NOMINATIONS FOR THE JASMINE AWARDS 2026 ARE CLOSED!
Join the celebrations:
Thursday 30th April
BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, London W1J9LN
10am - Arrival
11am - Judges Panel + Awards
12pm - Close
Launched in the UK in 1990 the Jasmine Awards are recognised as the most prestigious journalistic awards in the beauty industry. They recognise and reward the talents of journalists & visualisers whose difficult task it is to translate the complex art of perfumery into words and pictures.
A new panel of judges is recruited annually and includes experts from the worlds of journalism, literature, fashion, lifestyle, PR and fragrance consultancy. The panel is chaired by an expert in the fragrance industry.
2026 Judges
Dr Tessy Ojo CBE
The judges are asked to read a large quantity of articles that are solely on the subject of fragrance that are published between 1st January and 31st December each year. They are asked to complete a score sheet for each article and return them to The Fragrance Foundation UK Jasmine Awards Office.
The shortlist of finalists is compiled in private, and nominees are notified if they are a finalist. The winners will be announced on the 30th April at the Jasmine Awards ceremony.
Tim Campbell MBE
2026 Sponsors
The 2026 Jasmine Awards Finalists are…
Literary Piece
Alan Knox, Behind the scenes at the perfume museum, Financial Times
Kate Pasola, Luxury hygiene: How fragrance brands are redefining the scent of clean, Dazed Beauty
Jo Fairley, Marie Antoinette: Queen of Fashion & Fragrance, The Scented Letter
Thomas Dunckley, Scents of Loss, Substack
Alice du Parcq, Secret Spraygent: my undercover trip to Boots’ new fragrance boutique, Substack
Lily McGonigal, From Ancient Rome to 304Tok: A brief history of ‘smelling like a whore’, Dazed Beauty
Jo Fairley, A World of Ingredients, The Scented Letter
Thomas Dunckley, Perfumer Playlist: Alberto Morillas, Substack
Short Piece
Nasreen Osman, Immersion Therapy, Harrods Magazine
Alice du Parcq, Best Affordable Perfumes under £35, You Magazine
Carla Seipp, Between the Pines, Konfekt
Carla Seipp, In the Leaves, Konfekt
Suzy Nightingale, Oakmoss: The Perfumer’s Gift, The Perfume Society
Suzy Nightingale, Softly Gathered: The Scents of Wheat & Barley, The Perfume Society
Nick Carvell, Scents of Design, ELLE Decoration UK
Alice du Parcq, Dior Poison: a tribute to my Aunt Suzy, Substack
Best Audio
Haydn Williams, Renaud Salmon - In Conversation, Man in the Mirror Podcast
Suzy Nightingale & Nicola Bonn, Scenting the Ballet & What We’re Wearing, On The Scent Podcast
Suzy Nightingale & Nicola Bonn, What Would Marie Antoinette Smell Like? On The Scent Podcast
Thomas Dunckley, Putting Fragrance Into Function with AKT London Founders, Making Scents Make Sense Podcast
Visual Media
Anne-Laure Hennequin, Master Parfums Games, Instagram
Katie Puckrik, For Rebels of the Future, Penhaligon’s 155 Exhibition
Arnaud Guggenbuhl, Guardians of Memories, Instagram
Thomas Dunckley, Smell Good For Less, Instagram
Suzy Nightingale & Thomas Dunckley, Boudoir is Back! Instagram
Suzy Nightingale & Nicola Bonn, Darkness & Light, On the Scent Podcast Instagram
Scott McGlashan, Fragwives of Edinburgh, Instagram
Thomas Dunckley, Scent Sounds, Instagram
Special Recognition
Lottie Winter, Is Fragrance Toxic? Miranda Kerr Certainly Thinks So - But Does The Science Add Up? Marie Claire
Mahalia Chang, ‘The smell of something worse than death’: I tried the Internet’s most divisive cologne, GQ Online
Alice du Parcq, Robert Cavalli, Serpentine, Instagram
Anita Bhagwandas, Hot Girl Spritz - Can a fragrance get you laid? Substack
Anita Bhagwandas, Venetian Revival, Conde Nast Traveller
Olivia de Courcy, Resin Revival, Harrods Magazine
Danilo Chiaradia, Fall in Lust by Jillian Switzerland: The First Bite of Green Flame, Aliphatic.eu
Thomas Dunckley, Scents of Loss, Substack
Discover the 2025 Jasmine Awards Winners…
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New & Visual Media Winners
Instagram - On the Scent Podcast: A Scented Story - Suzy Nightingale & Nicola Bonn
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Short Piece Winner
The Guardian - Smells like teen spirit: first scents young people will love - Sali Hughes
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Literary Piece Winner
The Scented Letter - The Scent of Mummy's Handbag - Jo Fairley
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Special Recognition Winner
Substack - Noted. Aromatic Antics: Scent Matching Rivals Characters (From 80s excess to what they’d wear now...) - Suzy Nightingale