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The Fragrance Foundation has announced that the winner of the redesign of The Fragrance Foundation’s FiFi® Award trophy is Denis Boudard of QSLD Paris and QSLD New World — USA. The new trophy will be presented at the 2007 FiFi Awards. The winning design turned out to be a drop of perfume dissolving into a crystal glass.

As Dennis Boudard, President of QSLD, said “I wanted to create a sculpture which embodied the blending of glass and fragrance, because in this industry one cannot exist without the other. When combined together, glass and fragrance embody the Excellence of Luxury. Both elements are indivisible and form a unique entity. I am honored that my design was selected and anxiously await its unveiling at this year’s FiFi Awards ceremony.” The FiFi trophy used since 1975 has been created by Pierre Dinand and represented a man and a woman embracing a droplet symbolizing fragrance. FiFi is the annual award ceremony, which can be described as the Oscars of the fragrance industry. Information and picture via The Fragrance Foundation.

Bond No 9 is presenting a perfumista’s custom blending box, which offers a selection of Bond’s 15 fragrances in refillable, travel-ready, foil- wrapped spray flacons, plus an empty one intended to be used for mixing your own custom blends. A booklet of Bond’s favourite blending recipes will be included ($240).

The kit includes the following 15 fragrances:

Little Italy
Eau de New York
Wall Street
Madison Soiree

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The American designer Tom Ford has launched his new website tomford.com. The website is created to reflect his aesthetic sensibilities, and I have spent some time browsing through the gorgeous photos of Tom Ford eyewear as well as the beauty line. Although Ford has collaborated with Estée Lauder on Youth Dew Amber Nude, his first fragrance under his own label is set to be launched in November. You can find more information on Black Orchid on the website, as well as the descriptions of the ancillary products. The website has just been launched, so the new information shall be added in stages. In the future, it will also serve as an online boutique for Tom Ford’s label. The spring 2007 shall see the introduction of 12 unisex fragrances under Ford’s name. (via WWD)

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The Artistry and Language of Olfaction (Takashimaya, 693 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, 3pm-6pm)
Yosh Han will host a fragrance flight, an olfactory equivalent of a wine tasting, which will present a full spectrum of scents. The previews of exclusive fragrances and complimentary samples will be made available.

Happiness is a feeling that is hard to describe in words, but the latest research by Quest International claims to have found a scent of happiness. The British and American respondents identified the aromas of red berries, tropical fruit as well as orchard fruit as the scents that made them feel happy. The French prefer the smells that are sweet, powdery, floral, and musky woody. Does this mean that the American market will see even more fruity-florals in the future? (via Cosmetic World).