The Fragrance Foundation is an international resource dedicated to the importance and pleasures of fragrance. The U.S. organization and its affiliates around the world annually recognize winning fragrances in many categories at glamorous, star-studded events. The parties have begun for fragrances launched in 2008, so I thought it would be fun to compare your favorites with the winners, or perhaps get you thinking about new ones you might like to try. To better understand the fragrance categories, check out the Fragrance Knowledge page at The Fragrance Foundation site.
In France, the winner for selective distribution fragrance for women was Chloe by Parfums Chloe and for limited distribution, Collection Onde by Giorgio Armani. The collection includes Onde Mystere, a musky oriental, Onde Vertige, a floral oriental and Onde Extase, a woody oriental. Chloe is characterized as a floral oriental.
In the U.K., the winner in the category best new prestige fragrance for women was Sensuous, Estée Lauder, and for limited distribution, White Patchouli from Tom Ford Beauty. Sensuous is characterized as a woody amber fragrance. White Patchouli is a woody floral.
At Germany’s Duftstar Awards, the winner for women’s prestige was Bulgari Jasmin Noir, a woody floral with amber accents, and women’s exclusive was Tom Ford White Patchouli.
The U.S. awards will be presented one week from today in New York. I can tell you that Chloe, Collection Onde and Sensuous are all among the nominees.
