We've totalled up the rankings for 2022's best fragrances, and Basenotes is pleased to announce the Finalists for the 17th Basenotes Perfume Awards. The winners will be announced on Wednesday 29th March.
Best Artisan Perfume
- Beauty and the Beast (Areej Le Doré)
- Kiste (2022 Version) (Slumberhouse)
- Orpheus (Clandestine Laboraties)
- Oqachol (Prin)
- Tigerwood (Ensar Oud)
Best Indie Fragrance
- Belle Âme (Les Abstraits)
- Gris Charnel Extrait (BDK)
- Scorpio Rising (Eris Parfums)
- Sleight of Fern (Masque)
- Vintage Suede (Cremo)
Best Fragrance from a Major House
There will be three winners: one feminine, one masculine, and one non-gendered- Armani Code Parfum (Armani)
- Dans le Bleu qui Pétille (Serge Lutens)
- Dior Homme Cologne (2022)
- Gentleman Eau de Parfum Reserve Privée
- Narciso Rodriguez for Him Bleu Noir Parfum
- Opus XIV : Royal Tobacco (Amouage)
- Shalimar Millesime Tonka (Guerlain)
- Le Vestiaire des Parfums : Babycat (YSL)
- Libre Le Parfum (YSL)
- Violette Volynka (Hermès)
Best Perfumer
- Mathilde Bijaoui
- François Demarchy
- Françis Kurkdjian
- Mathilde Laurent
- Amandine Marie
Best Independent Perfumer
- Marc-Antoine Corticchiato
- Jono Bornstein
- Josh Lobb
- Elizabeth Moores
- Sven Pritzkoleit
Best Major House
- Cartier
- DSquared2
- Maison Françis Kurkdjian
- Azzaro
- Tom Ford
Best New House
- Akro
- Clandestine Laboratories
- Folkwinds
- Frater Perfumes
- Les Abstraits
Best Independent House
- Les Abstraits
- Arquiste
- Eris Parfums
- Masque
- Zoologist Perfumes
Best Online Perfumery
- Fragrance Net
- Fumerie
- LuckyScent
- Maxaroma
- Notino
Best Perfumery (NA)
- Fumerie
- Ministry of Scent
- Perfumology
- The Scent Roo
- Scent Bar
Best Perfumery (EU)
- Bloom, UK
- Harrods Salon de Parfums, UK
- Jovoy, France
- Les Sentuers, UK
- Lulua, Poland
Best Artisan House
- Bogue Profumo
- Folkwinds
- Slumberhouse
- Papillon Artisan Perfumes
- Parfum d'Empire
Best Fragrance Packaging for 2022
- Bois Dormant by Céline
- Cardinal by Zoologist Perfumes
- Fame by Paco Rabanne
- Opus XIV : Royal Tobacco by Amouage
- Paradoxe by Prada
- Sycomore Parfum by Chanel
Basenotes Hall of Fame
- Feminité de Bois by Shiseido / Serge Lutens
- L'Air du Désert Marocain by Tauer
- Joy by Jean Patou
- Kouros by YSL
- No 19 by Chanel
- Polo by Ralph Lauren
