Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande
160 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The white pear and raspberry burst forth with immediate candy-like brightness, almost effervescent in their attack. It's purely fruited sugar, nothing complicated—a rush of sweetened fruit that feels almost carbonated against the skin.
The coconut cream emerges as the real protagonist, softening the fruit's sharpness and introducing a creamy, nearly edible quality; the pink rose attempts delicate florality but drowns slightly in the sweetened coconut milk. By the two-hour mark, the composition settles into a distinctly gourmand composition, powdery and warm.
The sugar and musk extend a wispy, increasingly faint trail—the fragrance thins considerably here, clinging as little more than a faint creamy sweetness on the skin. Within six hours, you'll need to actively seek it to detect anything remains.
Thank U, Next arrives as a deliberately saccharine proposition—one that doesn't apologise for its candied ambitions. The white pear and raspberry opening establishes immediate fruit-forward sweetness, but it's the coconut cream in the heart that reveals the fragrance's true character: a creamy, almost milky sweetness that sits uncomfortably between gourmand indulgence and synthetic shimmer.
What emerges is a fragrance of contradictions. The pink rose attempts to introduce a whisper of sophistication, threading through the coconut with a slightly aldehydic sparkle, yet it's constantly undermined by the sugar base note, which transforms the composition into something closer to a vanilla-tinged dessert than a balanced perfume. The musk provides a powdery backdrop, though it feels more like a supporting player than an anchor.
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