The 23rd annual Fragrance Foundation UK Awards 2015 took place at one of London’s most popular venues - The Brewery on Chiswell Street to honour the best perfumes launched of last year.
Known as the ‘Oscars’ of the fragrance industry, the awards comprised 18 different categories. "Black Opium" by Yves Saint Laurent won the coveted Best New Fragrance for Women prize and "Jimmy Choo Man" took home the award for the Best New Male Fragrance.
Lucia van der Post, Associate Editor of the Financial Times’s "How To Spend It" section, was awarded "The Circle of Champions" Award - a special initiative set up by The Fragrance Foundation to pay tribute to those individuals who have made a notable and newsworthy contribution to the perfume industry.
Here are the award winners by category:
– Best New Media Campaign: Female Fragrance, "Wood Sage and Sea Salt" by Jo Malone London
– Best New Media Campaign: Male Fragrance, "Eau for Men" by Dior Homme
– Best New Design and Packaging: Female Fragrance, "Knot" by Bottega Veneta
– Best New Design & Packaging: Male Fragrance, "L’Homme Idéal" by Guerlain
– Best New Home Fragrance, "Green Tomato Leaf Scented Candle" by Jo Malone London
– Best New Female Fragrance in Limited Distribution, "Dior Rose Elixir Précieux" by Parfums Christian Dior
– Best New Male Fragrance in Limited Distribution, "Splendid Wood" by Yves Saint Laurent
– Best New Independent Fragrance, "JACK" by Jack Perfume
– Perfume Extraordinaire, "Light my Fire” by Killian (Robertet)
– Readers’ Choice for Women, "Daisy Dream" by Marc Jacobs
– Readers’ Choice for Men, "Jimmy Choo Man" by Jimmy Choo
– Best New Celebrity Fragrance, "You & I" by One Direction
– People’s Choice for Women, "Daisy Dream" by Marc Jacobs
– People’s Choice for Men, "Armani Code Ice" by Giorgio Armani
– Retailer of the Year, Harrods
– Best New Female Fragrance, "Black Opium" by Yves Saint Laurent
– Best New Male Fragrance, "Jimmy Choo Man" by Jimmy Choo
– Ultimate Launch, "StormFlower" by Cheryl