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Sweet Like Candy

Ariana Grande · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2016

≈ $68 · 100ml · approx. retail

A sugar-frosted 2016 follow-up to Ari, layering blackberry and bergamot over a heady white-floral heart and a velvety cassis-marshmallow-vanilla drydown.

Fruity White Floral Sweet Vanilla Woody Musky

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Blackberry Bergamot Pear

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Sambac Jasmine Frangipani Honeysuckle

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Blackcurrant (Cassis)Marshmallow cashmere-wood Vanilla

Best for

SpringSummerFallDailyOfficeEvening

Dupes & cheaper alternatives

Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.

Valentino Born in Roma Donna

Valentino · Floral

≈ $117

Shares Blackcurrant (Cassis), Bergamot, Sambac Jasmine

Flowerbomb Nectar Intense

Viktor&Rolf · Floral

≈ $87

Shares Blackcurrant (Cassis), Bergamot, Sambac Jasmine

L'Interdit Eau de Parfum

Givenchy · Floral

≈ $102

Shares Pear, Bergamot, Sambac Jasmine

Paradoxe

Prada · Amber

≈ $132

Shares Pear, Bergamot, Sambac Jasmine

Manifesto

Yves Saint Laurent · Floral

≈ $100

Shares Blackcurrant (Cassis), Bergamot, Sambac Jasmine

Mercedes-Benz Woman

Mercedes-Benz · Floral

≈ $55save ~$13

Shares Pear, Vanilla, cashmere-wood