Wanted to share with you guys the first ever Fragrance Awards held by my friends at SELF magazine! The winners are featured in the November issue - so be sure to pick up a copy! The awards came about as an extension to the not-to-be-missed Healthy Beauty Awards. Here's some info on the awards:

Real women reader testers spritzed and sniffed every scent launched in the past year to find the best out there to win the Fragrance Awards
SELF sorted 248 bottles into 26 scent categories according to their top/middle/bottom notes (citrus, floral, fruity, etc) and then set up a blind test
Panelists jotted hundreds of pages of notes and we tallied the results to unveil the top 26 winners
Within that you will find the best mood lifter, fresh scent, most boldly seductive scent, best make-a statement scent, youth in a bottle and more!
You can check out the feature here: http://www.self.com/beauty/2011/11/fragrance-awards-2011-slideshow#slide=1
See below for the spread

My editor's pick?

Emilio Pucci Vivara Variazioni Verde 072, $59. Lush notes such as grass, dew and bamboo mark the "green" grouping. This favorite among them stood out for its "subtle" yet "clean" (thanks to a mint-leaf top note), "outdoorsy" vibe. Testers said they'd wear it when dashing to "a casual lunch with friends" and agree that it would "work wonderfully if going to a picnic." In a Pucci wrap dress, natch.

Devon Jarvis