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The Fragrance Foundation brought together the American fragrance industry for our annual luncheon to announce the finalists for the 2026 Fragrance Foundation Awards. After a record-breaking season of nominations, the finalists were announced across 18 categories with 6 winners revealed in 5 categories with Fragrance Innovation of the Year resulting in a tie!
The Luncheon also heralded the announcement of one of our biggest honors of the June Awards - the Lifetime Achievement Perfumer who for 2026 will be Honorine Blanc of @dsmfirmenichfine and handed out one of TFF’s most special and prestigious honors, the Game Changer Award to Michael Edwards (@michael_edwards_official).
Join us in June for our annual #TFFAwards where we will announce and celebrate the Winners for all 18 categories.
The Fragrance Foundation is pleased to share that Michael Edwards (@michael_edwards_official), renowned Fragrance Taxonomist and Historian, was awarded the Foundation’s prestigious Game Changer Award. Created to celebrate an individual’s work that has made an impact on the fragrance industry through innovation and business creativity, Michael Edwards embodies the essence of a Game Changer. With a career spanning more than forty years, Michael has matched over 60,000 global fragrances to scent families creating a database for consumers to understand and experience fragrance. By creating a foundation for fragrance set against a cultural and historical context, Michael’s work has changed the trajectory of the fragrance industry worldwide.
Congratulations on being a TFF Game Changer. #TFFAwards
The 2026 Fragrance Foundation Awards Hall of Fame Honoree is @nordstrom. With 2026 marking an extraordinary milestone for Nordstrom, TFF joins the celebration of the retailer’s 125th anniversary with this prestigious Award.
We are pleased to celebrate Nordstrom as our Hall of Fame Honoree at the June 11th TFF Awards at Lincoln Center. #TFFAwards
The Fragrance Foundation is honored to announce Master Perfumer Honorine Blanc of @dsmfirmenichfine as our 2026 Lifetime Achievement Perfumer, one of the highest honors in the fragrance industry. This special honor celebrates a perfumer’s body of work and the contributions of the creators behind some of the most beloved scents of our time.
TFF looks forward to presenting Honorine with her Award at the June 11th TFF Awards at Lincoln Center. #TFFAwards
The Winner for Indie Fragrance of the Year:
@libertylbtyfragrance Zephirine; Created by Perfumer #FrankVoelkl (@frankvoelkl) @dsmfirmenichfine
Finalists for this Category Include:
@arquiste Parfumeur Nocturnality; Created by Perfumer #RodrigoFloresRoux (@rodrigofloresroux) @givaudanperfume
@ateliermateri Black Oregano; Created by Perfumer #CélinePerdriel (@celine.perdriel.perfumer) @cosmofragrances
@shopjunethirtieth OG; Created by Perfumer #JeanMarcChaillan (@jmchaillan) @artofperfumeryatiff
@libertylbtyfragrance Zephirine; Created by Perfumer #FrankVoelkl (@frankvoelkl) @dsmfirmenichfine
@liisfragrances Celestial Object; Created by Perfumer #JérômeEpinette (@jeromenyc1) @robertet_group
@premierepeau Insuline Safrine; Created by Perfumer #ClaireLiégent (@claireliegent_frenchnose) #Takasago
Winners will be honored at The Fragrance Foundation Awards on June 11th, where winners for remaining categories will be announced. #TFFAwards
The Winner for Ultra Luxury & Luxury Packaging of the Year:
@guerlain 2025 Exceptional Rendezvous Muguet; @lvmh; #YannPhilippe (@yannphilippe)
Finalists for this Category Include:
@fredericmalle Portrait of a Lady 15th Anniversary Edition; @esteelaudercompanies; Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle
@diptyque Orphéon; Diptyque
@guerlain 2025 Exceptional Rendezvous Muguet; @lvmh; #YannPhilippe (@yannphilippe)
@jilsander Leaf; @cotyinc; #LucieMeier (@meierlucie) & #LukeMeier (@lukemeier16); @formafantasma
@libertylbtyfragrance Zephirine; #JonMarshall (@jonmarshalll) & #HarryPearce (@harrywpearce); #Pentagram (@pentagramdesign)
@penhaligons Fortuitous Finley; @puig_official; #MarcAnge (@marc.ange) #StudioAnge; #KristjanaSWilliams, #KristjanaSWilliamsStudio (@kristjanaswilliams)
Winners will be honored at The Fragrance Foundation Awards on June 11th, where winners for remaining categories will be announced. #TFFAwards
The Winner for Prestige & Popular Packaging of the Year:
@ralphlaurenfragrances Ralph’s Club New York; @lorealgroupe, #CopywrighteDesign
Finalists for this Category Include:
@marcjacobsfragrances Daisy Murakami Pink Limited Edition; @cotyinc & #TakashiMurakami (takashipom)
@montblanc Explorer Extreme; @interparfums_official; #MarkEisen & #Alnoor; @objetsdeconvoitises
@ralphlaurenfragrances Ralph’s Club New York; @lorealgroupe, #CopywrighteDesign
@rarebeauty Eau de Parfum, #SelenaGomez (@selenagomez)
@roberto_cavalli Serpentine; @interparfums_official; #FannyLeBonniec & #MATÍZBarecelona (@matizbarcelona)
@yslbeauty Libre Vanille Couture; @lorealgroupe; #SuzanneDalton
Winners will be honored at The Fragrance Foundation Awards on June 11th, where winners for remaining categories will be announced. #TFFAwards
The Winners for Fragrance Innovation of the Year are:
@pura Cloud Dancer @pantone Color of The Year, Created by Perfumers #ClementGavarry (@clementgav23) & #ErwanRaguenes (@erwan_raguenes) @dsmfirmenichfine
@rarebeauty Fragrance Layering Balm, Created by Perfumer #JérômeEpinette (@jeromenyc1) @robertet_group
Finalists for this Category Include:
@kenzoparfums L’Eau Pure, Created by Perfumer #DaphnéBugey (@daphne_bugey) @dsmfirmenichfine
@pura Cloud Dancer @pantone Color of The Year, Created by Perfumers #ClementGavarry (@clementgav23) & #ErwanRaguenes (@erwan_raguenes) @dsmfirmenichfine
@rarebeauty Fragrance Layering Balm, Created by Perfumer #JérômeEpinette (@jeromenyc1) @robertet_group
@snif.co Signature Spin Scent Booster; Created by Perfumers #AuroreMane, #BrianneMullaney (@titi1622) & #WilliamLeviValle @mane_1871_
@vyraoworld Ludeaux, Created by Perfumer #MeabhMcCurtin (@meabh_mc_curtin) @artofperfumeryatiff
Winners will be honored at The Fragrance Foundation Awards on June 11th, where winners for remaining categories will be announced. #TFFAwards
The Winner for Fragrance Editorial of the Year is:
@rollingstone | “What Guerlain’s Shalimar Can Teach About Building a Brand That Lasts 100 Years” by #SudhirGupta
Finalists for this Category Include:
@nytimes | “Cher Helped Studio 54 Return, if Only for One Night” by #KatieVanSyckle (@katievansyckle)
@robbreport | “The 50 Greatest Men’s Colognes of All Time” by #JustinFenner (@justinfenner)
@marieclairemag | “How Fragrance Helped Me Navigate a Mental Health Crisis” by #ArielBaker (@arielabaker_)
@rollingstone | “What Guerlain’s Shalimar Can Teach About Building a Brand That Lasts 100 Years” by #SudhirGupta
@officeofthesurface | “The Mystery of Gardenia Perfume” by #JamieRosen (@jamierosennyc)
@blackperfumersonline | “From Soul Notes to Bottom Lines: Why Culture Beats Diversity In Business - A Conversation with The Colors (@thecolo.rs)” by #SadasiaMcCutchen
Winners will be honored at The Fragrance Foundation Awards on June 11th, where winners for remaining categories will be announced. #TFFAwards
