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Finalists announced for the 7th Annual Basenotes Fragrance Awards sponsored by Aedes de Venustas
by Grant Osborne, 12 January 2007

Basenotes are pleased to announce the Finalists for the 7th Annual Basenotes Fragrance Awards sponsored by Aedes de Venustas. The finalists were voted by Basenotes visitors at the end of 2006. Winners will be announced in February 2007.
Best Fragrance | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| Angel Thierry Mugler | A*Men / Angel Men Thierry Mugler | ||
| Bois des Îles Chanel | Antaeus Chanel | ||
| Coco Mademoiselle Chanel | Bois du Portugal Creed | ||
| Fracas Robert Piguet | Eau Sauvage Christian Dior | ||
| Lolita Lempicka Lolita Lempicka | Égoïste / L'Égoïste Chanel | ||
| Mitsouko Guerlain | Fahrenheit Christian Dior | ||
| No. 5 Chanel | Green Irish Tweed Creed | ||
| Prada (new) Prada | M7 Yves Saint Laurent | ||
| Shalimar Guerlain | Terre d'Hermès Hermès | ||
| Tabac Blond Caron | Vetiver Guerlain | ||
Best New Fragrance | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| Armani Code for Women Giorgio Armani | Antidote Viktor & Rolf | ||
| Black Orchid Tom Ford | Bulgari pour Homme Soir Bulgari | ||
| Burberry London Burberry | Burberry London for Men Burberry | ||
| Délices de Cartier Cartier | Euphoria for Men Calvin Klein | ||
| Gold Donna Karan | Feuille Verte Creed | ||
| Insolence Guerlain | Fou d'Absinthe L'Artisan Parfumeur | ||
| Orris Noir Ormonde Jayne | Gris Clair Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido | ||
| L Lolita Lempicka | Lonestar Memories Tauer | ||
| Songes Annick Goutal | Prada Man Prada | ||
| West Side Bond No. 9 | Terre d'Hermès Hermès | ||
Best Fragrance Packaging | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| Angel Thierry Mugler | A*Men / Angel Men Thierry Mugler | ||
| Black Orchid Tom Ford | Burberry London for Men Burberry | ||
| Chinatown Bond No. 9 | Bulgari Black Bulgari | ||
| Délices de Cartier Cartier | Dior Homme Christian Dior | ||
| Flowerbomb Viktor & Rolf | Gucci pour Homme Gucci | ||
| Kingdom Alexander McQueen | Le Mâle Jean Paul Gaultier | ||
| L Lolita Lempicka | Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin Lolita Lempicka | ||
| Lolita Lempicka Lolita Lempicka | Pi Givenchy | ||
| No. 5 Chanel | Terre d'Hermès Hermès | ||
| Princess Vera Wang | Wall Street Bond No. 9 | ||
Best Fragrance for day wear | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| Burberry London Burberry | Cool Water Davidoff | ||
| Cool Water Woman Davidoff | Eau Sauvage Christian Dior | ||
| Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Dolce & Gabbana | Fahrenheit Christian Dior | ||
| Eau des Merveilles Hermès | Green Irish Tweed Creed | ||
| FlowerbyKenzo Kenzo | Live Jazz Yves Saint Laurent | ||
| Lolita Lempicka Lolita Lempicka | Millésime Impérial Creed | ||
| Love In White Creed | Mugler Cologne Thierry Mugler | ||
| No. 19 Chanel | Silver Mountain Water Creed | ||
| Paris Yves Saint Laurent | Terre d'Hermès Hermès | ||
| Spring Flower Creed | Vetiver Guerlain | ||
Best Fragrance for evening wear | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| Agent Provocateur Agent Provocateur | A*Men / Angel Men Thierry Mugler | ||
| Angel Thierry Mugler | Antaeus Chanel | ||
| Black Orchid Tom Ford | Bois du Portugal Creed | ||
| Carnal Flower Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle | Dior Homme Christian Dior | ||
| Fracas Robert Piguet | Égoïste / L'Égoïste Chanel | ||
| Mitsouko Guerlain | Envy for Men Gucci | ||
| Narciso Rodriguez for Her Narciso Rodriguez | Fahrenheit Christian Dior | ||
| No. 5 Chanel | John Varvatos John Varvatos | ||
| Opium Yves Saint Laurent | M7 Yves Saint Laurent | ||
| Shalimar Guerlain | Opium pour Homme Yves Saint Laurent | ||
Best designer, mainstream or fine fragrance | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| Angel Thierry Mugler | A*Men / Angel Men Thierry Mugler | ||
| Coco Chanel | Armani Code / Black Code Giorgio Armani | ||
| Coco Mademoiselle Chanel | Bulgari Black Bulgari | ||
| Miss Dior Chérie Christian Dior | Dior Homme Christian Dior | ||
| Mitsouko Guerlain | Égoïste / L'Égoïste Chanel | ||
| No. 5 Chanel | Habit Rouge Guerlain | ||
| Opium Yves Saint Laurent | M7 Yves Saint Laurent | ||
| Omnia Bulgari | Rive Gauche pour Homme Yves Saint Laurent | ||
| Shalimar Guerlain | Terre d'Hermès Hermès | ||
| Stella Stella McCartney | Vetiver Guerlain | ||
Best niche, independent, artisanal or boutique fragrance | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| Angélique Encens Creed | Bois du Portugal Creed | ||
| Carnal Flower Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle | Chergui Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido | ||
| Chergui Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido | Fou d'Absinthe L'Artisan Parfumeur | ||
| Chinatown Bond No. 9 | Fumerie Turque Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido | ||
| Fleurs d'Oranger Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido | Green Irish Tweed Creed | ||
| Musc Ravageur Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle | Hammam Bouquet Penhaligon's | ||
| Ormonde Woman Ormonde Jayne | Musc Ravageur Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle | ||
| Orris Noir Ormonde Jayne | Ormonde Man Ormonde Jayne | ||
| Premier Figuier L'Artisan Parfumeur | Silver Mountain Water Creed | ||
| Spring Flower Creed | Voleur de Roses L'Artisan Parfumeur | ||
Best mass-market, drugstore, budget or direct-sell fragrance | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser Muelhens | 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser Muelhens | ||
| Bonne Bell Skin Musk Bonne Bell | Adidas Moves Adidas | ||
| Charlie / Charlie Blue Revlon | Brut Fabergé | ||
| Extraordinary Avon | English Leather Dana ¹ | ||
| Jovan White Musk Jovan | Javari Body Shop | ||
| Sand & Sable Coty | Jovan Musk for Men Jovan | ||
| Tabu Dana | Old Spice Procter & Gamble ² | ||
| Vanilla Musk Coty | Stetson Stetson | ||
| White Musk Body Shop | Tabac Original Mäurer & Wirtz | ||
| Wild Musk Coty | Tomorrow for Him Avon | ||
Best Celebrity Fragrance | |||
| for women | for men | ||
| Curious Britney Spears | Carlos Santana for Men Carlos Santana | ||
| Darling Kylie Minogue | Cumming Alan Cumming | ||
| Fantasy Britney Spears | Driven Derek Jeter | ||
| Glow by J.Lo Jennifer Lopez | David Beckham Instinct Beckham | ||
| Intimately Beckham Women Beckham | Intimately Beckham Men Beckham | ||
| Live Jennifer Lopez | Iquitos Alain Delon | ||
| Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker | Paris Hilton for Men Paris Hilton | ||
| Paris Hilton Paris Hilton | Samouraï Alain Delon | ||
| White Diamonds Elizabeth Taylor | Spirit Antonio Banderas | ||
| With Love... Hilary Duff Hilary Duff | Unforgivable Sean John | ||
Best Fragrance House | |||
![]() Caron | ![]() Chanel | ||
![]() Christian Dior | Creed | ||
![]() Frederic Malle | ![]() Guerlain | ||
![]() Hermès | ![]() L'Artisan Parfumeur | ||
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Yves Saint Laurent | ||
Best Fragrance Blog | |||
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From the Basenotes Fragrance Directory
The following fragrances and houses are mentioned in this article. (In order of appearance...)
| Angel by Thierry Mugler (1992). | |
| A*Men / Angel Men by Thierry Mugler (1996). | |
| Bois des Îles by Chanel (1926). | |
| Antaeus by Chanel (1981). | |
| Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel (2001). | |
| Bois du Portugal by Creed (1987). | |
| Fracas by Robert Piguet (1948). | |
| Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior (1966). | |
| Lolita Lempicka by Lolita Lempicka (1997). | |
| Égoïste / L'Égoïste by Chanel (1990). | |
| Mitsouko by Guerlain (1919). | |
| Fahrenheit by Christian Dior (1988). | |
| No. 5 by Chanel (1921). | |
| Green Irish Tweed by Creed (1985). | |
| Prada (new) by Prada (2004). | |
| M7 by Yves Saint Laurent (2002). | |
| Shalimar by Guerlain (1925). | |
| Terre d'Hermès by Hermès (2006). | |
| Tabac Blond by Caron (1919). | |
| Vetiver by Guerlain (1961). | |
| Armani Code for Women by Giorgio Armani (2006). | |
| Antidote by Viktor & Rolf (2006). | |
| Black Orchid by Tom Ford (2006). | |
| Bulgari pour Homme Soir by Bulgari (2006). | |
| Burberry London by Burberry (2006). | |
| Burberry London for Men by Burberry (2006). | |
| Délices de Cartier by Cartier (2006). | |
| Euphoria Men by Calvin Klein (2006). | |
| Gold by Donna Karan (2006). | |
| Feuille Verte by Creed (2006). | |
| Insolence by Guerlain (2006). | |
| Fou d'Absinthe by L'Artisan Parfumeur (2006). | |
| Orris Noir by Ormonde Jayne (2006). | |
| Gris Clair by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido (2006). | |
| L by Lolita Lempicka (2006). | |
| Lonestar Memories by Tauer (2006). | |
| Songes by Annick Goutal (2006). | |
| Prada Amber pour Homme by Prada (2006). | |
| West Side by Bond No. 9 (2006). | |
| Chinatown by Bond No. 9 (2005). | |
| Bulgari Black by Bulgari (1998). | |
| Dior Homme by Christian Dior (2005). | |
| Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf (2004). | |
| Gucci pour Homme by Gucci (2003). | |
| Kingdom by Alexander McQueen (2003). | |
| Le Mâle by Jean Paul Gaultier (1995). | |
| Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin by Lolita Lempicka (2000). | |
| Pi by Givenchy (1999). | |
| Princess by Vera Wang (2006). | |
| Wall Street by Bond No. 9 (2004). | |
| Cool Water by Davidoff (1988). | |
| Cool Water Woman by Davidoff (1996). | |
| Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana (2001). | |
| Eau des Merveilles by Hermès (2004). | |
| FlowerbyKenzo by Kenzo (2000). | |
| Live Jazz by Yves Saint Laurent (1998). | |
| Millésime Impérial by Creed (1995). | |
| Love In White by Creed (2005). | |
| Mugler Cologne by Thierry Mugler (2001). | |
| No. 19 by Chanel (1971). | |
| Silver Mountain Water by Creed (1995). | |
| Paris by Yves Saint Laurent (1983). | |
| Spring Flower by Creed (1996). | |
| Agent Provocateur by Agent Provocateur (2000). | |
| Carnal Flower by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle (2005). | |
| Envy for Men by Gucci (1998). | |
| Narciso Rodriguez for Her by Narciso Rodriguez (2003). | |
| John Varvatos by John Varvatos (2004). | |
| Opium by Yves Saint Laurent (1977). | |
| Opium pour Homme by Yves Saint Laurent (1995). | |
| Coco by Chanel (1984). | |
| Armani Code / Black Code by Giorgio Armani (2004). | |
| Miss Dior Chérie by Christian Dior (2005). | |
| Habit Rouge by Guerlain (1965). | |
| Omnia by Bulgari (2003). | |
| Rive Gauche pour Homme by Yves Saint Laurent (2003). | |
| Stella by Stella McCartney (2003). | |
| Angélique Encens by Creed (1933). | |
| Chergui by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido (2001). | |
| Fumerie Turque by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido (2003). | |
| Fleurs d'Oranger by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido (1995). | |
| Musc Ravageur by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle (2000). | |
| Hammam Bouquet by Penhaligon's (1872). | |
| Ormonde Woman by Ormonde Jayne (2002). | |
| Ormonde Man by Ormonde Jayne (2004). | |
| Premier Figuier by L'Artisan Parfumeur (1994). | |
| Voleur de Roses by L'Artisan Parfumeur (1993). | |
| 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser by 4711 (1792). | |
| Skin Musk / Bonne Bell Skin Musk by Prince Matchabelli. | |
| Adidas Moves by Adidas (1999). | |
| Charlie / Charlie Blue by Revlon (1973). | |
| Brut by Fabergé (1964). | |
| Extraordinary by Avon (2005). | |
| English Leather by Dana (1949). | |
| Jovan White Musk by Jovan (1990). | |
| Javari by Body Shop (2002). | |
| Sand & Sable by Coty (1983). | |
| Jovan Musk for Men by Jovan (1973). | |
| Tabu by Dana (1932). | |
| Old Spice by Procter & Gamble (1937). | |
| Vanilla Musk by Coty (1994). | |
| Stetson by Stetson (1981). | |
| White Musk by Body Shop (1981). | |
| Tabac Original by Mäurer & Wirtz (1959). | |
| Wild Musk by Coty (1973). | |
| Tomorrow for Him by Avon (2005). | |
| Curious by Britney Spears (2004). | |
| Carlos Santana for Men by Carlos Santana (2005). | |
| Darling by Kylie Minogue (2006). | |
| Cumming by Alan Cumming (2004). | |
| Fantasy by Britney Spears (2005). | |
| Driven by Derek Jeter (2006). | |
| Glow by J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez (2002). | |
| David Beckham Instinct by Beckham (2005). | |
| Intimately Beckham Women by Beckham (2006). | |
| Intimately Beckham Men by Beckham (2006). | |
| Live by Jennifer Lopez (2005). | |
| Iquitos by Alain Delon (1987). | |
| Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker (2005). | |
| Paris Hilton for Men by Paris Hilton (2005). | |
| Paris Hilton by Paris Hilton (2004). | |
| Samouraï by Alain Delon (1995). | |
| White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor (1991). | |
| Spirit by Antonio Banderas (2004). | |
| With Love... Hilary Duff by Hilary Duff (2006). | |
| Unforgivable by Sean John (2005). |































