The Award Categories
For Women
- Best Fragrance
- Best New Fragrance
- Best Mass-market Fragrance
- Best Niche Fragrance
- Best Fragrance for daywear
- Best Fragrance for evening
- Best Fragrance packaging
For Men
- Best Fragrance
- Best New Fragrance
- Best Mass-market Fragrance
- Best Niche Fragrance
- Best Fragrance for daywear
- Best Fragrance for evening
- Best Fragrance packaging
Other
Other Basenotes Awards:
- The 8th Annual Basenotes Awards
- The Seventh Annual Basenotes Awards
- The Sixth Annual Basenotes Awards
- The Fifth Annual Basenotes Awards
- Basenotes Men's Fragrance and Grooming Awards 2004
- The Basenotes Fragrance and Grooming Awards 2002
- The Basenotes Men's Fragrance & Grooming Awards 2001
- The Basenotes Men's Grooming Awards 2000
- Awards Index
The Fifth Annual Basenotes Awards
Best Men's Fragrance for evening: A*Men / Angel Men by Thierry Mugler

Despite three Yves Saint Laurent scents being nominated for this award (step forward M7, Body Kouros and Rive Gauche), Thierry Mugler's A*Men still walks off with it, leaving last year's winner, M7, in runner-up position.
If you want a scent for going out, that you will stand out in, then A*Men is quite possibly the one for you.
The Finalists...
- A*Men / Angel Men by Thierry Mugler
- Body Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent
- Envy for Men by Gucci
- Fahrenheit by Christian Dior
- M7 by Yves Saint Laurent
- Must de Cartier pour Homme by Cartier
- Rive Gauche pour Homme by Yves Saint Laurent
- Samba French Kiss Man by Perfumer's Workshop
Previous Winners...
Envy for Men by Gucci (2000)
A*Men / Angel Men by Thierry Mugler (2001)
Envy for Men by Gucci (2002)
M7 by Yves Saint Laurent (2004)













