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
Serge Lutens		Yves Saint Laurent
Best Fragrance Blog
Aromascope		Bois de Jasmin
Legerdenez		Now Smell This
Perfume Critic		Perfume Posse
Perfume-Smellin' Things		Scented Salamander
Scentzilla!		Smelly Blog