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Olivier Polge wins International Fragrance Prize

Posted by Robin on 21 October 2009 18 Comments

Olivier PolgePerfumer Olivier Polge has won the 2009 International Fragrance Prize / Prix International du Parfum (formerly the Prix François Coty). The prize is awarded for artistic achievements in the field of perfumery. (via cosmeticnews)

Polge's recent creations include Burberry The Beat, Davidoff Hot Water, Diesel Only The Brave, Jil Sander Jil, Kate Moss Vintage, Kenzo Power and Viktor & Rolf Eau Mega.

Past winners (the prize was created in 2000) include Dominique Ropion (2008), Christine Nagel (2007), Lorenzo Villoresi (2006), Sophie Labbe (2005), Jacques Cavallier (2004), Alberto Morillas (2003), Maurice Roucel (2002), Francis Kurkdjian (2001) and Jean Guichard (2000).

See also: the Fragrance Awards page.

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  1. jonr951 says:
    21 October 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Good for him. I LOVE Eau Mega. I like the beat, only the brave & power. Cant wait to try Hot Water!

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 11:08 am

      Hot Water is taking a darned long time to get here!

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  2. Daisy says:
    21 October 2009 at 11:52 pm

    The list of previous winners is quite impressive….congratulations to him, he is in good company!

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 11:08 am

      Yes, he is!

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  3. sue says:
    22 October 2009 at 3:16 am

    he’s the one behind Burberry the Beat yuuuck, i hate this fragrance make me sick, even I liked Brit, but the beat seems like the odor of “sueur”.. sorry.

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 11:08 am

      I really liked the intense version of the Beat.

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      • Filomena says:
        22 October 2009 at 12:13 pm

        Robin, I like the intense version of The Beat as well. To me, it’s entirely different than the eau de parfum.

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        • Robin says:
          22 October 2009 at 12:40 pm

          Great minds think alike ;-)

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  4. alltheprettythings says:
    22 October 2009 at 9:38 am

    I’m not a fan of any of the women’s Burberry’s – but The Beat is probably my fave if I had to pick. I still wouldn’t wear it though…

    I don’t see anything exciting or artistic from his recent creations.

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 11:09 am

      He’s not what I’d think of as a “perfumista’s perfumer” — he has had huge mainstream successes but doesn’t tend to do the kind of niche scents that attract perfumistas.

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      • RusticDove says:
        22 October 2009 at 11:13 am

        That’s what I was thinking when I read his list. None of them are really for me – but they all seem to be quite successful ones. My daughter sure does love The Beat. Oh, & I would like to try Eau Mega.

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      • miss kitty v. says:
        22 October 2009 at 11:14 am

        Thank you for saying graciously what I was going to say rudely. “Not a perfumista’s perfumer”–perfectly said.

        He does look proud of himself, though, doesn’t he? I think he went to the Tom Ford School of Smugness.

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        • lilydale aka Natalie says:
          22 October 2009 at 5:40 pm

          He seems to have aced Unbuttoned Shirt 101, at least.

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          • miss kitty v. says:
            22 October 2009 at 10:50 pm

            :)

  5. Royal says:
    23 October 2009 at 1:55 am

    Most importantly, he did Dior Homme!

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 10:10 am

      True!

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  6. www.mybeautyblog.de says:
    24 October 2009 at 5:56 pm

    Can I have his phone muber? I blame him for a scrubber and long headache because of Dior Homme, but I would allow him to take me out for dinner ;-) looks handsome *gg*

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    • Robin says:
      25 October 2009 at 11:55 am

      LOL…I’ll work on that.

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