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New York, NY – February 5, 2019. 4 Years and Counting! Now in its 4th year, the Perfumed Plume Awards is delighted to have received so many incredible, brilliant, entertaining and provocative perfume stories written by so many talented editors, writers, bloggers, instagrammers and journalists.

“It is such a pleasure to be part of this vibrant perfume community and recognize their prodigious story-telling skills,” said Mary Ellen Lapsansky, Co-Founder of the awards. “each story enriches the understanding of the art and craft of perfumery for the consumer.”

The burning questions now are: WHO will win in each category? WHICH perfume story will score high marks in all the criteria boxes? WHERE will the ceremony take place? WHO are the judges?

Celebrate with us! Mark Your Calendars. The awards celebration will take place at everyone’s favorite Society of Illustrators on Wednesday, April 10, surrounded by fabulous artwork. The SOI is a hotspot, a go-to gallery, meeting place and exhibition space for young artists and leading notables alike in the world of illustration.

Lyn Leigh, Co-Founder of the awards comments “we are honored to always welcome a diverse panel of judges. Ground-breakers in their chosen professions and beyond. Each year they engage with enthusiasm in reading every word in every story. This year will be no exception and we thank them most sincerely.”

The Judging Panel:
Marian Bendeth - Global Fragrance Expert. Owner, Sixth Scents
Andrea Bifulco - Founder, Nose University
Karl Bradl - Founder, Aedes Perfumery
Sarah Colton – Perfume writer, Journalist,
François Damide - Founder & CEO of Crafting Beauty
Darryl Do – Professional Perfumer
Alison Gould - Executive Creative Director/Copywriter
Frederic Jacques - Founder, Society of Scent
Teri Johnson - Entrepreneur, Travel & Lifestyle Expert
Ruth Sutcliffe - Founder, The Scent Guru Group, LLC

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