8the Annual Basenotes Award Winners

Basenotes has announced today the winners in its 8th Annual Basenotes Awards, voted by Basenotes visitors worldwide.

In the perfume blog category, the gold medalist this year is the same as last year - Now Smell This. Perfume Posse won the silver medal, and Bois de Jasmin got the bronze. For the second year, SmellyBlog has been chosen as one of the top 10 perfume blogs in the 8th Annual Basenotes Award.

Here is the entire list of winners, and if you want to read in more details about the finalists and 2nd and 3rd places, visit Basenotes:

For Women

• Best Fragrance : Shalimar
• Best New Fragrance : Prada Infusion d'Iris
• Best Fragrance for Day Wear : Prada Infusion d'Iris
• Best Fragrance for Evening Wear : Black Orchid
• Best Fragrance Packaging : Angel
• Best niche, independent, artisanal or boutique fragrance : Bois Blond
• Best designer, mainstream or fine fragrance : Prada Infusion d'Iris
• Best mass-market, drugstore, budget or direct-sell fragrance : Tabu
• Best Celebrity Fragrance : M

For Men

• Best Fragrance : Terre d'Hermès
• Best New Fragrance : Narciso Rodriguez for Him
• Best Fragrance for Day Wear : Terre d'Hermès
• Best Fragrance for Evening Wear : M7
• Best Fragrance Packaging : Unforgivable
• Best niche, independent, artisanal or boutique fragrance : Green Irish Tweed
• Best designer, mainstream or fine fragrance : Terre d'Hermès
• Best mass-market, drugstore, budget or direct-sell fragrance : Old Spice
• Best Celebrity Fragrance : Unforgivable

• Best Fragrance House: Guerlain
• Best Fragrance Blog: Now Smell This