Heavens above!!!
Or should that be hellfires below!?!
Satan, so they say, has all the most enviable songs… but does he have the best scents as well?
To kick off our little trip to the dark side in “The Perfumed Dandy’s Guilt-Free Guilty Pleasures” season a poll…
No, not the heathens-dancing-to-their-doom-around-a-maypole sort of poll… a vote… an election.
A Special Edition of The Hit Parade!
From the cornucopia of questionable perfumes you mentioned in the recent grand confessional of clandestine fragrant passions I have selected a dozen favourites.
Cast your three lucky votes for any of the tantalizing twelve scents below to decide which diabolical aroma The Dandy will wear this Friday 14 March 2014.
Charlie by Revlon
Musk by Jovan
Purr by Katy Perry
Lily of The Valley by Crabtree & Evelyn
Joop! by Joop
Fame by Lady Gaga
Tweed by Lentheric / Taylor of London
Midnight Fantasy by Britney Spears
Red Door by Elizabeth Arden
Chance by Chanel
Brut by Faberge
(Vintage & Wild Card Entry)
Dolce and Gabbana by Dolce & Gabbana
You have until 1200 hours, that’s midday in old money, Greenwich Mean Time Thursday here in London to cast your vote.
The winner will be announced around the same time on Friday!
In case you’re thinking there are a few of your favourite guilty pleasures missing from this pick… it’s surprising just how many of them you’ve already voted to the top of The Hit Parade!
Not so secret after all it sems…
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy.
The Perfumed Dandy. 
How exciting! I’m torn between Tweed and Charlie. Errrrr…umm…eeny meeny…three on Charlie please Mr. Dandy.
Dearest Lily
Eeeny, meeny, miney… Charlie!!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
That photo at the top!!! Laughing out loud. ♥ 😀
Dearest Lily
Isn’t it the best… Raquel Welch no less on devilishly good form in the original Bedazzled. Elizabeth Hurley, of all people, would play the part in the remake some three decades later!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Fabulous shots, Perfumed Dandy! Here are my votes:
1. Tweed
2. Tweed
3. Tweed
Fingers and toes are crossed.
Theadora
Dearest Theadora
Tweed, check and plaid… what a combo that would be!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Yes! Lentheric bottles have always, always caught my little eye. Le Pirate and Dark Brilliance also flaunt fabulous names, shapes, and labels. I’m still on the hunt for Risque Tout and Mon Reve! T.
Dearest Theodora
Those names are marvels aren’t they.
Though in it’s day Caron has had some of the very best…
“N’Aimez Que Moi” is perhaps my all time favourite. One dare not obey!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Excellent poll! I vote for Tweed, Tweed and Tweeeeeed!!
Dearest Sally
Who’d have thought there’s be such a call for that heavy old cloth of a scent!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
I am quietly amazed at all this love for Tweed! I cast my votes for Britney’s Midnight Fantasy – and I regret nothing!
Dearest Bee
Isn’t it amazing how this poll has unleashed a closeted amour for a long forgotten fragrance!
Your votes for Miss Britney Fears are duly noted.
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
My three votes go to Tweed by Lentheric / Taylor of London.
Dearest Mr Chau
It seems as though the clamour for Tweed is unstoppable! I profess myself amazed!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
i feel a little sheepish taunting someone i just “met” to wear ANY of this rot. however, since you asked so nicely: BRUT !!! x 3 . and suffer silently and across the pond please. then go shower, bathe, shower, get a salt scrub, shower, bathe and then let’s play some more!
Dearest Einsof
Feel not shy… The Dandy has worn worse before, and nestling under the guise of far grander houses, rest assured.
Brut though, it is quite old the stash I have, is actually rather classy!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
ha! I was conflicted as to whether to give one of my Tweed-y votes to Brut – I love the vintage juice and scorn be damned !! 😉
Chance
Lily of the Valley
Charlie
Dearest Xquis
Received and understood.
Yours ever
The Dandy
My bigger sister did wear Charlie. I can still remember how it smells.
Dearest Luixie
Now that’s as good a reason as any I’ve heard for casting a vote… is if a perfume leaves a lasting impression it can hardly be entirely without purpose.
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Dear Mr Dandy
Tweed and Charlie Blue. I like Tweed and would like it read your view on it. However, I tried Charlie Blue last year and scrubbed it off vigorously. I may feel differently now my tastes have morphed somewhat, but it was such a shocker that I dare not try again.
Your friend
IScent
PS Actually I would like to see all of these reviewed, but I guess there’s still time!
Dearest Iscent
Shall that be two for Tweed or two for Charlie? Will your inner demon or angel win out?
Of course, if you would like to see these all reviewed, just keep recommending them and they may, in time, make it to The Hit Parade proper!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Dear Mr Dandy,
Ah, I didn’t read the question properly- something I often admonish my 7 year old son for on homework night! I love the Jovans, so a vote for Jovan Musk, one for Tweed, one for Charlie Blue and one for Katy Perry. Her music is bubble gum pop and much too young for me, but I can’t help liking it. Maybe I will feel the same about her perfume!
Your friend
IScent
PS I LOVE the guiltly pleasures thing!
Looks like Tweed will win the day, but out of those I find Chance the most annoying and evil though this is I’d relish a review on it!
Dearest Rose
Yes, if The Dandy was a betting man, which he, by chance, he isn’t, my money would be on the horse with the Tweed saddle.
Nevertheless there’s still time…
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Oh dear, I’m the guilty party that confessed to sometimes wearing Chance (hangs head in shame), so my three votes go on that delightful fume!
Dearest Alice
It looks as though your “shameful secret” could be the only real competition to Tweed this season… a few more votes and I could be wearing Chanel!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
PS I Forgive you in advance
Tweed, C&E LotV, and Charlie (if it’s the original!) – otherwise D&G Red. Can anything be more ‘in your face’ that that one? Oh – and, Dandy – you must choose mine as Friday is a ‘special’ day for me.
Dear Mary Beth
A ‘special’ day!?!
I feel you may be in luck for Tweed stands a good chance of romping home.
As for D&G Red…. I can almost smell it from here, a few years away from last encounter!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Brut! (if you absolutely have to wear one of these 😉 )
One vote for Brut (love the girl’s saucy smirk in that ad!), one vote for Jovan Musk and one for Charlie, please.
PS
The first picture was a bit of a jolt for me, Sir Dandy – for a split second, I thought I mistakenly wandered into a very, very wrong website.