Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande
143 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The pear hits with genuine juiciness, bright and almost crisp, immediately tempered by ambrette's creamy, slightly soapy warmth. Within moments, a synthetic sheen settles over the opening, softening the fruit's natural edges into something more polished and powdery.
The iris emerges as the pear retreats, introducing a cool, buttery dryness that contrasts beautifully with the honeyed sweetness of Turkish rose blooming underneath. For these two hours, the fragrance exists in its most balanced state—genuinely pretty, though deliberately restrained, with a cosmetic-floral quality that hovers between sophistication and softness.
Vanilla and cedarwood take over entirely, creating a warm, creamy base that's more almond-tinged than woody. The composition becomes progressively quieter and skin-like, fading into a sweet, comforting second skin that barely projects beyond arm's length before disappearing almost entirely after four hours.
*God is a Woman* arrives as a deliberately soft declaration—less a bold proclamation and more a whispered confidence. The pear and ambrette opening presents a peculiar contrast: the former offers genuine fruit sweetness with subtle grainy texture, whilst ambrette contributes a warm, almost musky undertone that prevents the composition from veering into generic fruity-floral territory. There's an intentional restraint here, a fragrance that seems almost embarrassed by its own loveliness.
The iris-Turkish rose heart is where the composition reveals its true character. Rather than competing, these notes perform an elegant pas de deux—the iris lending cool, buttery powder and a whisper of cosmetic sophistication, whilst Turkish rose (likely a synthetic recreation given the 52% synthetic accord) adds honeyed sweetness without the indolic heaviness of natural rose absolute. Together they create an almost gourmand floral, something between a dusted rose petal and vanilla-tinged face powder.
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