The Candy Perfume Boy June 12, 2015 Competition

The Perfume Society Blogger of the Month Giveaway

The wonderful people over at The Perfume Society have selected me as their first Blogger of the Month. The idea of this feature is to strengthen the perfume community by sharing great writing with the perfume-loving readers of the Perfume Society, and my Guide to Vanilla has been picked to be featured as the article for this month. I think The Perfume Society is a great site run by people with a real passion for scent. It boasts excellent features, tools and educational workshops, so I am absolutely thrilled to have been picked for their first Blogger of the Month. You can click here to read the piece.

To celebrate the teaming-up of The Candy Perfume Boy and The Perfume Society, TPS have generously offered up 10 VIP subscriptions to 10 readers based in the UK! Details of what’s included within a subscription can be found on The Perfume Society website (lots of wonderful things). To find out how to win one of these brilliant subscriptions, simply head below the jump for details.

~~How to Enter~~

~~To enter into the draw to win one of the 10 VIP subscriptions, simply leave a comment below stating that you live in the UK and letting me know what your favourite vanilla fragrances is.~~

~~The competition closes on Tuesday 16 June 2015 Friday 19 June 2015¹ at 22:00. Entries after this date will not be counted.~~ This competition is now closed.

The (Not So) Fine Print

1) The draw will close at 22:00 (GMT) on ~~Tuesday 16 June 2015~~ Friday 19 June 2015²; 2) only one entry per person – repeat entries will not be counted; 3) only those based within the UK are able to enter; 4) the ten winners will be selected at random via random.org; 5) the winner will be announced on ~~Wednesday 17 June 2015~~ Saturday 20 June 2015³; 6) winners will need to provide The Candy Perfume Boy with specific details (i.e. their name, address and email address), which will be shared with The Perfume Society; 7) if a winner has not made contact with The Candy Perfume Boy within seven days of announcement, The Candy Perfume Boy reserves the right to redraw; 8) the winners’ details will not be shared with any third parties, other than The Perfume Society; 9) the prize is a VIP subscription to The Perfume Society for ten winners with no cash alternative available; 10) relatives of persons associated with The Candy Perfume Boy cannot enter. Good, I’m glad we got that out of the way!

¹, ² & ³ – Giveaway deadline extended.

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Tara on June 12, 2015 at 2:32 pm

Those nice people at The Perfume Society know talent when they see it. Congratulations! Always good to be the first.

I’d love to enter the draw please and confirm I live in the UK. I’ve struggled with vanilla frags but the closest I’ve got is Seven Billton Hearts by CB I Hate Perfume. Shame it costs close to Seven billion dollars, ha ha. Otherwise there’s always Shalimar for a more nuanced vanilla hit.
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 12, 2015 at 9:09 pm
  
  I love 7BH as well. Such a true vanilla. Damn pricey though!
  
  You have been entered into the draw, my dear!
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alityke on June 12, 2015 at 4:22 pm

Congrats Tom! Yep I’m in the UK. I like my vanillas straight so Molinards Vanille is my fave
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 12, 2015 at 9:09 pm
  
  Yes, that’s a very good one! You’ve been entered into the draw.
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Vicky on June 12, 2015 at 6:47 pm

Un Bois Vanille gets my vote. That reminds me, haven’t worn it for ages.
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 14, 2015 at 9:26 pm
  
  It’s a good ‘un! You have been entered.
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Tim on June 12, 2015 at 9:41 pm

Congrats – Here’s me never even knowing about The perfume society too – already a winner for that, thanks. I’m in the UK, got to be Tobacco Vanille (so far) for me, though I’m guessing I’m going to pick up some good tips for the sweet stuff from the other comments here.!
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 14, 2015 at 9:24 pm
  
  Great choice, Tim! You have been entered into the draw.
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Liam Doherty on June 14, 2015 at 10:46 pm

Lush Vanillary. So edible. I once gnawed my arm off whilst wearing it*

*I didn’t. But I wanted to.
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 14, 2015 at 10:59 pm
  
  It’s gorgeous, isn’t it? Vanilla and jasmine. Yum! You have been entered!
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kittykarate on June 15, 2015 at 8:42 am

I really find super sweet vanilla gives me flashbacks to 1980s/1990s Body Shop, so I can’t really cope with it. I like L’artisan Perfumer Havana Vanille. Just wish I could afford a full bottle.
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 15, 2015 at 9:22 pm
  
  Vanilla is best with a little bit of dryness, I agree. Havana Vanilla is a good one. You have been entered into the draw.
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thirteenfive70 on June 15, 2015 at 9:45 am

Well having still not made my way to the US of A I am still a Black Country ex-pat residing in the outskirts of London, England, UK she says in a bad American accent (i.e. Zone 3 aka too far to walk home from what tourists regards as “London”).

Favourite Vanilla has to be Anglea Flanders’ Melissa http://www.angelaflanders-perfumer.com/fragrances-citrus-melissa/ which is like an older cousin of the departed Lush 25:43 on the lemon drizzle cake front
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 15, 2015 at 9:24 pm
  
  I need to try some of these Angela Flanders scents. You have been entered into the draw.
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    thirteenfive70 on June 15, 2015 at 9:35 pm
    
    Some goodies and a half. Definitely worth a trip to Artillery Lane.. Columbia Rd on a Sunday? Rather watch egomaniac Lovejoy on Sunday Brunch than be blinded by a hydrangea. Try Aqua Alba or the lighter Aqua d’Or.. Johnny Walker heaven
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    The Candy Perfume Boy on June 18, 2015 at 6:03 pm
    
    Will give them a go!
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Drop Dead Letters on June 15, 2015 at 10:12 am

I hate to play favourites, but I’m enjoying the vanilla in Eau Duelle a lot at the moment. That’s today’s choice made, then 🙂 I’m UK based, so I’d love to be entered in the draw!
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 15, 2015 at 9:24 pm
  
  That’s a good ‘un! You have been entered into the draw.
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Coralie on June 15, 2015 at 7:18 pm

Hello, nice blog.
Mine is Angel by Mugler!
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 15, 2015 at 9:25 pm
  
  Gotta love Angel! You have been entered into the draw.
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Maria Angelidou on June 15, 2015 at 8:05 pm

Hi I’m in the UK as well and one of my favourite vanilla perfumes is Guerlain d SDV , yummy!
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 15, 2015 at 9:25 pm
  
  Yummy! You have been entered into the draw.
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Heather Carolan on June 17, 2015 at 8:23 am

I’m actually not a great fan of straight vanillas (too many associations with sweet, sickly and heavy, like Angel), but am a big foan of the Perfume Society, so would have to go for something like Prada Candy, which is just on the edge of my acceptability range – still sweet, but the vanillic heart is tempered with ambery notes (which I love) and a woody depth.
I live in the UK
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  The Candy Perfume Boy on June 18, 2015 at 6:01 pm
  
  I can understand that, and Candy is a good choice based on your preferences.
  
  You have been entered!