Canada’s beauty industry gathered at the Delta Toronto on April 28 for Cosmetics’ 11th annual Canadian Fragrance Awards.

Hundreds of industry experts, from business executives to beauty editors, attended the gala celebration to toast the remarkable success of scents launched in 2015, as well as the best in fragrance editorial, inductees into the Hall of Fame, and one Lifetime Achievement honouree.

For more on the Canadian Fragrance Awards, click here.

Congratulations to all of the evening’s winners, spotlighted here, and stay tuned next week for our event gallery.

BEST NICHE LAUNCH | WOMEN’S OR MEN’S

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO QUINTESSENTIAL COLLECTION
Beauté Prestige International

Conceptualized as a poetic anthology, this collection of nine unique scents—three eaux de parfum and six eaux de toilette (Viola Essenziale shown)—captures the beauty and traditions of Ferragamo’s Tuscan heritage. In Canada, the refined range launched exclusively at three Holt Renfrew stores.

BEST LUXE LAUNCH | WOMEN’S OR MEN’S

MIU MIU
Coty Canada

For the Prada-owned fashion label’s debut scent, perfumer Daniela Andrier sought to replicate the unique effect of lily of the valley. After more than 1,000 experiments, she achieved the winning combination of rose absolute, jasmine and green notes, contrasted by patchouli extract.

BEST LIMITED LAUNCH | WOMEN’S

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO EMOZIONE
Beauté Prestige International

This floral-woody chypre features unique touches characteristic of the Italian fashion house, such as the bottle’s leather-like detailing and iconic double Gancini chain. By reinforcing Ferragamo’s luxury positioning, the peach-hued eau drove significant sales growth for the brand across retailers.

BEST LIMITED LAUNCH | MEN’S

MAISON MARGIELA REPLICA AT THE BARBER'S
L’Oréal Canada

The most successful debut from the Replica collection to date, At the Barber’s maintained top-seller status during its first three months at Sephora. The lavender-laced, subtly leathery notes were meant to evoke memories of visiting a Madrid barbershop circa 1992.

BEST CELEBRITY/LIFESTYLE LAUNCH | WOMEN’S OR MEN’S

ONE DIRECTION BETWEEN US
Elizabeth Arden Canada

After an exclusive debut at Shoppers Drug Mart, One Direction’s fourth scent achieved more than triple its sales target in only four months. Contesting built consumer buzz: with every purchase of the fruity-floral, fans were entered into a draw for the chance to see the Brit boy band live in Dublin.

BEST FULL-MARKET LAUNCH | WOMEN’S

MARC JACOBS DECADENCE
Coty Canada

While Marc Jacobs Daisy offers innocent sweetness, Decadence is the fashion designer’s fragrance for extroverted bon-vivants. It’s all about making a statement, from the handbag-shaped bottle to the heady floral-woody notes.

BEST FULL-MARKET LAUNCH | MEN’S

DIOR SAUVAGE
Parfums Christian Dior

The first men’s scent from Dior in 10 years, Sauvage garnered serious media attention when the brand snagged actor Johnny Depp for his first-ever fragrance ad. Breaking sales records at Hudson’s Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart and Sephora, the fresh fougère was the number one men’s fragrance launch of 2015.

BEST FULL-MARKET FLANKER | WOMEN’S

YVES SAINT LAURENT BLACK OPIUM
L’Oréal Canada

Promising to be as addictive as its 1977 predecessor, Black Opium introduces the first “floral coffee,” with its unique combination of black coffee with fresh green notes, bottled up in a shimmering glam flask.

BEST FULL-MARKET FLANKER | MEN’S

CALVIN KLEIN ETERNITY NOW FOR MEN
Coty Canada

A modern update on the classic Eternity spritz, this oriental fougère aims to capture the excitement of new love. Models (and real-life couple) Jasmine Tookes and Tobias Sorensen star in the scent’s intimate digital video, which has racked up more than 13.4 million views across platforms.

HALL OF FAME AWARD | WOMEN’S

NARCISO RODRIGUEZ FOR HER
Beauté Prestige International

Inspired by a vial of rare Egyptian musk oil treasured by Narciso Rodriguez, and first launched in 2003, this fragrance has defined the modern chypre. Every element reflects the designer’s sensibility, from the distinctive black bottle to the barefaced beauty of model Carmen Kass in the ad campaign.

HALL OF FAME AWARD | MEN’S

CALVIN KLEIN OBSESSION FOR MEN
Coty Canada

Since its blockbuster debut in 1988, this pungently spiced oriental has stood the test of time: despite intense competition on the market, it continues to rank in the top 20 even today.

CONSUMERS’ CHOICE AWARD | WOMEN’S

CHANEL CHANCE EAU VIVE
Chanel

The fourth offering in Chanel’s ever-popular Chance family, the floral-zesty Eau Vive sparkles with grapefruit, blood orange and jasmine.

CONSUMERS’ CHOICE AWARD | MEN’S

HUGO BOSS BOSS THE SCENT
P&G Prestige

At this scent’s heart is an exclusive ingredient from Africa: maninka fruit. Reminiscent of passion fruit and rum, the note is meant to evoke desire.

JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARD

ALAÏA
Beauté Prestige International

Never one to care for trends, couturier Azzedine Alaïa aimed to recreate the smell of “cold water falling on hot chalk.” This unexpected yet addictive effect comes to life with airy notes and pink pepper, combined with freesia and peony, and “second skin” musks.

BEST PRINT EDITORIAL

“A Star Is Born” by Mishal Cazmi, Glow

More than 20 years after the launch of Thierry Mugler Angel, Mishal Cazmi explores the scent’s controversial beginnings, and why the oriental gourmand remains a bestseller.

To read the story, click here.

BEST BROADCAST/ONLINE EDITORIAL

“Men’s Fragrance Gifts: The Guy’s Guide” by Craig MacInnis, Beautygeeks

Former music and film critic Craig MacInnis offers a guy’s perspective on giftable men’s scents, combining savvy practical advice and astute fragrance observations with a cheeky sense of humour.

To read the story, click here.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

MICHEL GERMAIN
Michel Germain Parfums

Ottawa-based entrepreneur Michel Germain has achieved a very rare feat: he has built a widely popular, family-owned fragrance brand from the ground up. With no background in beauty, the former electronic engineering technologist began with just the desire to create a perfume for his wife, Norma. That goal would become his first eau, Séxūal, launched in 1994. Today, he has a whole range of provocatively named scents, for both women and men, carried at Hudson’s Bay, Macy’s and Bloomingdales. In every aspect of his operation (design, manufacturing, production and sales), Germain is proud to have a 100 percent Canadian company.

To view all the finalists this year, click here.

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