The Fragrance Foundation has announced the semi-finalists for the 2012 Fifi Awards, known as the "Oscars of the fragrance industry". For each category, the original list of 10 semi-finalists is now whittled down to 5 (or more in case of a tie).
The final awards will be presented on May 21 at an event hosted by Glee star Jane Lynch. Voting for the Consumer's Choice Awards will begin on Monday and run through May 14.
And the finalists are:
Women’s Luxe (sold in over 250 doors)
Beyonce Pulse
Bottega Veneta
Justin Bieber Someday
Prada Candy
Tom Ford Violet Blonde
Men’s Luxe
Giorgio Armani Code Sport
Gucci Guilty Pour Homme
Hermès Un Jardin Sur Le Toit
John Varvatos Star U.S.A
Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme Libre
Women's Specialty Luxe / Nouveau Niche (sold in 26 to 249 doors)
Chanel Jersey
Dolce & Gabbana The Velvet Collection
Givenchy Dahlia Noir
Maison Martin Margiela (untitled)
Oscar de la Renta Live In Love
Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge
Men's Specialty Luxe / Nouveau Niche
Bond No. 9 New York Oud
By Kilian Incense Oud
Caron Yuzu
Hugo Boss Boss The Collection
Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge
Yves Saint Laurent Cologne Gingembre
Justin Bieber's Someday was awarded Celebrity Fragrance of the Year, and Victoria of Bois de Jasmin won an award for Editorial Excellence for her article Luxury vs Function in Perfumery.
You can find the other award categories at the Fifi Awards blog.
See also: the Fragrance Awards page.
Congratulations to VIctoria! I really enjoyed that article — as well as everything else she writes.
Ditto
Yes! Congrats Victoria!
Thank you very much,R and everyone! Your support means a lot to me.
And this is probably the only time ever my name will appear in the sentence as that of Justin Bieber.
LOL — well, one can always dream, right?
Victoria’s article deserves the prize. I read the article yesterday when went through the FiFi list. It’s a well written article and she spots on right when she writes about the scents we encounter in our everyday life through our household products.
Of course she deserves it
Yay Victoria, who more than deserves the award! And here’s hoping that Dahlia Noir gets some love – it’s a unique, lovely scent, one I truly like. And I don’t hate Prada Candy either….
We can agree on the Candy! And on Victoria, of course