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Poll Results: Which nominee should win the 'Best New Male Frag' at the 2013 FiFi Awards?

 
  • 1% (1)
    James Bond - 007
  • 5% (4)
    Acqua di Parma - Bergamotto di Calabria
  • 1% (1)
    Hugo Boss - Boss Bottled Sport
  • 0% (0)
    Calvin Klein - Encounter
  • 5% (4)
    Prada - Luna Rossa
  • 12% (9)
    Tom Ford - Tom Ford Noir
  • 72% (51)
    Viktor & Rolf - Spicebomb
70 Total Votes  
post #1 of 32
3/10/13 at 4:39am
Thread Starter 
I was given a link* to the list of nominees (thanks Estellana) for the 'Best New Male Fragrance' award at this year's FiFi awards (they need a better name).

I know that 2012 didn't have the most mind-blowing releases, but there are some on the list that I feel shouldn't be there, and some missing that should be. Although I hate it, I'm surprised Eau Sauvage Parfum didn't make the cut.

You'll note that I haven't left a voting space for 'other' - this is because I want you to put yourself in the judge's shoes, so you've only got the nominees from which to choose. I want to hear which one of these fragrances you think should win, then when the winners are announced on May 16, we can compare how we all went.

Please also post thoughts about which other fragrances you think should have been nominated, and which nominees should have been bumped to include your suggestions.

*The press release can be found here: http://www.fragrancefoundation.org.u...EASE%20pdf.pdf

Also, don't ask me why Bergamotto di Calabria is there when it was not released last year. I can't come up with a reason, although granted I've not tried hard to find one
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post #2 of 32
3/10/13 at 5:05am
Wow...nothing stands out this year. Spicebomb is a bomb, Prada Luna Rossa is nothing special, and I can't bring myself to vote for a flanker or a frag. named after an action hero...Encounter smells sour, TF Noir smells like baby powder. Guess I'll abstain from the vote. I think Bergamotto di Calabria came out several years ago???
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post #3 of 32
3/10/13 at 5:09am
Spicebomb
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post #4 of 32
3/10/13 at 5:16am
I really liked Luna Rossa when I sampled it.
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post #5 of 32
3/10/13 at 5:18am
Not a great choice to be fair.

I do really enjoy spicebomb though so that gets my vote.
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post #6 of 32
3/10/13 at 5:41am
Viktor & Rolf - Spicebomb from your list
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post #7 of 32
3/10/13 at 5:50am
Nothing of note to vote for. They will all end up in cheap perfume shops before the year is out.
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post #8 of 32
3/10/13 at 6:25am
Spicebomb is voteworthy - nothing else of interest.
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post #9 of 32
3/10/13 at 6:26am
*yawn* I would say Spicebomb, even though I think is a rip off of 1 Million, with a strong tea note added.
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post #10 of 32
3/10/13 at 6:41am
None of those merit a vote.
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post #11 of 32
3/10/13 at 7:05am
I never imagined I'd pick Spicebomb as a best of anything.
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post #12 of 32
3/10/13 at 7:05am
From the list, Spicebomb would get my vote. I'm not sure if unisex fragrances can be included in 'Best New Male Fragrance', but if so, I would liked to have seen these 2012 releases included:

Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa Oud
Amouage Opus VI
Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilee
Hermes Voayge d'Hermes Parfum
Mason Francis Kurkdjian Oud
MDCI Chypre Palatin

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post #13 of 32
3/10/13 at 7:30am
Viktor & Rolf - Spicebomb
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post #14 of 32
3/10/13 at 8:19am
spicebomb. I was surprised to see 007 and encounter on the list
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post #15 of 32
3/10/13 at 9:34am
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Originally Posted by drseid View Post

None of those merit a vote.

+1 Agree.
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post #16 of 32
3/10/13 at 10:00am
A narrow list but if I had to pick one, it would be Spicebomb.
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post #17 of 32
3/10/13 at 2:57pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by morrison74 View Post

From the list, Spicebomb would get my vote. I'm not sure if unisex fragrances can be included in 'Best New Male Fragrance', but if so, I would liked to have seen these 2012 releases included:

Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa Oud
Amouage Opus VI
Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilee
Hermes Voayge d'Hermes Parfum
Mason Francis Kurkdjian Oud
MDCI Chypre Palatin


Yeah, I don't know what the nomination retrictions are (presumably the real niche US stuff, like Kerosene and Slumberhouse are out) as the nominees all seem like they're readily available at almost all department stores, but I would think that would mean that the Goutal and the Hermes would be eligible. Voyage Parfum is excellent, although maybe the fact that it's a parfum version of an earlier EDT release - despite how different they are from each other - rendered it ineligible.

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Originally Posted by zZMoonLightZz View Post

I was surprised to see 007 and encounter on the list

Ditto - those were the two that really made me say 'WHAAA?' I know it's popular to jump on the CK-bashing bandwagon, but Encounter is pretty damn dull. I could see it being one of the best selling new frags of 2012, but not the very best new frag.

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Originally Posted by senore01 View Post

A narrow list but if I had to pick one, it would be Spicebomb.

That's how I voted. Spicebomb isn't my kind of scent, but at least I can understand why others like it. Luna Rossa isn't too bad either, the rest are all below-average scents.
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post #18 of 32
3/10/13 at 3:07pm
Spicebomb, IMO, is rather good. Luna Rossa I bought after a few tastings for a nice spring fragrance. Tom Ford noir I might ask for birthday or Christmas. Not a bad scent. Nothing spectacular in this group but they aren't terrible either
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post #19 of 32
3/10/13 at 3:10pm
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Originally Posted by drseid View Post

None of those merit a vote.

Thank you. My thoughts too.
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post #20 of 32
3/10/13 at 8:46pm
None will be classics in my opinion. Can't vote cor any of them.
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post #21 of 32
3/10/13 at 10:13pm
Amouage Interlude Man
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Intensa Oud
Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb

All three of those I like a great deal.
Haven't yet tried Luna Rossa, but am eager to.
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post #22 of 32
3/11/13 at 1:15am
Don't like any of 'em.
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post #23 of 32
3/11/13 at 3:56am
What a sorry lot of nothing...I must be getting old...
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post #24 of 32
3/11/13 at 9:25am
No idea how they ended with this wretched shortlist. Honestly. FIFI Awards seems to be getting worse every year.
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post #25 of 32
3/11/13 at 9:58am
What a sad, sorry, pathetic little collection . . . how can anyone take this even remotely seriously?

Embarrassing.
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post #26 of 32
3/11/13 at 11:11am
Non of the above.
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post #27 of 32
3/11/13 at 11:16am
Spicebomb and TF Noir are quite good I think. The rest, not so good.
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post #28 of 32
3/11/13 at 5:23pm
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Originally Posted by mr. reasonable View Post

What a sad, sorry, pathetic little collection . . . how can anyone take this even remotely seriously?

Embarrassing.

Quote of the day. I laughed out loud. Thank you!
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post #29 of 32
3/11/13 at 5:30pm
I'd neither vote for nor buy any of them.
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post #30 of 32
3/11/13 at 5:44pm
i have spicebomb and boss bottled sport. neither are special. prada and encounter seem to be a joke to everyone. never tried the rest, so i will not vote. i'm sure something else came out last year basenotes is overlooking..
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post #31 of 32
3/11/13 at 5:58pm
Out of one's I have sampled on the list, I would go with Spicebomb.
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post #32 of 32
3/11/13 at 6:34pm
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Originally Posted by drseid View Post

None of those merit a vote.

LOL....it comes down to the lesser of two Evils....Spicebomb is decent if you remember to apply only half a spray below the equator.
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