Cloud Ariana Grande 2018 Eau de Parfum

Without the addition of a lovely perfume I would never have tested this fragrance. The bottle looks like something from My Little Pony. And Ariana Grande, isn't that some kind of instagram star? Well, I've been getting my act together by now. And that doesn't make the scent any more appealing to me either. I am with 35 years probably simply not the target group.

But all I had was a small transparent tube and so I went to this fragrance unbiased. First there was something fruity, juicy, maybe pear liqueur with raspberries...
Only in the first few seconds, though. Then it became a wonderful creaminess. Coconut, yes, but not in your face. Rather abstract and equally balanced by vanilla. I actually perceived praliné, like the hazelnut cream filling of chocolate-coated biscuit sticks.

That sounds like a classic gourmand now, but that's not cloud to me. The fragrance does without this clumsy, edible aspect that many gourmands have. There's a dry, woody cleanliness that beautifully blends the creamy-sweet vanilla notes into the earth. I can understand what is meant when someone compares this fragrance with a men's deodorant. Speick lavender or something. But together with the sweet, feminine component it becomes something great. The one without the other would be nothing and both is more than the sum of its parts. A fascinating, dazzling fragrance creation. I haven't smelled anything comparable yet, because I don't know Baccarat Rouge 540 ;)

Anyway, I couldn't get my nose off my wrist anymore. Also my husband found the smell totally great. The next day I ordered Cloud in full size. Dear Jenny05, thanks for a new favorite fragrance!