The Perfumed Plume Awards now in its 6th year of recognizing editorial excellence has announced the 2021 Finalists on April 20, 2021.
And it was a great year for perfume stories, although once again the Pandemic prevented any in person festivities. Founders Mary Ellen Lapsansky and Lyn Leigh are still hopeful the winners ceremony may be held (safely) in person. “In the meantime, the accounting firm of Sperduto Spector & Company will keep the winners safe and sound until the date of the awards ‘reveal.’ So, stay tuned!
Ms. Lapsansky and Ms. Leigh applauded the judging committee, who had no easy task (read their bios here). The 2021 finalists were determined by the highest percentage scores received based on the criteria for each category. The criteria used to vet the submissions can be found here. “The creativity in both the descriptive word and the visualization of scent in all its glory is on full display this year and is nothing short of stupendous,” added Miranda Gordon, Vice President Fine Fragrances Marketing & Evaluation, MANE.
We are honored that ÇaFleureBon submissions have received five 2021 Perfumed Plume Finalists-Perfume Stories.
Perfumed Plume Perfume 2021 Stories Finalists are:
Perfume Stories in Mainstream Media – Print – Magazines & Newspapers
Modern Florals (Heavy Petalling) – The Scented Letter
The Changing Face of Fragrance – The Scented Letter
Perfume Stories in Mainstream Media – Digital – Magazines, Newspapers, Blog Postings, Webzines
Burning With Hope: Notre-Dame 15.4.2019 Review – The Plum Girl
Flowers of the Apocalypse: Tyger Tyger + Flame and Fortune – theblacknarcissus
My Perfume River – author, Sr. Editor Lauryn Beer of ÇaFleureBon
1980s-1990s Men’s Fragrances: Smells Like My Teen Spirit – author Contributor Clayton Ilolahia of ÇaFleureBon
Scent Trails – Escentric Molecules
Sex in A Bottle – Escentric Molecules
Straight to the (Pulse) Point: The Scent of Pencil Shavings & ‘Back to School’ Nostalgia – perfumesociety.org
The Funky Smell of . . . Overregulation – Fragrantica
The Scent of Saudade: Fado Jasmim Review – The Plum Girl
The solar and lunar pair: Paradis Provence and Iris Lumière – WMSSL
Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Craft a Custom Perfume… Smell ya later, 2020 – townandcountrymag.com
Short ‘n Sweet Perfume Stories – Print or Digital
The criteria for judging: quality of editorial content; originality & creativity; accuracy & depth of information
A SATURDAY IN KAMAKURA – JUEMON KOU + HANA + TOU – The Black Narcissus
The Thin Veil Between Art and Commerce: Andy Warhol and Perfume – author Senior Contributor Marianne Butler of ÇaFleureBon
Visualization of Perfume Stories – Print & Digital
Herbarium – my secret garden. – Scentury
Smoke on the Water – 2020 Autumn Essentials – Scentury
The Village Disco: Vilhelm Parfumerie Poets of Berlin – Author and Digital Designer, Editor Dana Sandu of ÇaFleureBon
INSTApost – Perfume Stories on Instagram
The criteria for judging: originality/creativity of visual element(s); quality of the post content
Curionoir – Orpheus Incarnate – ode_r_
Etat Libre d’Orange Le Fin Du Monde: Laughing at The Apocalypse – author, Sr. Editor Despina Veneti of ÇaFleureBon
Fantosmia – ode_r_
Fragrance Book of the Year
Winner determined by the Perfumed Plume Consulting Committee
Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells – Harold McGee
The Essence – Discovering the World of Scent, Perfume & Fragrance – Published by Gestalten, Berlin
Zaza’s Scent-sational Super Power – Alexis Wintrob and illustrator Shera Serrulha
Congratulations to all the finalists, authors and artists. To read all please go to http://perfumedplume.com/2021-finalists.html
Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief via press release and my own synopsis