Fragrance Foundation Reveals Winners at Star-Studded Awards Gala

Perfumers, designers, beauty marketers, and celebrities walked the red carpet on Thursday, June 15th, at The Fragrance Foundation (TFF) 2023 Awards at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City.

It was TFF's largest event to date, with a record high of 900 attendees to mark the event's 50th anniversary. The global fragrance industry celebrated outstanding achievements across 14 categories and two honorees.

Attendees were greeted in the lobby by a custom fragrance created for the event by the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Perfumer Anne Flipo, which she named La Jardin de St Jose after the gardens where she lives in France.

Once inside the theater, Jerry Vittoria, executive committee chairman of TFF and president of Fine Fragrance at DSM-Firmenich kicked off the evening along with TFF's president Linda G. Levy, who underlined the Foundation’s commitment and mission to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion within every facet of fragrance creation.

A highlight of the night was when Cate Blanchett presented the Hall of Fame Award to Nicolas Hieronimus, chief executive officer of L’Oréal. Other presenters included Misty Copeland, Diane Kruger, Keke Palmer, Vera Wang, Jason Wu, Wes Gordon, Sergio Hudson, Francisco Costa, Zaya, Malaika Jones, Tai Beauchamp, and Carlos Huber. After the awards were announced, guests enjoyed a seated dinner in the Promenade.

The fragrance industry has many reasons to celebrate, as sales are rising. Circana reports a surging men’s prestige fragrance market, with a growing demand for gift sets and minis.

This year's Fragrance Foundation Award winners include Packaging of the Year, Indie Fragrance of the Year, Innovative Product categories—and more.

The team at Puig scored big in Packaging—with wins in both Packaging of the Year categories, Luxury and Prestige/Popular. Puig reported a 40% growth in net revenue to over $3.9 billion in 2022, and recently acquired a majority stake in Byredo.  

Read on for the complete winners' list.

The 2023 Fragrance Foundation Award Winners 

Packaging of the Year

• Luxury: LOUBIMAR by Christian Loubitan Beauty—Puig & Christian Loubitan

• Prestige/Popular: LE BEAU by Jean Paul Gaultier—Puig

 

Honorees

• HALL OF FAME: NICOLAS HIERONIMUS, CEO of L'OREAL

• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: ANNE FLIPO, Master Perfumer

* Photos above by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Fragrance Hall of Fame

• FLOWERBOMB by VIKTOR & ROLF—L'OREAL, IFF, Oliver Polge, Carlos Benaim, Domitille Bertier

Innovative Fragrance Product of the Year

• AROMA HEART by VERONIQUE GABAI—DSM-Firmenich, Isabelle Sognoz & Frank Voelkl

Perfume Extraordinaire of the Year

• GRIS CHARNEL Extrait de Parfum by BDK PARFUMS—Mane, Mathilde Bijaoui

Fragrance of the Year—Universal

• Universal Luxury: THE ALCHEMIST'S GARDEN Tears from the Moon by GUCCI—Coty, DSM-Firmenich, Alberto Morillas

• Universal Prestige: REPLICA When the Rain Stops by MAISON MARGIELA—L'Oreal, IFF, Fanny Bal

Fragrance of the Year—Women's

• Women's Luxury: GABRIELLE by CHANEL Parfum Spray—Chanel, Oliver Polge

• Women's Prestige: PARADOXE Eau de Parfum by PRADA—L'Oreal, Givaudan, Nadege Le Garlantexec, Shyamala Maisondieu & Antoine Maisondieu

Fragrance of the Year—Men's

• Men's Luxury: NOIR EXTREME Parfum by TOM FORD—Estee Lauder Companies, Givaudan, Sonia Constant

• Men's Prestige: TERRE D'HERMES EAU GIVREE Eau de Parfum—Shiseido, Christine Nagel

Fragrance of the Year—Popular

• GOLDEN NECTAR Eau de Parfum by NEST NEW YORK—Givaudan, Caroline Sabas

Indie Fragrance of the Year

• ROYAL TOBACCO by AMOUAGE OPUS XIV—Cecile Zarokian

Consumer Choice—Candle & Home Collection of the Year

• HIMALAYAN SALT & ROSEWATER by NEST NEW YORK—Robertet, Jérôme Epinette

Consumer Choice—Men’s & Universal

• POLO BLUE Parfum by RALPH LAUREN—L’Oréal, IFF, Carlos Benaïm & Pascal Gaurin

Consumer Choice—Women’s

• Women's Prestige: PARADOXE Eau de Parfum by PRADA—L'Oreal, Givaudan, Nadege, Le Garlantezec, Shyamala Maisondieu & Antoine Maisondieu

• Women's Popular: EILISH NO. 2 by BILLIE EILISH—Parlux, Takasago, Catherine Selig

Media Campaign of the Year

• INVICTUS by PACO RABANNE— Puig

Fragrance Editorial of the Year, Print or Digital

• TOWN & COUNTRY: APRIL LONG'S “Why Fragrances With Green Notes Are Going to Be Everywhere in 2023”

Congratulations! 

Take a look at the winners on the Fragrance Foundation's website.