Pink Woods

Pink Woods is a surprisingly complex celebrity fragrance. It is sweet, with a slight herbal/woody base. Weightless but still cozy. Creamy, mildly sweet, but is grounded by the tea note. The cotton candy note is very prominent, and it comes across as elevated and airy. I usually hate vetiver but it lends an interesting texture to the fragrance. This scent has an otherworldly and romantic character to it while feeling nostalgic at the same time. It evokes the same feelings and mood that I get when watching the Never Ending Story. The projection is about an arm’s length for the first hour, but it does fade into a softer and more intimate projection. Longevity is about four hours on skin, but on clothes this lasted all day. The silage is stronger than you may think. I have been told at work several times that they can tell where I have been in the office because of my lingering scent trail. The bottle is gorgeous and minimal and I love the cost per once and how much product you get. For a layering suggestion, try Pink Woods with Phlur’s Vanilla Skin. The woods and vanilla notes are really emphasized and oddly this combo seemed to get stronger the longer I wore it. Pink Woods is often described as a dupe for Bal d’Afrique. But when wore side by side you really notice the differences. Bal d’Afrique opens crisp and fresh and smells like an expensive spa. Then it dries down to a luxurious soapy clean scent wrapped around gentle wispy florals. The opening in Pink Woods smells like I am making simple syrup, and the body of the scent smells like sugar dusted tea leaves. Both are minimalist, sophisticated, and clean smelling. Bal d’Afrique is fresher, more refined and expensive smelling while Pink Woods is sweeter, more approachable, and has better performance. Pink Woods is undeniably inspired by Bal d’Afrique, but it is not a one for one dupe, it’s more like 80% similar. I enjoy both scents, but if I have to pick a favorite, its Pink Woods. I am drawn to sweeter scents and the performance is much more impressive. This is also why I rated Pink Woods an 8/10.

Wanted to love it but...it’s a very powdery soap scent. I would wear it but I probably won’t buy it personally. It’s a weird love hate relationship. Like I want to own a small bottle but I dont want more than that haha I’ve read some people say it smells like Raid? I could see why. But it’s not like a bad thing? It kinda fades in the background Update 2-13-25: You know what?.... I bought it the travel size a couple of days ago lol. I sampled quite a few at Sephora and out of all the popular fragrances surrounding this one, I just kept going back to Pink Woods. I can’t pinpoint what the familiarity is. I read somewhere that it was similar to Heavenly by VS but I never smelled that version, I used to have Dream Angels Heavenly and I can’t remember if they are similar but something in t the back of my mind is telling me it is! Sometimes I’ll get a whiff of burnt sugar and men’s shaving cream and its smells nice lol Another thing to add, I noticed this one got released around the time I got proposed to so it’s a lil special to me. Update 2-16-25: Las night as my fiancé was opening the door for me he said “you smell good!” Yay!! Update 1/21/2026: This has got to be my all time fave perfume. I can’t seem to find anything else better than this or similar. I really want to try her other Love Notes collection but I’m so afraid of blind buying. Bal dafrique is similar but it has a very dusty, saliva, and grassy smell to it, I don’t know how to describe it. I love the notes in this so much. Update 7/23/26 I hope they make an intense version of this. I feel like it fades quick and I have to keep reapplying 😭

I live in Australia and was lucky enough to have my friend bring back a bottle for me on her trip to NYC...But wow do I have thoughts. After being SEVERELY disappointed by the Australian exclusive of lovenotes which is called "Pressed Petals" (I am rarely dissapointed by ariana perfumes) I was really afraid that I would also be disappointed by pink woods, as I watched countless mixed reviews but had also heard that this was one Ari's personal favourite fragrances from her line so I had to have it. I am so relieved to say that I instantly found this to be vastly superior to the Australian Exclusive which was an overly mature floral and lacked any sweetness, despite having a promising listing of notes. And I completely agree that this is almost identical to Bal D'afrique but with the addition of a lingering and alluring sweetness (likely from the cotton candy note). This is quite a hard fragrance to describe as I really can't pick out the individual notes but it is softly sweet, has a delicate floral and a smooth and subtle woody undertone. It's also neither fresh or warm, I feel like its perfectly in the middle. In comparison to pressed petals its still on the mature side but less offensively as the sweetness saves it from going wrong in the way that pressed petals did. I wouldn't say that this is a safe blind buy though and I don't think its designed to be a crowd pleaser in the way that her other fragrances are but I am pleasantly surprised.

I don’t have this (yet!!) but I smelt it in store yesterday, sprayed it on my skin as well as a paper strip, and I think I found a potential signature scent?! I’m from the uk so we got vanilla suede first, and I had no idea when pink woods got released in the uk but I’m so glad it did! (Apart from the fact I have to spend even more money) The perfume first opens up fresh and slightly citrusy, then around 15 minutes after spraying you get that cotton candy sweetness. The dry down is mostly tea and vetiver (almost herbal like) which reminds me a little bit of flowerbomb. I haven’t tried Byredo bal d’afrique as I’m not sure where to find it in the uk, and I’d think it would be rather expensive as well. But this is perfect for a cheaper alternative (from what I heard) and is signature worthy if ONLY it lasted longer!!! I sprayed it on me like it was a body mist when I was in store and I could hardly smell it on me 30 minutes later! To be able to smell it, I had to smell my wrists and even then the smell is faint. It may as well be a body mist. Perfect unique scent, horrible longevity & projection. If I could describe this perfume, it’s like walking into a woods, but the clouds are made out of cotton candy and there’s a thick pink fog. The air smells fresh, green, and earthy. In my opinion, it’s ok to wear year round and perfect if you’re craving a little sweetness without wearing something to overbearingly cloying

Was there a pre-2000s body lotion that had this smell? Either from a department store or like, Avon or similar. I'm not sure. I sprayed this on paper today, and I'm trying to place it. Not, like, a B&BW-type lotion that has a themed scent, but the sort where the brand of lotion just smells a particular way. It's very soft and pleasant. I can see why people say AG perfumes all smell the same. Basically all of them are vanilla, and vanilla executed in a certain way. It's as though whoever is in charge of the day-to-day in the brand (celebrities are probably busy doing other stuff) has a particular taste of what they want, and they're making an entire brand out of that particular taste. I think, though, if you're someone who also really likes that particular style, you're in great luck! ...I might just be that person lol. Update: yeah, I'm going to be getting this one. I already have plush vanilla, and this will be next on the list. I'm not even a fan of the celebrity or anything; it just smells really good to me. I wish I could smell the ones from the series in the other countries.