Just by having a look at Virginia Slims it's easy for one to say that these cigarettes are made exclusively for ladies and that it would suit them very nicely. What do women smokers expect from their smokes? They expect their cigarette to be rich flavored and aromatic, which Virginia Slims are; they expect their cigarettes to be long, stylish and elegant, and Virginia Slims are long, stylish and elegant; they want their cigarette box to fit their purses and Virginia Slims come in compact and good looking boxes. Virginia Slims are longer than many other cigarettes, slims in other brands are 100 mm but slims in Virginia are 120 mm. So in every way Virginia Slims cigarettes are the perfect choice for women.
Virginia Slims cigarettes were first introduced in the 1960's by Philip Morris Tobacco Company. Till 1979, this was only a subsidiary of Benson and Hedges. The actual pack had the name Benson and Hedges inscribed at the bottom. Only after 1979 this was introduced as a separate brand to give women an exclusive of their own. So till then Virginia Slims were very much the same as Benson and Hedges; same in taste, flavor, design and marketing.
These cigarettes are available in the market in many forms like 'super slims' 'light' 'ultra light' and 'menthol' varieties. Virginia Slims also comes in many flavors; they are Virginia Slims Super Slims Premium 100's, Virginia Slims Super Slims Premium Blue 100's, Virginia Slims Super Slims Menthol, Virginia Slims UNO Black 100's, Virginia Slims UNO White 100's, Virginia Slims Super Slims One, Virginia Slims 100, Virginia Slims 100's, and Virginia Slims Menthol 100. One of the many variants of menthol is Virginia Slims Menthol Super Slims 100's. This variant has a splendid taste and flavor; it's smooth and very soft. The cool feeling of menthol and the soft smooth tobacco flavor are very relaxing. The packaging of the brand, which is designed by Walter Landor, also reflects the type of flavor one buys. Every pack has vertical stripes on the left side of the packs. The color of the lines differs according to the type of Virginia Slims one purchases.