Coty Inc. Takes Home Six Awards From The 37th Annual FiFi(R) Awards |
McGraw by Tim McGraw, Harajuku Lovers and Chloe All Named Fragrance of
the Year Winners
NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Coty Inc., a leader in global beauty
and the world's largest fragrance company, took home six prestigious
fragrance industry awards, the most awarded to a single company at The
Fragrance Foundation's 37th annual FiFi Awards held in New York City on May
27th. Coty's winning fragrances were:
-- Fragrance of the Year - Women's Luxe: Harajuku Lovers Fragrance:
Love, Lil' Angel, Music, Baby, "G", Coty Prestige
-- Fragrance of the Year - Men's Popular Appeal: McGraw by Tim
McGraw, Coty Beauty
-- Fragrance of the Year - Women's Nouveau Niche: Chloe Eau de Parfum,
Coty Prestige
-- Fragrance Hall of Fame (tie) - Davidoff Cool Water, Coty Prestige
-- Best Packaging of the Year - Women's Prestige(tie): Harajuku Lovers
Fragrance: Love, Lil' Angel, Music, Baby, "G", Coty
Prestige
-- Best Packaging of the Year - Men's Popular Appeal: McGraw by Tim
McGraw, Coty Beauty
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"This year's FiFi Awards was a phenomenal night for Coty. It is both an
honor and a privilege to receive six awards, and have nine Coty fragrances
nominated by The Fragrance Foundation," said Bernd Beetz, CEO of Coty Inc.
"Receiving this high honor from the Foundation validates why we are so
passionate about our work and confirms Coty's position as a beauty leader
and as the world's largest fragrance company."
At the awards ceremony, The Fragrance Foundation also honored Coty
partner Marc Jacobs with the prestigious Hall of Fame Award. Coty and Marc
Jacobs have premiered several must-have fragrances including Daisy Marc
Jacobs and Marc Jacobs Splash. Moreover, Daisy Marc Jacobs was named the
2008 Fragrance of the Year Women's Luxe.
"Marc Jacobs is incredibly deserving of his induction into The
Fragrance Foundation's FiFi Hall of Fame," said Beetz. "An icon in the
fashion and beauty industry, Marc is an inspiration and we look forward to
continuing and growing our prosperous partnership."
In the technological breakthrough category, Mane USA took home the 2009
award for their Aquafine technology. This water-based fragrance technology
played a large role in Coty's Nautica Oceans fragrance, which is
water-based and eco-friendly.
"I am extremely proud to be CEO of Coty and extend my endless gratitude
to the hard work and dedication of the Coty family" added Beetz.
For complete information on the FiFi award winning fragrances and all
Coty product lines, please visit http://www.coty.com
About Coty Inc.
Coty was created in Paris in 1904 by Francois Coty who is credited with
founding the modern fragrance industry.
Today, Coty Inc. is the world's largest fragrance company and a
recognized leader in global beauty with annual net sales of $4 billion.
Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, passion, innovation, and creativity,
Coty Inc., has developed an unrivaled portfolio of notable brands and
delivers its innovative products to consumers in 90 markets worldwide.
The Coty Prestige brand portfolio is distributed in prestige and
ultra-prestige stores, and includes Baby Phat, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein,
Cerruti, Chloe, Chopard, Davidoff, Home Skin Lab, Jennifer Lopez, Jette
Joop, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, L.A.M.B. fragrance
by Gwen Stefani, La Voce by Renee Fleming, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Nautica,
Nikos, Phat Farm, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwood and
Wolfgang Joop.
The Coty Beauty brand portfolio is more widely distributed and includes
adidas, Astor, Celine Dion, Chupa Chups, David and Victoria Beckham,
Esprit, Exclamation, Faith Hill, Halle Berry, Jovan, Kate Moss, Kylie
Minogue, La Cross, Miss Sixty, Miss Sporty, N.Y.C. New York Color, Pierre
Cardin(1), Playboy, Rimmel, Sally Hansen, Shania Twain, Stetson, Tim McGraw
and Tonino Lamborghini.
Coty and Puig Fashion and Beauty S.A. have a strategic partnership for
the distribution of the perfume lines of Nina Ricci, Carolina Herrera,
Prada, Paco Rabanne, and Antonio Banderas in the United States and Canada.
For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit http://www.coty.com.
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