We have had an upgrade. There are lots of things to fix (review and wardrobe log-ins), but wanted to get things going again. See more in this blog post.
The Award Categories
For Women
- Best Fragrance
- Best New Fragrance
- Best Fragrance for Day Wear
- Best Fragrance for Evening Wear
- Best Fragrance Packaging
- Best niche, independent, artisanal or boutique fragrance
- Best designer, mainstream or fine fragrance
- Best mass-market, drugstore, budget or direct-sell fragrance
- Best Celebrity Fragrance
For Men
- Best Fragrance
- Best New Fragrance
- Best Fragrance for Day Wear
- Best Fragrance for Evening Wear
- Best Fragrance Packaging
- Best niche, independent, artisanal or boutique fragrance
- Best designer, mainstream or fine fragrance
- Best mass-market, drugstore, budget or direct-sell fragrance
- Best Celebrity Fragrance
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 Seventh Annual Basenotes Awards
Best Celebrity Men's Fragrance: Cumming by Alan Cumming
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Silver Award: Unforgivable by Sean John
Bronze Award: David Beckham Instinct by Beckham
The last few years have seen a glut of Celebrity fragrances appear on the market - but which ones are any the stars?
Cumming by Alan Cumming is a celebrity scent with a difference. It's not made by Coty or Arden but maverick perfumer, Christopher Brosius. It doesn't take itself too seriously either, just take a look at the advertising campaign which spoofs classic fragrance ads.
Silver and Bronze go to Sean John's Unforgivable (Lauder) and Beckham's Instinct (Coty).The Finalists...
- Carlos Santana for Men by Carlos Santana
- Cumming by Alan Cumming
- David Beckham Instinct by Beckham
- Driven by Derek Jeter
- Intimately Beckham Men by Beckham
- Iquitos by Alain Delon
- Paris Hilton for Men by Paris Hilton
- Samouraļ by Alain Delon
- Spirit by Antonio Banderas
- Unforgivable by Sean John


















