At this year’s Fragrance Foundation (TFF) Awards gala, which took place on June 5th at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, in Manhattan, packaging was No. 1 on Beauty Packaging’s mind. And the finalists did not disappoint—with a spectacular array of innovative designs, shapes, vivid colors and more.
 
First up for the evening was the award for Best Packaging-Men’s, which was accepted by Paul McLaughlin, the multi-talented package designer at Revlon/Elizabeth Arden—and a member of Beauty Packaging’s board of Advisors—who won yet another FF trophy, this time for John Varvatos JVxNJ, a collaboration with Nick Jonas. According to the brand, “the signature flask bottle is painted with a custom pearlized midnight-blue lacquer to produce a classic, yet edgy finish. The gunmetal dog-tag and hex-nut cap engraved with JVxNJ adds a nod of rock-n’ roll, that is an aesthetic deeply rooted within the John Varvatos brand.”
 
Kudos for Best Packaging-Women’s went to Chanel No°5 Limited Edition Eau De Parfum—in its noticeably red bottle.
 
Tom Ford Lost Cherry was announced as Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Luxury; it’s housed in a striking claret-colored bottle.
 
Stay tuned to the July/August issue of Beauty Packaging for details. In the meantime, here’s a complete list of this year’s winners.
 
Fragrance of the Year, Women’s Luxury—Tom Ford Lost Cherry
Fragrance of the Year, Women’s Prestige—Jo Malone London Honeysuckle & Davana Cologne
Fragrance of the Year, Women’s Popular—Ariana Grande Cloud
Fragrance of the Year, Men’s Luxury—Chanel Bleu De Chanel Parfum
Fragrance of the Year, Men’s Prestige—Dior Sauvage Eau De Parfum
Packaging of the Year, Women’s—Chanel No°5 Limited Edition Eau De Parfum
Packaging of the Year, Men’s—John Varvatos JVxNJ
Home Collection of the Year—Diptyque 34 Collection
Perfume Extraord­inaire—Symrise
Fragrance Hall of Fame—Donna Karan Cashmere Mist
Media Campaign of the Year, Women’s—YSL Black Opium Eau De Parfum
Media Campaign of the Year, Men’s—Chanel Blue De Chanel Parfum
Social Media Campaign of the Year—Marc Jacobs Daisy Love
Consumer Choice, Women’s Prestige –Marc Jacobs Daisy Love
Consumer Choice, Women’s Popular—Victoria’s Secret Tease Rebel
Consumer Choice, Men’s—Paco Rabanne 1 Million Lucky
Consumer Choice, Influencer—@JeremyFragrance
 
Announced previously by The Fragrance Foundation:
Face of the Year—Martha Hunt
Instagrammer of the Year—Mona Kattan
Editorial Excellence, Print—The Oprah Magazine, “What The Nose Knows April 2018,” written by Alix Strauss
Editorial Excellence, Online—Allure, “The Beauty Of Living Forever Through Fragrance,” written by Tynan Sinks
Breakout Star Award—Dior Sauvage Eau De Toilette
Indie Fragrance of the Year—Byredo Eleventh Hour
Home Holiday / Seasonal Fragrance Product of the Year—Diptyque Legend of the North
Bath & Body Line of the Year—Byredo Black Saffron Body Range
Fragrance of the Year, Men’s Popular—Hollister Togetherness