The FiFi Awards & Celebration is an annual event hosted by The Fragrance Foundation and honors creative excellence and achievement in the fragrance industry.
The FiFi Awards have been held annually in New York since 1973 and are attended by around 1,000 members of the international fragrance community, designers and celebrities from the fashion, theatre, film, or television industries. Awards are handed out in categories including: Fragrance of the Year, Best Packaging, Media Campaign, Bath & Body Line, Interior Scent Collection, Fragrance Hall of Fame, Editorial Excellence in Fragrance Coverage, and Technological Breakthrough of the Year.
Fragrance Sales Breakthrough of the Year
At the discretion of the Board of Directors, a retailer can be recognized for having done something out of the ordinary. This year, it was decided to honor a brand, who at retail, achieved record-breaking sales to set a new benchmark:
Mary J. Blige and Carol’s Daughter.
Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award
Halle Berry
This award, presented by the Foundation’s Board of Directors is to honor a celebrity who has embraced and promoted the world of fragrance over a period of time. It celebrates the ongoing success and support given by the celebrity to the industry and therefore attracting consumers to the category.
2011 FiFi® New Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award
Fergie
Selected by the Foundation’s Board of Directors, this award recognizes a celebrity whose very first fragrance has enjoyed instant success with the consumer and brought recognition to the fragrance category.
EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE IN FRAGRANCE COVERAGE - WOMEN’S SCENT FEATURE WINNER
ALLURE – POETIC LICENSE, SEPTEMBER 2010
EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE IN FRAGRANCE COVERAGE - MEN’S SCENT FEATURE WINNERS
A TIE!
ELLE MAGAZINE – PICKING UP HIS SCENT, DECEMBER 2010
MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE – MAKING SCENTS FOR MEN, OCTOBER 2010
EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE IN FRAGRANCE COVERAGE - WOMEN’S SCENT BITE WINNER
ELLE MAGAZINE – MIX MASTERS, SEPTEMBER 2010
EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE IN FRAGRANCE COVERAGE - BLOG
ELLE.COM – AN EAU OF OUR OWN, OCTOBER 2010
TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR - FRAGRANCE CREATION & FORMULATION
ROBERTET FRAGRANCES – “SEED TO SCENT”
TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR - PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY & DELIVERY SYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES – “REDKEN RADIANT SEA SPRAY”
TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
FIRMENICH – osMoz iPHONE APP
BATH & BODY LINE OF THE YEAR COCO MADEMOISELLE BATH ESSENTIALS - CHANEL
INTERIOR SCENT COLLECTION OF THE YEAR
JONATHAN ADLER “HAPPY CHIC” – THE MAESA GROUP FOR JONATHAN ADLER
BEST PACKAGING OF THE YEAR - WOMEN’S LUXE GUCCI GUILTY – P & G PRESTIGE
BEST PACKAGING OF THE YEAR - MEN’S LUXE MARC JACOBS BANG – COTY PRESTIGE
BEST PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
WOMEN’S BROAD APPEAL BOMBSHELL – VICTORIA’S SECRET
BEST PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
MEN’S BROAD APPEAL HERVE LEGER HOMME – AVON PRODUCTS
BEST MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR - WOMEN’S GUCCI GUILTY – P & G PRESTIGE
BEST MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR - MEN’S BLEU DE CHANEL - CHANEL
PERFUME EXTRAORDINAIRE
GIVAUDAN for UNTITLED, MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR - SPECIALTY BRAND - MEN’S
BANANA REPUBLIC / REPUBLIC OF MEN ESSENCE
EAU DE TOILETTE – INTER PARFUMS USA
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR - SPECIALTY BRAND - WOMEN’S BOMBSHELL – VICTORIA’S SECRET
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR - BROAD APPEAL - MEN’S HERVE LEGER HOMME – AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR - SPECIALTY LUXE - MEN’S TOM FORD AZURE LIME – TOM FORD BEAUTY
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR - SPECIALTY LUXE - WOMEN’S BALENCIAGA PARIS – COTY PRESTIGE
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR - INDIE BRAND
SIX SCENTS PARFUMS: SERIES THREE (UNISEX) – SIX SCENTS PARFUMS
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR - MEN’S LUXE BLEU DE CHANEL – CHANEL
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR - WOMEN’S LUXE GUCCI GUILTY – P & G PRESTIGE