Ariana Grande Thank U Next Eau de Parfum

Most Helpful Positive Review

Very interesting fragrance...

I received this fragrance in a sample bag from Ulta. This perfume in particular has the least stars out of any other Ariana fragrance sold on this site. That doesn't surprise me at all. This is a strange scent 100%, but that is kind of what makes it good...if that makes sense. I agree with others on... the pickle smell, it's there, it's weird, but it softens out to something very sweet and pleasant. When I wore the sample, I passed by my mom and she asked if I ate kettle corn. When I said no she was like "That's weird. Suddenly I smell kettle corn, it smells good". I knew she was smelling this fragrance and honestly, I got that too once she said it. This does smell kinda like buttered popcorn jelly beans or caramel/kettle corn. MY initial thought when I sprayed it had been that it was very similar to B&BW's Pink Chiffon body mist that I had once. I actually looked up the notes for that, and that particular scent along with this one both have a pear top note, which I think might be what's responsible for the tartness and weirdness of the scent. I think everyone is right honestly: it smells like pickles, it smells like sugary buttered popcorn, it smells like vanilla coconut, and it smells like Pink Chiffon. It's all of that in one and it's so bad that it's good, but I can see it being a train wreck on different skin chemistry because this is one of those scents that's really unforgiving. Plus, it's very strong and slaps you and everyone else in the face when you wear it so it could be bad if it doesn't agree with you. Overall, I give it like 7.5 out of 10. I don't LOVE it, but I really like it. It's very unique and that's good in my book but others might not agree. Get a decant or a sample if you can first before buying.