The Fragrance Foundation has announced the semi-finalists for the 2015 Fragrance Foundation Awards (formerly the Fifi Awards), known as the “Oscars of the fragrance industry”.
Each category will be whittled down to 5 fragrances at the Finalists Breakfast on April 10; the final awards will be presented on June 17.
And the finalists are:
Women’s Luxury*
Acqua di Parma Rosa Nobile
Bottega Veneta Knot
Burberry My Burberry
Cartier La Panthère
Comme des Garçons + Pharrell Williams Girl
Dolce & Gabbana Dolce
Gucci Première Eau de Toilette
Jean Patou Joy Forever
Tom Ford Velvet Orchid
Viktor & Rolf Bonbon
Men’s Luxury
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Leather
Brioni by Brioni
John Varvatos Oud
Maison Martin Margiela at the Barber’s
Parfums de Marly Herod
Tom Ford Mandarino di Amalfi
Women's Prestige*
Anna Sui La Nuit de Bohème Eau de Parfum
Anna Sui La Nuit de Bohème Eau de Toilette
Christian Dior Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet
Giorgio Armani Sì
Givenchy Dahlia Divin
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt
Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Gold Couture
Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream
Narciso Rodriquez Narciso
Natori Josie
Nest Indigo
Vince Camuto Amore
Men's Prestige
Bvlgari Man in Black
Christian Dior Homme Eau for Men
Givenchy Gentlemen Only Intense
Guy Laroche Drakkar Essence
Issey Miyake Nuit D’Issey
Kenneth Cole Mankind
Michael Kors for Men
Paco Rabanne Invictus
Perry Ellis Cobalt
Vince Camuto Homme
Indie Fragrance*
By Kilian Intoxicated
Byredo Flowerhead
Byredo Mojave Ghost
Carner Barcelona El Born
Carven Pour Homme
Coolife Le Premier Parfum
Diana Vreeland Simply Divine
D.S. & Durga HYLNDS Foxglove
Olfactive Studio Ombre Indigo
Rodin Bis
Perfumer Annie Buzantian will receive this year's Perfumer of the Year Lifetime Achievement award. There are a number of other categories, and the Fragrance Foundation has a full list on their website.
(via wwd)
See also: the Fragrance Awards page.
* Fragrances are generally assigned to a category based on how many stores sell the product.
This whole categorization system seems really arbitrary. Carven is indie?
It’s not arbitrary — it’s based on the number of stores the scent is distributed in. If something is only in a handful of stores (used to be less than 50 but don’t know the current rules) it’s indie. Doesn’t make the categories mesh all that well with how perfumistas might categorize, but it’s not unfair.