The Perfumed Plume Awards are an annual celebration of international fragrance journalism, to showcase writing that gives ‘an inside view of the cultural, historic, scientific and personal approaches to fragrance design and what it takes to create an evocative scent.’
‘While we would normally gather at MANE Gallery to celebrate with a glass of bubbly, this year is obviously a different time,” said Co-Founders Mary Ellen Lapsansky and Lyn Leigh.
‘In these very unusual times, we’re grateful to have the technology to share this occasion with you.’ Lyn continued.
The ceremony was held virtually on Zoom, and so we were excited to tune in and celebrate the winners, who were…
Perfume Stories – Print – Magazines & Newspapers
The criteria for judging: quality of editorial content; originality & creativity; accuracy & depth of information.
A tie!
Holiday O.G. – Why frankincense – the original Christmas present – is suddenly so smoking hot – Town & Country
Scents of Place – Venice — The Scented Letter, Jo Fairley, The Perfume Society
Perfume Stories in Mainstream Media – Digital – Magazines, Newspapers, Blog Postings, Webzines
The criteria for judging: quality of editorial content; originality & creativity; accuracy & depth of information
Guerlain Mitsouko Centennial 1919-2019: The Scented Skein — ÇaFleureBon
Short ‘n Sweet Perfume Stories – Print or Digital
The criteria for judging: quality of editorial content; originality & creativity; accuracy & depth of information
Vision Quest – NewBeauty
INSTApost — Perfume Stories on Instagram
The criteria for judging: originality/creativity of visual element(s); quality of the post content
Cooper Hewitt – Resurrecting the Sublime – Futureofsmell
Visualization of Perfume Stories — Print & Digital
The criteria for judging: design concept; how design relates to content
In Bauhaus we trust – the smell of minimalism — Scentury.com
Fragrance Book of the Year
“Perfume Legends II: French Feminine Fragrances” – Michael Edwards
This was the first year we’d submitted entries, so we were particularly delighted to discover we were finalists with FOUR nominations (and of course, even more delighted that we won one!)
The Perfumed Plume judges commented that:
‘…these marvelous writers deserve recognition and congratulations for their perfume stories. All are factual. All are creative. All are fascinating.” It’s true to say that all the submissions were just wonderful and the results a close call. These fabulous stories are a must-read so please take a few minutes to appreciate the talents of these writers.’
The full list of entires can be found on The Perfumed Plume website, with links to each of the finalists’ work, and we urge you to grab a cuppa, put your feet up and peruse every single one for some precious moments of perfumed escapism.
By Suzy Nightingale
