Sowmya GibishMost celebrity perfumes get bought once and then live in a drawer. Hers do not. The Ariana Grande perfume line started as pom-pom bottles for teenagers, and somehow grown women are still reaching for them, which is more than you can say for half the celebrity gourmands Kylie Jenner keeps dropping or Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty scent. So which ones are actually good? Do any of them last past lunch? Here are the four I would tell a friend to buy.
Everyday Signature Ariana Grande Cloud
Women
Perfumer
Clement Gavarry
Fragrance Family
Floral Fruity Gourmand
Notes
Top: Lavender, Pear, Bergamot
Middle: Whipped cream, Praline, Coconut
Base: Musk, Woods
You have smelled this one already, probably on a coworker, without ever knowing its name. Pear and a little lavender to start, and then the whipped cream and praline hit, which is the part that gets Cloud compared to Baccarat Rouge 540 for a tenth of the money. On skin it is light, mostly gone by hour four. On a jacket, though, it refuses to leave. It is also the bottle hiding in half the perfume gift sets you will see at the airport.
Sweet Tooth Ariana Grande Sweet Like Candy
Women
Perfumer
Clement Gavarry
Fragrance Family
Floral Fruity Gourmand
Notes
Top: Blackberry, Pear, Bergamot
Middle: Whipped cream, Marshmallow, Black currant
Base: Vanilla, Cashmere wood
My younger sister basically lived in this through secondary school. I always knew when she was home. Blackberry and pear at the top, then marshmallow and whipped cream take over and the name suddenly makes sense, though it stops just short of being too much. Four hours, maybe five. It reads young, which I mean as a compliment, and it is one of the easiest perfumes for women to throw on without a second thought.
When You Want Clean, Not Candy Ariana Grande God Is a Woman
Women
Perfumer
Jérôme Epinette
Fragrance Family
Amber Floral
Notes
Top: Pear, Ambrette
Middle: Orris, Turkish rose
Base: Madagascar vanilla, Sandalwood
Here is the one that converts the people who say they hate her perfumes. No dessert this time. You get a soft musky pear, a bit of powdery orris and rose, and a clean vanilla and sandalwood base that sits flat against the skin, more clean girl skin scent than candy shop. It is quiet. Barely a trail, which is the whole point if you work somewhere a loud perfume would get you side-eye. Easily the most grown-up Ariana Grande perfume she has made.
The Cozy Vanilla Ariana Grande Mod Vanilla
Women
Fragrance Family
Amber Vanilla
Notes
Top: Musk, Plum, Pink freesia
Middle: Praline, Orris
Base: Vanilla, Cocoa butter
This one is having a quiet comeback, and the search numbers have crept up all year. It is vanilla first, with juicy plum and a touch of pink freesia on top and a praline and cocoa butter warmth underneath. Think soft serve, not a richer, grown-up vanilla like YSL’s. It does not shout and it does not last all day, just a couple of hours before it melts into a skin scent, so layer it up for a cold one.
Yazhini Manimudi
Sowmya Gibish
