The shortlist for the Jasmine Awards 2016 is out and I am very pleased to announce that The Candy Perfume Boy has been nominated for four articles across three categories this year for work on this blog and Escentual.com. When I first started this blog in 2011, I never imagined that anyone would read it, let alone the fact that it would go on to be nominated for and win awards. Five years on and I’m completely stunned to have been nominated for the Jasmine Awards (the awards offered by the Fragrance Foundation to celebrate excellent in fragrance journalism) for the third year in a row. What’s more, it’s absolutely wonderful to see such a huge collection of talent amongst the shortlist, with an array of fabulous writers (many of whom I’m lucky enough to call my friends) receiving nominations. It’s enough to make this boy’s heart burst.

I must say a massive congratulations to all who have been nominated this year, especially Chelsea Edmunds and Ceryn Lawless at Escentual, who have both been shortlisted for their amazing work in the Rising Star category. Go Team Escentual!

For the full shortlist, please click here to head on over to the Jasmine Awards website. The categories I have been nominated in are listed below in full (links provided where I could find the articles online):

Digital Experience

Around the World in 80 Sprays	Thomas Dunckley	Escentual.com
How to Buy Fragrance Online Without Smelling It	Lee Kynaston	Fashionbeans.com
A Review of Tate Britain: Sensorium	Eddie Bulliqi	Basenotes
Ditch the Slippers! Father’s Day Fragrance Ideas for Modern Day Dads	Suzy Nightingale	The Perfume Society
Movie Heroine Scents	Anita Bhagwandas	marieclaire.co.uk
The Niche, Lesser Known Fragrance Brands You’re About to Fall in Love With	Anna Hunter	Get The Gloss

Independent Soundbite

Closer to Heaven	Persolaise	The Scented Letter
Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme – The ‘It’ Perfume of 2015	Katie Chutzpah	http://www.katiechutzpah.com
So… Headspace Technology is Pretty Cool	Thomas Dunckley	The Candy Perfume Boy
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud Satin Mood	Louise Woolam	Get Lippie
U is for Unisex	Thomas Dunckley	Escentual

Practical Guide

What’s Your Flavour	Fiona Embleton	Stylist
Scented Little Helpers	Ingrid Van Loteringen, Kate Turner, Cassie Powney, Lucy Partington	Cosmopolitan
Perfume Notes: What’s the Difference Between a Cologne, Eau de Toilette and Parfum?	Joesphine Fairley	telegraph.co.uk
How I Learned to Think Through My Nose	Kim Parker	Red Magazine
The All New London Perfume Shopping Guide	Persolaise	Persolaise
Scents of Summer	Sarah Malrae	Essentials
The Candy Perfume Boys Guide to Rose	Thomas Dunckley	The Candy Perfume Boy