The Fragrance Foundation announced today the names of  the top five finalists who have made it through the judging for the 2012  FiFi  Award with the winner to be revealed on January 30th at the Elements Showcase FiFi Award Ceremony and celebration. A distinguished panel of expert judges had the difficult task of choosing five outstanding fragrance brands based on criteria provided by the Foundation and the Indie Committee. The ballots were tabulated by the Foundation’s accounting firm Sperduto, Spector & Company. "We were very pleased to receive so many entries and confirm thirty six official nominees. The competition was stiff and we applaud the judges for taking on the challenge of selecting the top five, states Mary Ellen Lapsansky, Vice President of The Fragrance Foundation. We are excited to present these finalists with mini-FiFi  trophies and of course honor the winner with the official crystal FiFi Award".