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Wakey, wakey friends I’m alive. Sort of. I’m actually currently sitting in a golf cart, in stupid degree humidity, typing this up on my iPad as my dad golfs. Why he thinks it’s ok to golf in the heat is beyond me but here we are. I’m temporarily safe from getting out of this cart to actually put in the effort to sport with him since he has his little old man group he is hanging out with today and I’ve turned into the Caddy Mate for all of them. When did my dad get old? And also, why is it so hot? Also, also, Ariana Grande has a new perfume. Ok, let’s get into that because I have thoughts.
Ariana Grande LOVENOTES Plush Vanilla Eau de Parfum is about to drop and I’m not blind buying. Look at me being all adult about my perfume purchases. Are you proud? Tell me you’re proud of me! Go on now. I’m listening. In all seriousness, Ari’s perfumes are normally a safe blind buy for me as I tend to love them. Are they a little juvenile? Yes. Am I an adult woman that wants to sweet? Also, yes. When Aria decided to drop LoveNotes back in in Fall 2024 the only thing going through my head was how do I capture all these Pokemon? Because here we had four different fragrances but only one was dropping in North America. The rest were scattered across the world.
Each fragrance was a love letter to a different part of the world from Ariana expressing messages of joy, gratitude, and affection. The US, Australia, UK, and the rest of Europe each got one exclusive fragrance. Here in the US we got LOVENOTES Pink Woods Eau de Parfum which was a fresh floral fragrance with notes of jasmine, tonka, and cashmere woods. I immediately purchased it online without having to smell it because I just like Ariana’s fragrances and I was convinced I’d love this. I didn’t. But it’s my own fault as I’m a gourmand girlie and this was a floral fragrance. That being said I did think it was going to be interesting none the less. It wasn’t. It just smelled like linen to me and that’s not my bag at all.
Fast forward and Fall, my dearest friends, is on the horizon and the drops are starting to happen! One of which is this new Love Notes Plush Vanilla Perfume. It’s being described as an older sister to Mod Vanilla which sounds promising. It’s a warm, sweet gourmand which checks off all the marks for me that has key notes of vanilla macaron, cashmere woods, and amber crystals as well as orange blossom, sugared petals, and warm amber. The only problem is they contradict themselves in the marketing and proceed to say it’s a delicate, fluffy, playful vanilla as hey, how can Mod Vanilla’s older sister being playful and fluffy when Mod Vanilla is already pretty girlish and fun and Plush Vanilla is supposed to be darker. Hmmmmm!
Is it a safe blind buy? Probably not. So far, LoveNotes has proved a little disappointing with that first launch so, I’m practicing caution if I do indulge in Lovenotes Plush Vanilla! How about you? Are you a fan of the original release and are you eager for the new one?
Ariana Grande LoveNotes Plush Vanilla launches the first week of August.
Where to buy
Sephora
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