Cloud Aurora

So most definitely don’t judge this fragrance by your first impression because it may smell a little redundant at the start but the dry down is just beautiful. It’s like a perfect pink marshmallow with no syntheticness, just sweet, subtly powdery, smooth and not overpowering. As someone who never got into the yum boujee marshmallow formula, because i still felt it was too synthetic I feel like this is just done way way better. I can’t stop sniffing myself. This is the epitome of a well done celebrity fragrance. A soft gourmand that’s easy to wear not overpowering or too big of an impression but will leave you sniffing your skin all day and leaving a delicate but captivating scent trail. This is like is everything I thought plush vanilla was going to be but was ruined by the heavily synthetic sweet woody note that they use in vanilla skin too. This uses that same woody note but somehow that synthetic burnt rubberiness has thankfully disappeared. I also love how it’s a smooth cashmere, blonde woods and amber background and leaves out the musk, it does make it more linear but i actually think that that’s lquite new for arianas line as she usually doesnt do this simple or linear of a gourmand. This honestly reminds me of sooo many fragrances. It’s the exact same scent category of sweet tooth by sabrina carpenter (a perfect soft easy to wear gourmand that’s not overpowering or too edible), it has something reminiscent of the cotton candy almost bubblegum note of candied fantasy by britney, the woody note from plush vanilla but done so so much better and no syntheticness and then lastly the clean almost fresh base of cloud intense 2.0. This is the quintessential celebrity fragrance and I think it’s going to be a hit.

This doesn’t smell like any of the other Ariana Grande Cloud fragrances. It’s a much creamier take on the Cloud DNA rather than a direct flanker. For reference, my favorite in the Cloud line is Cloud Pink, so take that into consideration as it relates to my taste. Aurora doesn’t smell like Yum Boujee Marshmallow or 7 Virtues Strawberry Jam because it lacks that prominent strawberry note, but I’d put them in the same fragrance family. It also isn’t like Phlur Vanilla Skin or Ariana Grande Plush Vanilla, as those lean smokier, while Cloud Aurora is much creamier and softer. Again, they’re in the same family, but they aren’t duplicates. I even pick up a little overlap with Kayali Vanilla Rock Sugar, though Aurora doesn’t have that honeyed sweetness, so it comes across smoother and more understated. The magic really happens in the dry down. It settles into a sweet, creamy skin scent that’s soft, cozy, and intimate. At the same time, there’s a subtle plastic-doll quality to it in the best way. It’s a smooth, slightly synthetic creaminess to it that’s intoxicating. While it shares qualities with several popular vanilla fragrances, it still feels distinct and unique enough to justify owning. If you enjoy any of the fragrances I mentioned, Cloud Aurora is absolutely worth checking out.

This feels like what Glinda would wear in Wicked For Good. It’s the most mature and sophisticated version of Cloud. I would say it’s a blackcurrant perfume first and foremost. I get a lot of a non-medicinal berry and feminine woody notes for most of its wear. It dries more into a soft gourmand and it takes a while to get that marshmallow fluffiness. It feels shy, but thoughtful. It is on the more complex side for Ariana’s fragrances which are usually quite mass appealing. As each hour passes you do get a slightly different note being the main focus. Do I wish they went further with leaning into the creamy dessert notes? Yes and I think it would be more popular too, but I’m still quite happy with how this one turned out. Of Ariana’s other fragrances, to me it feels the most like an updated version of Moonlight more than Cloud. This is the first version of Cloud that I feel like does not have the same DNA as the original. I still feel like Cloud Aurora embodies the idea of Cloud in that it’s a light fluffy easy to wear fragrance, but it just doesn’t fall in line with this particular line. I would suggest this for Mod Vanilla and Cherry Eclipse fans before Cloud comes to mind.

i didn't expect to love this perfume as much as i do, but I do. the smokiness really comes out on my skin, almost turning it into a warm, spicy note. it reminds me a lot of tabac rouge by phaedon actually, which is quite a pleasant surprise for me considering the price point of TR. i think this flanker is the most interesting out of the cloud series, based purely on how different it seems to smell on everyone! both this and cloud intense morph into something much more rich and mature on me, so it's been quite fun to read others reviews about how sugary sweet or marshmallowy it is as i personally don't experience any of that! i'm very pleased with the longevity on this one. the other clouds have poor staying power, with intense lasting longer though when i spray it before bed and wake up the next morning it's gone. aurora on the other hand stuck around for over 12 hours! dry down comes through as vanilla playdough for me, but i enjoy that.

I wanted to come back and say ...This is a soft but lingering fragrance and great for layering with so many gourmands or other scents that need a sweet boost, that's what I like about this, it can be mixed with the other Clouds too, to elevate them to your liking. This is the newborn BABY CLOUD , of the Clouds. I def was not a fan of the Cloud Intense it had a masculine take. Anyhow, Im glad this doesnt have anything too close to the original dna...as ppl may have wanted, but come on we got something different ha! @devins_advocate , This doesn't smell nothing like moonlight or Mod vanilla , no way loves. My opinion. But Nebra's white bottle maybe. Plus the juice will get richer as it sits...these bottles are quite new too. Nothing like : libre 's , plush vanilla (PHLUR SKIN), Ari moonlight , sol 59 , clean whipped cherry ., Yara elixir ( HECK NO ) fix your noses lol THINK WHITE RABBIT CANDY.