The Accademia del Profumo in Italy has announced the winners of their 23rd annual perfume awards:
Best perfume, women (consumer choice): Valentino Valentina
Best perfume, men (consumer choice): Gucci Guilty
Best olfactory creation, women (juried award): Bottega Veneta
Best olfactory creation, men (juried award): DSquared2 Potion
Best niche perfume, women (juried award): Tom Ford Violet Blonde
Best niche perfume, men (juried award): il Profumo Santal Rouge
You can see the rest of the winners, including Best Packaging and Best Communication, at the Accademia del Profumo website.
See also: the Fragrance Awards page
(via accademiadelprofumo)
Dsquared2 Potion truly deserved the award title for best oflactory creation for men, this perfume is magnificent!
Still have not tried it! Don’t think it’s in the US yet.
That’s too bad. Hope you’ll sample it soon
I agree, yummy one!
Tried Bottega Veneta last week. Could not smell a thing within 5 minutes on me.
Guilty for men isn’t bad. Hubby wears that sometimes.
Oh, what a shame! It lasts much longer on me.
How is a Tom Ford fragrance niche? I never understand the fast and loose “niche” inclusions with these awards…
I do love Violet Blonde, though
It’s just about how many stores sell the scent (think of a perfume that’s, say, at Neiman Marcus only, instead of in every Macy’s & Belk’s in the US), and TF is in limited distribution. Also, it might be in even more limited distribution in Italy than here.
I see — thanks for the clarification!
YAY FOR GUCCI GUILTY MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hoping to Smell Potion Soon and Bottega Veneta Deserves Any Award it Gets… It is MADDENINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t believe Valentina won. On the scent strip I had of this, it opened nice, floral and creamy. Then, the mothball note came in. Totally killed it for me. Didn’t get the chance to test the fragrance, in liquid form and I’m not sure if I will.
I guess I need to try that Violet Blonde, mmm?