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On June 28th 2025, the Golden Pineapple Fragrance Festival returned for its 5th year and another unforgettable day of fragrance. Fragrance houses, perfumers, content creators, and enthusiasts from across the globe gathered in Orange County, California for one of the most anticipated days of the year in the fragrance industry. After our best MEET & GREET & SNIFF yet, we gathered to honor the best of the best fragrance in the industry for the 5th Annual Golden Pineapple Fragrance Awards.

It was a night of historic moments, from Elysian beating out the legendary house of Tom Ford and the iconic Penhaligon’s for the Best Woody Fragrance to our first ever three-way tie. But we don’t do ties. There can only be one!

Take a look down below at the winners of the 5th Annual Golden Pineapple Fragrance Awards. Also, you can scroll down past this year’s nominees to see the previous winners of these historic awards.

THE GOLDEN PINEAPPLE FRAGRANCE AWARDS V

BEST WOODY FRAGRANCE: Blackwood & Bourbon by Elysian

BEST GOURMAND FRAGRANCE: Muffin Man by Chanceux

BEST AQUATIC FRAGRANCE: Surge by Labhouse

BEST FRUITY FRAGRANCE: Peach’s Revenge by Sarah Baker

BEST FLORAL FRAGRANCE: Signature Bloom by Zaharoff

BEST SPRING FRAGRANCE: Muskalero by Jensen Fragrances

BEST SUMMER FRAGRANCE: Single Shot by Nose of Gatsby

BEST FALL FRAGRANCE: Trick ‘r Treat by Xyrena

BEST WINTER FRAGRANCE: Nightcap by GUY FOX

BEST PRESENTATION: Basileus Precious Treasure by Zaharoff

BEST HOME FRAGRANCE: Nightcap candle by GUY FOX

BEST SOLID FRAGRANCE: The Window by Fulton & Roark

MOST SEDUCTIVE FRAGRANCE: In10sive Lust by 86 West

BEST FRAGRANCE DUO: Ned E. Williams & Ada Williams by Pink MahogHany

THE PEER/INDUSTRY AWARD: Thin Wild Mercury

BEST #SOTD: The Window by Fulton & Roark

BEST #SOTN: Ange Noir XXI by Tomavicci

BEST LIMITED EDITION: Dipped in Chocolate by Imaginary Authors

BEST WOMEN’S FRAGRANCE: Queen of Silk by Creed

BEST MEN’S FRAGRANCE: Black Lacquer by Tom Ford

BEST UNISEX FRAGRANCE: 100% Magic by Puppet Parfum

HOUSE OF THE YEAR: d.grayi

PERFUMER OF THE YEAR: James Nguyen

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR: Honey Bunny by d.grayi

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WINNERS OF THE GOLDEN PINEAPPLE FRAGRANCE AWARDS IV

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR: Girl of the Year by Thin Wild Mercury

HOUSE OF THE YEAR: Tomavicci

PERFUMER OF THE YEAR: Michael Paul

BEST AVANT-GARDE FRAGRANCE: Low Carb Cat by d.grayi

THE PEER INDUSTRY AWARD: Cult of Kaori

BEST SOLID FRAGRANCE: Cloudland by Fulton & Roark

BEST FRUITY FRAGRANCE: Summer, Summer, Summertime by Pink Mahoghany

BEST WOODY FRAGRANCE: Aura by Nose of Gatsby

BEST FLORAL FRAGRANCE: Nostalgia by Ourside

BEST FRAGRANCE DUO: The Wedding Collection Velvet Santal | 35 & Silk Santal | 36 by Kayali

BEST #SOTN: Zenobia by Tomavicci

BEST #SOTD: Never Another You by Pink Mahoghany

BEST FRESH FRAGRANCE: Ovation for Men Sport by Shawn Crenshaw

BEST FRANCHISE FRAGRANCE: Absolu Aventus by Creed

BEST LIMITED EDITION FRAGRANCE: Blend No. 83 by Imaginary Authors

MOST SEDUCTIVE FRAGRANCE: Signature Royale XXX Joey Cannoli Underground by Zaharoff

BEST GOURMAND FRAGRANCE: A Whiff of Waffle Cone, 2nd Edition by Imaginary Authors

THE LEGACY AWARD: Plato’s Tale by Jil Croquet Parfum

BEST PRESENTATION: American Psycho by Xyrena

BEST WOMEN’S FRAGRANCE: Fame Parfum by Rabanne

BEST MEN’S FRAGRANCE: Vince by Guy Fox

BEST UNISEX FRAGRANCE: Girl of the Year by Thin Wild Mercury

BEST HOME SCENT: Mall Rat by Xyrena

MOST VERSATILE FRAGRANCE: Clean Team: Purple Label by Get Right

BEST SPRING FRAGRANCE: Bluegrass Muse by Gentleman’s Nod

BEST SUMMER FRAGRANCE: Papaya Isla by Abbott

BEST FALL FRAGRANCE: Filosofia by Day Three

BEST WINTER FRAGRANCE: Rustica by LabHouse

BEST CAMPAIGN: Girl of the Year by Thin Wild Mercury (dir: Kristin Gallegos)

HALL OF FAME: Christophe Raynaud

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WINNERS OF THE GOLDEN PINEAPPLE FRAGRANCE AWARDS III

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR: SEXYÖUALITY by Pink Mahoghany

PERFUMER OF THE YEAR: Ethan Turner

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR: City Rhythm

MOST SEDUCTIVE FRAGRANCE: CHESS by Legend’s Avenue

BEST SOLID FRAGRANCE: Calle Ocho by Fulton & Roark

BEST FRUITY FRAGRANCE: In Love with Everything by Imaginary Authors

BEST WOODY FRAGRANCE: Grapefruit Vetiver by Kirk Eliott

BEST FLORAL FRAGRANCE: Crescent Beach by Abbott

BEST FRAGRANCE DUO: demigod XXI & Empyrean by Tomavicci

BEST #SOTN: Tempo by City Rhythm

BEST #SOTD: Voyage Au Paradis 56 by Krigler

BEST FRESH FRAGRANCE: Signature CITRINE by Zaharoff

BEST FRANCHISE FRAGRANCE: Perfect Eau de Toilette by Marc Jacobs

BEST LIMITED EDITION FRAGRANCE: Of the Immortals by Curly Scents x Zaharoff

BEST GOURMAND FRAGRANCE: Dulce Diablo by Narcotica

THE LEGACY AWARD: Whisky, 1969 by Thin Wild Mercury

BEST PRESENTATION: Gardez by Mind Games

BEST WOMEN’S FRAGRANCE: Paradoxe by Prada

BEST MEN’S FRAGRANCE: Noble Oud Spirits by 18.21 Man Made

BEST UNISEX FRAGRANCE SEXYÖUALITY by Pink Mahoghany

HALL OF FAME: Monsieur Paco Rabanne & 1 Million

BEST CAMPAIGN: PARADOXE by Emma Watson x Prada

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WINNERS OF THE GOLDEN PINEAPPLE FRAGRANCE AWARDS II

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR: Signature TABAC by Zaharoff

PERFUMER OF THE YEAR: Ethan Turner

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR: Tom Ford

BEST WOMEN’S FRAGRANCE: Perfect Intense by Marc Jacobs

BEST MEN’S FRAGRANCE: Signature TABAC by Zaharoff

BEST UNISEX FRAGRANCE: Golden Wood by The HARMONIST

BEST FRAGRANCE DUO: Excitant & Somnium by Black Dahlia

BEST FRANCHISE FRAGRANCE: Acqua di Gio Profondo Lights by Giorgio Armani

THE LEGACY AWARD: Unconditional by Kirk Eliott

BEST PRESENTATION:Phantom by Paco Rabanne

THE HALL OF FAME: Chavalia Mwamba Dunlap, Thierry Mugler, CK One

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WINNERS OF FIRST EVER GOLDEN PINEAPPLE FRAGRANCE AWARDS

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR: A Whiff of Waffle Cone, 1st Edition

BEST WOMEN’S FRAGRANCE: Fleur Musc for Her Eau de Toilette Florale by Narciso Rodriguez

BEST MEN’S FRAGRANCE: The Inimitable William Penhaligon by Penhaligon’s

BEST UNISEX FRAGRANCE: A Whiff of Waffle Cone by Imaginary Authors

BEST FRAGRANCE DUO: Light Blue Love is Love by Dolce & Gabbana

BEST FRANCHISE FRAGRANCE: Acqua di Gio Profondo by Giorgio Armani

THE LEGACY AWARD: Ovation for Men by Shawn Crenshaw

BEST DEODORANT: Blue Ridge Inspired Deodorant by Fulton & Roark

BEST SANITIZER: Citrus Hand Sanitizer by Every Man Jack

BEST HOME SCENT: A Whiff of Waffle Cone Candle by Imaginary Authors

BEST SOAP: Sweet Tobacco Detox Bar by 18.21 Man Made

BEST PRESENTATION: Perfect by Marc Jacobs

THE HALL OF FAME: Acqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani & Daisy by Marc Jacobs

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THE METHOD

The Golden Pineapple Fragrance Awards are a unique breed of awards. Our goal since launch is to put all fragrances on an even playing field. That means everyone from the most well-known names in the industry to the newest, smallest least known indie houses all compete through our rigorous blind testing system. Our system was devised by Team Pinappos and open democratization from the public to ensure the most fair and unbiased system possible for awards selection.

Furthermore, while our method is designed to preclude any outside interference in the selection process, we have made the decision to take it one step further by locking in all nominees and winners before we accept any money from vendors or sponsors.

Submissions are the only guaranteed way to be considered for nomination and fragrance houses across the globe submit their fragrances every year for consideration, but the secret sauce of this all could very well be that submissions aren’t the only way to be considered. A select team of fragrance loving researchers, scour the world for fragrances they believe are worth discovering and acquire those fragrances to have entered for consideration.

All fragrances, no matter how they are entered for consideration, are decanted into non-descript sample sprayers with coding and sent out to the Pinappos Influential Press (PIP) who then test each fragrance to determine the best of the best. PIP is made up of members of our team as well as other carefully selected people outside of our team with little to no ties to the fragrance industry to avoid as much bias as possible. We select people from all walks of life to allow for the most diverse perspectives on judging. Once the votes are tallied for each category, the highest votes become the nominees. PIP will then revisit each of the nominated fragrances and vote for the best of the best in each category to vote on a winner. Each step remains coded for PIP. The nominees and winners aren’t revealed until we announce them. After all decanted fragrances have passed the nominee and winners process, PIP will then take careful steps to judge the things that we cannot judge blindly like House of the Year or Perfumer of the Year. In the end, the winners will be sealed in an envelope, revealed only to a select few need-to-know people in the event committee who are sworn to secrecy, with the public finding out the results when the envelopes are opened at the award ceremony.

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