my apt. and i take the trash out compulsively. no pico sitting in my trashcan overnight.

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Let me tell you what NOT to do. A good buddy had a similar problem, so he purchased a half-dozen of those expensive Glade Plug In deals that spray fragrance periodically. Now, every time I walk into his place I get a severe headache. He thinks it is a vast improvement.... I think it drives everyone away.

This buddy happens to post on here. Hopefully he gets the hint.
 
They sell these anit-odor deals at walmart that absorb all the odor that or get some plain old cheap charcoal and set up some piles around the place for a few days. We put a few in our down draft.
 
Get this Glade carpet powder. You apply it evenly to the carpet and then vacuum. It eliminates the odor and makes the place smell good. Watch how much you use though, because it can be pretty strong. Clean Linen is good.
 
I had this same problem some years ago. So I got a girlfriend, who took it upon herself to remove the foulness. I think she did several of the things y'all have suggested already, but who knows. Done and done.
 
Get a bucket. Fill it with compost.
Bring it inside.

Thats the he-man way for us.

BTW, we hauled a yard of compost in the back of the hatch back last spring... used a tarp to protect the car.

The car smelled completely clean after the mother earth patina wore off.
 
I think Bed Bath and Beyond is where I got these containers of zeolite to stick in my front room. It took the smell of the dead bird in the chimney out until the sweep came in and fished it out for us.

Get a large capacity air filter for the apartment.

If you have a furnace where you have to change the filter/get a charcoal enhanced filter and use that. That will filter a lot of smells out.

Open a window.

Put a few drops of essential oil in your toilet bowl (or garbage disposal if you have one) when you are done with it. Just go find your favorite smell. Tea tree oil is pungent if you put too much in there but it is also a disinfectant so you get double benefit from using it. You can get citrus-y or more masculine "type" essential oils to use (lemon, lime, wood-sy, etc).

Buy some green plants.

If you have carpet, pour baking soda on them and leave for a bit then come vacuum up. It helps.
 
I did not check where you live but is there a place where you can rent a Wolf? Just have it walk around and hang out in your apartment for an afternoon. It does not get more manly than that, my friend.
 
Simple solution. FART.... a lot!!!! It don't get more masculine than that.


Also helps to keep a dog around to blame it on.
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There's some stuff that Whoopi Goldberg swears by for getting the cigarette smell out of her house (she's trying to quit) called "Zero Odor". It has NO smell, but it gets rid of them. It's a "molecular odor eliminator" which sounds pretty manly to me. Zero Odor
 
Most masculine way= Spill a whole bottle of Stetson throughout the apt. If not Stetson, then use Drakkar Noir.
 
I've heard one of the uses for vinegar is to neutralize odor. I read that you fill a bowl with normal white vinegar and set it out.
 
Go to Whataburger, get a #5 combo, make sure to get mustard, not mayo. Add extra onions. Drink beverage, eat the fries, then throw burger in kitchen trash. Done.
 
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