The Fragrance Foundation has announced the five Indie FIFI finalists:
Cuirelle by Ramon Monegal
Rima XI by Carner Barcelona
Terrasse a St Germain by Jul et Mad.
No. 30 Eau d'Hiver by Le Cherche Midi
According to the Fragrance Foundation:
"The final five represent a community of talented individuals who launched unique and provocative fragrances in 2012. The winner will be announced on January 28th at The Elements Showcase for The Fragrance Foundation Awards by Elizabeth Musmanno, President of The Fragrance Foundation.
“The Fragrance Foundation and our industry are thrilled to support small companies who have been chosen by our industry elite,” said Elizabeth Musmanno, President of The Foundation. “We look forward to honoring our finalists and applauding them for their creative achievements.”
“Indie” is defined as an established brand that has been on the market for at least two years, is not distributed or owned by a large company and is sold in 1 to 50 stores in the U.S."
The winner will be announced at The New York Elements Showcase January 28, 2013 at a dedicated ceremony.
For a complete list of the Nominees please click here
Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief
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AWESOME!!! LOVE Amber Oud.
The only one of these I’ve smelled is Terrasse and it is gorgeous, but I can’t believe that Trayee wasn’t selected from that list It’s one of the best things I’ve ever smelled.
Kilian doesn’t belong in this category
He’s in every saks and Neimans
Are they counting one Company as a store?
Such a shame Dsh , mandy aftel, joanne bassett,Charna Ethier tanja Bochnig Ayala moriel , ineke or any independent perfumer didn’t final
Are these companies indie or niche?
Maybe they need a new category for artisans
The above are all winners in my book
I agree with Roy
Does the fragrance foundation read its press release?
Kilian a small company?
His finalist position robbed a true small company of their rightful place
What a joke
Amber Oud is the only one of the top five I have tried and I love it. If I had the means I would buy a full bottle, but I agree with Roy that this is not the right category for Kilian.
The Rima is on my to-try list after reading about it – where else but CaFleureBon!
I had the pleasure of testing Cuirelle and it’s very lovely.
Too bad Maria Candida Gentile isn’t one of the finalists with Lady Day and/ or Neela Vermeire with Trayee.
Agreed that there should be a category for artisanal
!! But Rima is on the list and I am glad this was my choice in the previous draw! Now I am even more intrigued by this fragrance!
If you look at the full list many of the perfumers mentioned in the above comments have been nominated.
Kilian is an established brand that has been on the market for 5 years, which is not distributed or owned by a large company and which is sold in 40 stores in the US (not in Neiman) so it’s definitely an indie brand !