This £16 Avon scent just beat designer rivals to be named best fragrance

published 12 June 2018

Scooping a Fragrance Foundation Award is no mean feat, but this is nothing short of amazing...

Known as the Oscars of the perfume world, the Fragrance Foundation Awards celebrate the crème de la crème of the perfume industry and this year's awards were no different.

Except actually, they were, because one of the top prizes Reader's Choice For Women, was scooped by Eve Duet EDP, a £16 scent by none other than Avon.

The perfume cleverly combines two separate fragrances to be worn alone or combined together. One half, Radiance, is a zippy fresh and fruity spritz, while the other, Sensual is deeper and sexier with rose, patchouli and peppercorns.

While the popularity of Eve Duet is no surprise (Avon sells one bottle of fragrance every 10 seconds in the UK) it is unusual to see a scent at this price beat it's shortlisted designer rivals Hermes, Jimmy Choo and Gucci to such a prestigious award.

Avon Duet Eau De Parfum, £16, Avon.co.uk

Less surprisingly the Best New Female Fragrance Ultimate Launch award went to Chanel Gabrielle while other big winners for 2018 included Kenzo World, which scooped Best New Female Fragrance (commercial) and Tom Ford's sensational, if controversially monikered, F***ing Fabulous, for Best New Female Fragrance in Limited Distribution.

In the male categories, our Beauty Editor's favourite cult brand Byredo won for limited distribution with Velvet Haze, and Paco Rabanne Pure XS for commercial.

Visit The Fragrance Foundation to read the full list of prizes , and congratulations to all of the Fragrance Foundation Award winning scents from team W&H (but especially Avon, because we're ALL about those beauty bargains).

As woman&home's Beauty Channel Editor, Fiona Mckim has tried more products than she’s had hot dinners and nothing makes her happier than raving about brilliant finds on womanandhome.com or her instagram grid (@fionamckim if you like hair experiments and cute shih-tzus). Fiona joined woman&home as Assistant Beauty Editor in 2013 under industry legend Jo GB, who taught her everything she needed to know (learn about ingredients and employ extreme cynicism). She has since covered every corner of the industry, from interviewing dermatologists and celebrities to reporting backstage at Fashion Week and judging the w&h Beauty Awards.