The Fragrance Foundation Awards honored the industry’s creative
achievements of 2014 on Monday evening at Lincoln Center in New York City. Emmy-Award
winning comedian Dana Carvey hosted the event in an irreverent and humorous fashion, and Carine
Roitfeld, Editor in Chief of CR Fashion Book, and model Coco Rocha served as co-chairs. On a
musical note, Sony Music recording artist Judith Hill brought the house down with her rendition of
“Hallelujah.”
In advance of the show, Jane Larkworthy, Beauty Director of W, served as the exclusive style
correspondent for the Fragrance Foundation Awards and interviewed celebrity presenters and guests
on the red carpet. The exclusive interviews will be webcasted on Fragrance.org.
Award presenters and attendees included: Golden Globe and SAG Award-winner, Michael C. Hall,
Sports Illustrated and Cosmopolitan cover model, Chrissy Teigen, model Hilary Rhoda and former
NHL player Sean Avery, actor and model Kellan Lutz, Chairman Emeritus of The Estée Lauder
Companies Leonard Lauder, actress Gwendoline Christie from “Game of Thrones,” actress
Angie Harmon from “Rizzoli & Isles,” style expert Mary Alice Stephenson, model Behati
Prinsloo, polo player Nacho Figueras, DJ Leigh Lezark, model Lily Donaldson, actor Max
Irons, model Jacquelyn Jablonski, designer Christian Siriano, DJ Chelsea Leyland, DJ Donna
D’Cruz, photographer Mario Sorrenti, and Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei.
“The Fragrance Foundation Awards is the most important night for the beauty industry and we are
in awe of this year’s creative achievements and accomplishments,” said Elizabeth Musmanno,
President of the Fragrance Foundation. “We congratulate all the winners and finalists who continue
to master the art of fragrance.”
“It’s been such an honor to be a co-chair of the Fragrance Foundation Awards,” said Roitfeld. “The
Fragrance Foundation is truly the industry’s epicenter for the appreciation of fragrance, art, style and
innovation.”
“Being co-chair for the Fragrance Foundation Awards has been a wonderful experience,” said Rocha.
“It was great to come out and support all my friends in the fragrance industry.”
Our Moment One Direction by Elizabeth Arden edged out other iconic celebrity competition and
won the Consumer Choice Award in the Celebrity Category.
The Estée Lauder Companies took home three awards – Modern Muse won Fragrance of the Year
for Women’s Prestige; Tom Ford Rive D’Ambre won Men’s Luxury Fragrance of the Year; and
Clinique Happy won the coveted Fragrance Hall of Fame honors.
The Passion Collection for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in collaboration with
NEST was recognized and awarded the Interior Scent Collection of the Year.
Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estée Lauder Companies, presented the Hall of Fame
Award to his friend and esteemed retail legend, Michael Gould, Former Chairman and CEO of
Bloomingdale’s.
Nicolas Mirzayantz, Group President of Fragrances for International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF)
presented the Perfumer of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award to IFF’s Master Perfumer, Carlos
Benaim. Carlos has created award-winning and best-selling fragrances such as Calvin Klein
Euphoria, Calvin Klein Eternity for Men, Elizabeth Arden Red Door, Elizabeth Taylor White
Diamonds, Giorgio Armani Armani Code for Women, and Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb. The
audience united with a standing ovation to applaud him.
THE FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION 2014 AWARD WINNERS
FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR:
MEN’S POPULAR
VICTORIA’S SECRET VERY SEXY PLATINUM FOR HIM – Victoria’s Secret
WOMEN’S POPULAR
VICTORIA BY VICTORIA’S SECRET – Victoria’s Secret
MEN’S PRESTIGE
POLO RED – L’Oréal/Ralph Lauren Fragrances
WOMEN’S PRESTIGE
MODERN MUSE EAU DE PARFUM – Estée Lauder
MEN’S LUXURY
TOM FORD RIVE D’AMBRE – Tom Ford Beauty
WOMEN’S LUXURY
PRIVE ROSE D’ARABIE – Giorgio Armani
PERFUME EXTRAORDINAIRE OF THE YEAR
MANE – AEDES DE VENUSTAS, IRIS NAZARENA by Perfumer Ralf Schwieger
FRAGRANCE HALL OF FAME
CLINIQUE HAPPY – Clinique
HALL OF FAME
MICHAEL GOULD, Former Chairman and CEO of Bloomingdale’s
PERFUMER OF THE YEAR, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CARLOS BENAIM, Master Perfumer of IFF
PACKAGING OF THE YEAR:
MEN’S
BOTTEGA VENETA POUR HOMME – COTY
PACKAGING OF THE YEAR:
WOMEN’S
HONEY MARC JACOBS – COTY
INTERIOR SCENT COLLECTION OF THE YEAR
PASSION COLLECTION FOR THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION – NEST
Fragrances
MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR:
MEN’S
POLO RED – L’Oréal/Ralph Lauren Fragrances
WOMEN’S (TIED)
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER CLASSIQUE – Beauté Prestige International
N°5 – Chanel
CONSUMER CHOICE AWARDS
CELEBRITY
OUR MOMENT ONE DIRECTION – Elizabeth Arden
WOMEN’S
VICTORIA BY VICTORIA’S SECRET – Victoria’s Secret
MEN’S
POLO RED – L’Oréal/Ralph Lauren Fragrances