The Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 Winners

 Fragrance Foundation Awards winners of 2023

Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 @ Fragrance Foundation France

 On Thursday, June 8, the Paris Pavillon Gabriel was the setting for the Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023. It is a prestigious place located next to place de la Concorde, the American Embassy in Paris and the Elysée Palace (the French president’s residence) for a wonderful evening organized by the Fragrance Foundation France. It was the first time I was invited, and I had the pleasure to meet many representatives of  Fragrance and Flavor Companies ,houses, brands, and fellow journalists, some of them I hadn’t seen for a long time. It was also the first “gala”  in person since 2019, as the ceremony had been taking place in digital format these last years. Anne-Sophie Touchais, Fragrance Foundation France deputy director, went up on stage first to welcome the guests. Then it was the turn of FFF’s President, Philippe Ughetto, to intervene and invite Mr. Jérôme Viaud, the mayor of Grasse (whose city will host the Phénix prize-ex François Coty prize- on October 16 and SIMPPAR fair in 2024) to say a few words… and time to open the ceremony!

The Awards were divided into four categories:

– Responsible Perfume Innovation Award

– Professionals Awards

– Niche perfumes Awards

– Consumer Choice Awards

For Niche perfumery, three categories were represented: major brands (perfume from a luxury brand – fragrance or fashion (in exclusive distribution), affiliated brands (part of a group with a portfolio of perfume brands) and independents. No less than 73 fragrances were competing, including more than 50 for the independent category. For the latter, it took a second round with 11 selected fragrances to bring out 3 finalists… and a winner. The jury was made up of 9 evaluators from composition houses and 12 perfume journalists.

Celine Bois Dormant Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 Winner for Best perfume from a collection of a major brand

Celine Bois Dormant – ©Celine

Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 Winner for Best perfume from a collection of a major brand: Céline Bois Dormant

Artistic Director: Hedi Slimane, with 41% of the vote.

(Finalists: Caron Tabac Blanc, Dries Van Noten Soie Malaquais and Hermès Violette Volynka).

L'Artisan Parfumeur Abyssae Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 Winner for Best Fragrance from an Affiliate Brand

L’Artisan Parfumeur Abyssae – ©L’Artisan Parfumeur

 Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 Winner for Best Fragrance from an Affiliate Brand: L’Artisan Parfumeur Abyssae

Perfumer: Daphné Bugey (Firmenich), with 43% of the vote.

(Finalists: Editions de parfums Frédéric Malle Uncut Gem (Estée Lauder Companies) and Maison Francis Kurkdjian 724 Eau de parfum (LVMH)).

Roos & Roos Malamata – ©Roos & Roos

 Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 Winner for Best Perfume from an Independent Brand: Roos & Roos Malamata

Perfumer: Dominique Ropion (IFF), with 57% of the vote.

(Finalists: Headspace Tubéreuse and Marc-Antoine Barrois Encelade).

For the Responsible (eco-friendly) perfume innovation awards, which recognize a brand’s overall commitment to environmental and social matters, one category was dedicated to a “Hope of Perfumery” and the other to an established  brand. 8 CSR Experts voted for:

Nissaba Grande-Ile Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 winner promising brand

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Promising brand Award: Nissaba Grande-Ile

Perfumer: Frank Voelkl (Firmenich)

Guerlain AQUA ALLEGORIA NEROLIA VETIVER-EDT

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Awards Winner for established brand Award: Guerlain Paris Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver  Perfumer: Delphine Jelk (Guerlain Paris)

For the Professional awards, 325 people representing members of the Fragrance Foundation France voted (no more than 10 people from the same company). Being since this year employed at Cinquième Sens (composition house and training institute), I had the privilege of being one of the voters. The perfumes are all from selective distribution (perfumers and department stores) and have been pre-selected based on the 2022 50 best sellers of the year according to the Circana institute. It should be noted that there was no prize for the best men’s launch and the best packaging among the men’s launches because none of these fragrances were part of this Top 50.

Winner of Best Women's launch Fragrance Foundation France

Fragrance Foundation France Awards 2023 Winner for Best Women’s Launch: Prada Paradoxe Eau de Parfum

Perfumers: Nadège Le Garlantezec, Shyamala Maisondieu and Antoine Maisondieu (Givaudan)

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best packaging women’s launches: Paco Rabanne Fame

Glass and packaging: Pochet du Courval, Egisa and Durero

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best Version of an existing perfume / Women: Dior J’adore Eau de Parfum

Perfumer: François Demachy (Dior)

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best Version of an existing perfume / Men: Hermès Terre d’Hermès Eau Givrée

Perfumer: Christine Nagel (Hermès)

Hermès Eau de Basilic Pourpre  courtesy of the brand

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best launch among unisex fragrances: Hermès Eau de Basilic Pourpre

Perfumer: Christine Nagel (Hermès)

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best Version among unisex perfumes: Guerlain Paris Aqua Allegoria Forte Mandarine Basil

Perfumer: Delphine Jelk (Guerlain Paris)

For the Consumer choice awards, the Fragrance Foundation Fragrance launched an Internet vote a few weeks ago. This year, nearly 40,000 people took part in the vote, i.e. more than 52% compared to the 2022 edition. For the same reasons as for the Professional awards, there is no prize for the best male launch. Perfumes are all part of selective distribution, except for one award:

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best perfume / other distribution channels (supermarkets, own store and drugstores): Adopt Parfums Sublimissime

Perfumers: Amandine Clerc-Marie and Bérénice Watteau (Firmenich)

Fame by Paco Rabanne won two Fragrance Foundation France awards 2023

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best Women’s Launch: Paco Rabanne Fame

Perfumers: Dora Baghriche, Alberto Morillas, Fabrice Pellegrin and Marie Salamagne (Firmenich)

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best Version of an existing perfume / Women: Guerlain Paris La Petite Robe Noire Rose Rose

Perfumer: Delphine Jelk (Guerlain Paris)

Paco Rabanne 1 Million Elixir was a winner of the Fragrance Foundation Awards 2023

Paco Rabanne 1 Million Elixir courtesy of the brand

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best Version of an existing perfume / Men: Paco Rabanne 1 Million Elixir

Perfumer: Christophe Raynaud and Quentin Bisch (Givaudan)

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best launch among unisex fragrances: Guerlain Paris Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver

Perfumer: Delphine Jelk (Guerlain Paris)

Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Winner for Best Version among unisex perfumes: Guerlain Paris Aqua Allegoria Forte Rosa Rosa

Perfumer: Delphine Jelk (Guerlain Paris)

 

Fragrance Foundation Awards France 2023 winners

The 2023 Fragrance Foundation Awards France winners – ©Emmanuelle Varron

Here are all the statistics involved with the voting and entries:

-17 prizes awarded for perfumes released in 2022

– 191 perfumes in competition, all categories combined, including:

-73 for the Niche perfume awards

-57 for the Consumer Choice awards

– 53 for the Professionals awards

-8 for the Responsible perfume innovation awards

Voters were:

39,457 for Consumer Choice awards, i.e. +52% vs 2022

325 professionals working in FFF member companies for Professional awards

21 experts (9 evaluators and 12 perfume journalists) for Niche perfume awards

8 experts for the Responsible perfume innovation awards

It was wonderful to be part of the event for the first time. Milles mercis to the Fragrance Foundation France for the invitation. And congratulations to the 2023 winners and finalists!

Link to the official Fragrance Foundation France 2023 Awards page: here

Emmanuelle Varron, Senior Editor and Paris Brand Ambassador

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