Over the last three years the fragrances with Ariana Grande’s name on them have been surprisingly good for celebuscents. One reason is the creative team, who I am still frustratingly unable to identify made a smart move. They hopped on the transparent floral gourmand bandwagon right away. Starting with Cloud and followed by Thank U Next and REM they produced three of the better examples of the trend. They also chose to
house them in eye-catching bottles which for a change weren’t the only creative thing on display. I was wondering if they were going to keep on working the trend or if they might make a change. Ariana Grande God is a Woman signals that maybe a new day has begun. Perfumer Jerome Epinette is behind this new perfume. He was the composer of Thank U Next. His general style fits the transparent goals of the brand. That characteristic remains. What is different
is instead of floral gourmand, God is a Woman is a fruity floral. Some might think that is an undetectable distinction. The three earlier releases while being sweet used cookie or pastry-like accords to partner the floral. Here it is a recognizable fruit in pear.
The pear is what begins this. Now this is probably the creative team jumping on another trend. Especially in the mass-market sector it seems like there was a sale on the pear perfume ingredient. I feel safe in saying I have received a perfume featuring pear at least once a week this year. That doesn’t make it good or bad because it is the rest of the fragrance which determines whether it is enjoyable.
In this case M. Epinette takes the botanical musk of ambrette seed and wraps it around the pear. Having this up front gives the pear a subtle shading so that the fruitiness doesn’t blare off the skin. It diffuses it until its floral partner arrives. Iris comes forward in a way I don’t usually get in a mass-market release. He uses the powderiness which is usual. It adds to the hazy fruit. What also comes out is the rootiness in the carrot-y way iris sometimes has. It harmonizes especially well with the ambrette seed. This is an unusually kinetic accord for this kind of fragrance. A little vanilla adds some extra sweetness like a spritz of whipped cream on top.
God is a Woman has 8-10 hour longevity and average sillage.
The creative team behind these Ariana Grande perfumes is doing a fantastic job. They are choosing good perfumers while allowing them some freedom to design differently. While I have no idea of the gender of God, I do know this creative team knows what they’re doing.
Disclosure: This review is based on a sample provided by Ulta.
–Mark Behnke
The beauty community went crazy when the Ariana Grande God Is A Woman Eau de Parfum was first announced back in June, as the latest addition to the Ariana Grande Fragrances brand.
I know celebrity scents are an either love it or loathe it kind of situation, but I have liked nearly all of the Ariana fragrances, so I was excited to try it, as I’d heard nothing but amazing things.
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- Ariana Grande God Is A Woman Eau de Parfum
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“Empowered. Breathtaking. Natural. A breath of fresh air for the senses. Introducing God Is A Woman Eau de Parfum, the fragrance by Ariana Grande.“
The Ariana Grande God Is A Woman Eau de Parfum is available in three sizes;
- 30ml / 1.0 oz
- 50ml / 1.7 oz
- 100ml / 3.4 oz
Ariana’s inspiration for this new fragrance is the ‘grand power of nature’, and the scent is said to be a breath of fresh air for the senses, and is composed of 91% naturally derived ingredients, which I think is impressive for an affordable, celebrity perfume.
Not only that, it’s also vegan, clean and cruelty-free too, which might be why it’s been such an extremely popular launch for Ariana Grande. Marketed as being a combination of luxurious, natural ingredients, creating a stunningly sensorial and intimate experience.
The Ariana Grande God Is A Woman Eau de Parfum features a soft opening of juicy pear and ambrette, which evolves into a wonderfully sensuous floral heart of Turkish rose petals, paired with divine orris.
Finally, the drydown unfolds into a warming blend of Madagascar vanilla and a creamy, woody twist of cedarwood. The signature lies in the natural ambrette, that while on top, still leaves its mark throughout wear with its skin-sensual musk leaving an alluring trail.
The Ariana Grande God Is A Woman Eau de Parfum‘s bottle is different, as it comes with a clear glass rectangular bottle, with lilac coloured fragrance, and it comes with a removable, faceted stone-effect case.
It’s surprising to see that the ‘stone’ section can be removed, but it comes off very easily, so if you were to place the perfume in your bag with the case attached, it would just fall off in seconds, so I think it must be intentional, so you can have a more travel-friendly version if you wanted to.
In terms of scent, I think the Ariana Grande God Is A Woman Eau de Parfum is beautiful. It’s very sweet and fruity, and whilst the note isn’t mentioned anywhere in the description, to me, it smells very strongly of plums.
I guess it’s the pear, but to me it smells like sweet stewed plums, but in a good way. It’s so lovely, and is my favourite fragrance I’ve tried out of the whole Ariana Grande Fragrances collection.
It’s not the most long lasting fragrance, but I’ve only found one long lasting celebrity fragrance, and that’s Britney Spears Fantasy, so the short-lived longevity doesn’t phase me. It’s a feel-good fragrance, and I’m glad I added it to my collection.
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