Balenciaga Florabotanica Won "Women’s Luxury" At The Fragrance Foundation Awards 2013 (Article)

cafleurebon.com The Fragrance Foundation has revealed the winners of The 2013 Fragrance Foundation Awards earlier this evening at Alice Tully Hall. Comedian  and Emmy award winner Dana Carvey was the host of the event and Dita von Teese, Fashion legend Andre Leon Talley and "Nashville" television star Connie Britton were among the presenters. Linda Wells of Allure Magazine is the first Editor in Chief to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. In her acceptance speech she said, "I've been in love with fragrance since I first inhaled Play-Doh." Master Perfumer Alberto Morillas of Firmenich is the first recipient of a new category, Perfumer of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award.

Perfumer Extraordinaire of the Year:

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Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Luxury
Florabotanica by Balenciaga Paris (Coty Prestige) Perfumers Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Herault

Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Prestige
DOT Marc Jacobs (Coty Prestige) Perfumer Annie Buzantian

Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Popular
Justin Bieber’s Girlfriend (Elizabeth Arden)

Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Luxury
Colonia Intensa Oud by Acqua Di Parma

Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Prestige
Tom Ford Noir (Tom Ford Beauty) Perfumer Olivier Gillotin

Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Popular
James Bond 007 (P&G Prestige Products)

Click here for a list of the Top 5 Fragragance Foundation Finalists that were announced April 19, 2013.The winners of the Fifis now know as the Fragrance Foundation Awards were announced June 12, 2013

Fragrance Foundation‏@FragranceFDTN

• Congrats to @BALENCIAGA's Florabotanica, winner of our Fragrance of the Year, Women’s Luxury. –FF #FragranceAwards @cotythecompany
• Balenciaga's Florabotanica will henceforth be nicknamed "Special Juice." #FragranceOfTheYear –PS #fragranceawards