The Fragrance Foundation has announced the announced the finalists for the 2013 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). It appears also that the name of the awards is being changed from "Fifi Awards" to "Fragrance Foundation Awards".
The final awards will be presented on June 12.
And the finalists are:
Women’s Luxury*
Balenciaga Florabotanica
Chanel Coco Noir
Christian Miss Dior Le Parfum
Gucci Premiere
Tom Ford Café Rose
Men’s Luxury
Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa Oud
Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilée
Bond No. 9 New York Musk
Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Italian Bergamot
Women's Prestige*
Coach Poppy Blossom
Dolce and Gabbana Pour Femme
Jimmy Choo Eau De Toilette
Marc Jacobs Dot
Nest Midnight Fleur
Men's Prestige
Calvin Klein Encounter
Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême
Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò Essenza
Montblanc Legend
Tom Ford Noir
Viktor & Rolf Spice Bomb
The award for Editorial Excellence in Fragrance Coverage in the blog category went to Elle.com for the post How to Be Unforgettable, written by Victoria Frolova of Bois de Jasmin.
You can find the finalists in other categories at Perfumer & Flavorist.
See also: the Fragrance Awards page.
(via perfumerflavorist)
* Fragrances are generally assigned to a category based on how many stores sell the product.
Congratulations to Victoria! That was a great article and the award is well deserved.
Agree!!
Oh yes, great essay–thanks for pointing it out!
My personal favorite for the luxury category is Miss Dior Le Parfum. Would love to see a review of it sometime.
My favorite for that category got knocked off the list from the semi finals. I haven’t even smelled the Dior Le Parfum, sorry!
What is the difference between the “luxury” and “prestige” categories? They both seem to be full of offerings by well known brands that are likely to be found at department store counters.
Just how many stores carry the product. I haven’t been able to find the official definitions this year, but the cutoff used to be 250…so luxury would have been less than 250 doors, prestige more than 250 doors. No idea if that’s still what they’re doing, but it would seem to fit. There used to also be a category for 50 or fewer doors, but they seem to have replaced that with the “indie” award even though that’s not really the same thing.