Tonight, at New York’s Lincoln Center, the Fragrance Foundation issued its 2013 awards for mainstream, commercial fragrances. This is the U.S. arm of the foundation, as the UK and French FiFi awards were awarded earlier this year. Winners were announced via the Fragrance Foundation’s Twitter page, but, for ease of reading, I’ll just rely on CaFleureBon‘s announcement post:

Master Perfumer Alberto Morillas of Firmenich is the first recipient of a new category, Perfumer of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award.

Perfumer Extraordinaire of the Year: Robertet

Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Luxury Florabotanica by Balenciaga Paris (Coty Prestige) Perfumers Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Herault

Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Prestige
DOT Marc Jacobs (Coty Prestige) Perfumer Annie Buzantian

Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Popular
Justin Bieber’s Girlfriend (Elizabeth Arden)

Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Luxury
Colonia Intensa Oud by Acqua Di Parma

Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Prestige
Tom Ford Noir (Tom Ford Beauty) Perfumer Olivier Gillotin

Fragrance of the Year: Men’s Popular
James Bond 007 (P&G Prestige Products)

Best Packaging of the Year: Women’s
Florabotanica by Balenciaga Paris (Coty Prestige)

Best Packaging of the Year: Men’s
Montblanc Legend (Interparfums Luxury Brands)

Media Campaign of the Year: Women’s

Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme (P&G Prestige Products)

Media Campaign of the Year: Men’s
Dolce & Gabbana The One for Men Sport (P&G Prestige Products)

Retail Innovator of the Year: QVC

Consumer’s Choice Award-Men’s:

Acqua di Giò Essenza by Giorgio Armani Perfumer Alberto Morillas

Consumer’s Choice Award-Women’s: 

Justin Bieber’s Girlfriend (Elizabeth Arden)

Fragrance Celebrity of the Year: Taylor Swift

Fragrance Hall of Fame:
Red Door by Elizabeth Arden

Again, these FiFi awards are only awarded to mainstream, commercial scents. The Niche category has its own separate section and awards, though it is relegated to the sidelines and (sadly and pathetically) lumps in all sorts of perfumers from artisanal to some extremely high-end luxury lines. You can see the full list of the finalists who were going up for the prize in my post on the nominees here. If you want to read more about the Fragrance Foundation and past winners, you can turn to the organisation’s website here. I have no commentary on the choice of Taylor Swift, let alone the double win for Justin Beiber’s fragrance. I shall only say that I think Alberto Morillas is a great perfumer, and a hearty congratulations to him on receiving the very first ever Fifi Lifetime Achievement Award.