It was a fun and warm ambience on Wednesday, March 13, as fragrance writers, journalists, fragrance entrepreneurs and influencers gathered to find out the Finalists for the 2019 Perfumed Plume Awards. Graciously hosted by MANE in the GALLERY, guests sipped on bubbly as MANE´s very own Miranda Gordon, Vice President, Fine Fragrance Marketing & Evaluation, welcomed guests to the party. Co-Founders Mary Ellen Lapsansky and Lyn Leigh began the presentation by guiding the guests through the submission and voting process.
Perfume Stories in Mainstream Media - Print - Magazines & Newspapers
The criteria for judging: quality of editorial content; originality & creativity; accuracy & depth of information.
“A Convenient Vision: The Dangers of Looking Back” — Tauer Magazine - by Persolaise
“Chemical Romance” - New Beauty — by April Long
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
“BABY BOOM: Why Fragrances Meant for Children Might Be What Every Grown-up Needs” — NewBeauty.com — by Cheryl Wischhover
“Fragrances of Film Noir: Scenting Five Femmes Fatales” — ÇaFleureBon — by Despina Veneti, Sr. Contributor
“How Britney Spears Built a Billion Dollar Business Without Selling a Single Record” — InStyle — by Rachel Syme
“LAYERS — Pushing Through the Arts to Perfume” — American Perfumer — by Dannielle Sergent
“Now, Even Your Perfumer May Be the Result of Artificial Intelligence” — Forbes.com — by Andria Cheng, Sr. Contributor
“Scenting Shakespeare’s Tragic Heroines: Cleopatra and Lady Macbeth” — ÇaFleureBon — by Lauryn Beer, Senior Editor
“Some Thoughts on Scent Criticism” — Fragrantica — by Miguel Matos
“Travels in France, Part One: Everything is Lavender” — The Fragrant Journey — by Cynthia Lesiuk
New Category: Short 'n Sweet Perfume Stories - Print or Digital
The criteria for judging: quality of editorial content; originality & creativity; accuracy & depth of information
“Blind Faith” — New Beauty — by Brittany Burhop Fallon
“Rose of Winter” — American Perfumer — by Maria McElroy
“Scented Spirits: Lili Bermuda Mary Celestia Perfume” — ÇaFleureBon.com — by Robert Herrmann, Sr. Editor
“Vent Vert de Balmain: Germaine Cellier’s Voyage à Paris” — ÇaFleureBon.com — by Ida Meister, Sr. Editor
Visualization of Perfume Stories — Print & Digital
The criteria for judging: design concept; how design relates to content
“Blind Faith” — NewBeauty
“Chemical Romance” — NewBeauty
“Travels in France, Part One: Everything Is Lavender” — The Fragrant Journey
New Category: INSTApost — Perfume Stories on Instagram
The criteria for judging: originality/creativity of visual element(s); quality of the post content
“but_not_today” — The Plum Girl — by Elena Cvjetkovic
“From close-up, no-one is normal” — esxenceofficial — by Beatrice Balzarotti
Fragrance Book of the Year —
Given by the Perfumed Plume Consulting Committee
“Spritzing to Success — With the woman who brought an industry to its senses” — by Annette Green