Cigars – the good ones, anyway – have an inherent sense of luxury that evokes a life richly lived, and when it comes to accessories for enjoying a fine smoke, there are plenty out there that qualify for luxury status.

Whatever you plan to spend on the little things that round out your cigar experience—and the following includes items that certainly qualify for the category of for the man or woman “who has everything”—there are a few things to keep in mind when making your selection.

The good news is that your local smoke shop is a great place to field test a potential purchase before making the buy. Most shops not only allow but encourage customers to try cigars right in the store, so when preparing to light up, try out an assortment of cutters, and lighters on hand to see which best suits your taste.

Here’s some info on cutting and storing your favorite cigars.

Final Cut

If you’ve ever bought cigars, no doubt you have one of those cheap plastic cutters smoke shops sometimes even give away, maybe a whole drawer full. They get the job done in a technical sense, but leave a lot to be desired relative to a well made cigar cutter.

Those plastic jobs are cheap or free for a reason. They typically loosen up after a few uses (if they aren’t already), so you end up with an uneven cut that might strip away some of the cigar’s wrapper, or worse, crush the end a little bit.

Cutters come in three basic models: guillotine, punch and v-cut. Scissor-style cutters are another option, but more suitable for use at home, since they’re less convenient to carry around. I’ve also found them harder to use than than the more “automatic” kinds. Some purists I know swear by them, though.

Guillotine cutters work as you would expect, with a hole for the cigar, and a simple mechanism to chop the cigar end after insertion. Punch cutters are placed on the end of the cigar in order to punch a small hole directly into the end. V-cutters, when placed over the end of the cigar, use two opposing blades that cross through the other to extract a v-shaped plug from the tip of the cigar.

Keeping ‘Em Fresh

It doesn’t make sense to spend your money on fine cigars without having a humidor that keeps them at the proper moisture content unless you’re planning on smoking them all within a couple of days.

A humidor is more than just a box— maintaining a consistent level of humidity is a given, so a proper seal is critical. Your humidor should close with a thump, not a clunk. Think about the difference between closing the door on an economy car and a luxury sedan, and you’ll get the picture.

Mark Neff, CEO of Cigarmony.com, has advice for buying humidors on his company’s Web site. When it comes to capacity in fine humidors, he suggests starting bigger, rather than having to upgrade down the road.

Also, he suggests you don’t go by “cigar count,” as there are almost as many cigar sizes as there are brands.