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German Duftstars, Canadian Fragrance Awards ~ the 2008 winners
The Fragrance Foundation of Germany has announced the winners for the 2008 Duftstars awards, the German version of the Fifi awards for best fragrances. And the winners are:
Women's Exclusive ~ Tom Ford Private Blend Collection
Men's Exclusive ~ Creed Virgin Island Water
Women's Prestige ~ Prada Infusion d’Iris
Men's Prestige ~ Diesel Fuel for Life…
Fragrance gifts for Mother’s Day 2008, part 2
You've about 2 more weeks to come up with a Mother's Day present…
More sparkle from Bond no. 9: the Swarovski Stars Bon Bons, four 6 ml purse sprays in their Bryant Park, Bleecker Street, Nuits de Noho and Eau de New York fragrances. $700 at Bond no. 9…
A perfumista lexicon
We’ve already got a perfume glossary, but among the many things on my (out of control) to do list is a lexicon of the slang terms used on the various perfume blogs and forums (or fora, for those of you anxious to preserve the Latin plural form). Here is a start, and I’m hoping that anything I’ve missed will get added in the comments…
Fifi Awards Finalists 2008
The Fragrance Foundation of the United States has announced the finalists for the 2008 Fifi Awards, known as the “Oscars of the fragrance industry”. For each category, the original list of 10 semi-finalists is now whittled down to 5 (or more, in the case of a tie). The final awards will be presented on May 20; the award statue is shown at right. And the finalists are:
NOUVEAU NICHE – WOMEN'S
Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Silver Factory
Bond No. 9 Bryant Park
Gucci by Gucci
Prada Infusion D’Iris
Versace by Versace