The winners of the Marie Claire Fragrance Awards have been crowned, spotlighting this year’s best scents and perfumes.
After months of spritzing, spraying, and smelling, the Marie Claire team have brought to life its first-ever fragrance awards, which will now be held annually.
"The winners represent our choice for best of the best; a selection of timeless classics and exciting newcomers," the announcement article reads.
"And so whether you subscribe to the signature scent ethos and are just browsing or like to mix up your fragrance based on your mood you’ll find these picks have one thing in common: They all smell really, really good."
The awards span a variety of categories including, best overall fragrances, scent families, designer, small-batch, home, and hair, body and skin.
Without further ado, here is a selection of the deserving winners. You can find the full list, here.
BEST NEW FRAGRANCE: Acne Studios par Frédéric Malle – $425 from mecca.
BEST OVERALL WOMEN’S FRAGRANCE: Cartier La Panthère eau de parfum – $240 from cartier.
BEST MEN’S FRAGRANCE OF ALL TIME: Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme eau de toilette – $110 from Chemist Warehouse.
BEST WOMEN’S FRAGRANCE OF ALL TIME: YSL Beauty Black Opium eau de parfum – $142 from YSL Beauty.
BEST FLORAL: Sisley Paris Izia eau de parfum – $220 from David Jones.
BEST DESIGNER OVERALL: Burberry Goddess eau de parfum – $129 from Myer.
BEST DESIGNER UNISEX: Tom Ford Beauty Ombre Leather eau de parfum – $260 from Myer.
BEST MEN’S DESIGNER: CHANEL BLEU DE CHANEL eau de parfum – $152 from David Jones.
BEST WOMEN'S DESIGNER: Christian Dior Miss Dior eau de parfum – $130 from Adore Beauty.
BEST DIFFUSER: Nest New York Bamboo Reed Diffuser – $125 from Sephora.
BEST CANDLE: Voluspa Goji Tarocco Orange – $49 from Saison.
BEST HAIR FRAGRANCE: Crown Affair The Signature Scent – $143 from mecca.
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