Ariana Grande’s Brother is Obsessed With Her Fragrance: ‘He Keeps Stealing Mine!’

Here’s some sweet news to jumpstart your weekend: Ariana Grande’s first fragrance, ARI by Ariana Grande, is here! And while her loyal fans may already be en route to the nearest department store to nab the star’s debut scent, there’s one special fan in particular who’s been hoarding Grande’s perfume for months: her brother!

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“My brother Frankie is obsessed with [my fragrance] and wearing it everywhere,” Grande told WWD of her brother’s obsession with the perfume. “He’s always like, ‘I need a new bottle.’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t have a bottle! I need one for myself!’ He keeps stealing mine!”

The singer partnered with Luxe Brands to create her very first eponymous scent — a blend of fruits, florals, musks and an “addictive hint of marshmallow,” which is enclosed in an ultra-feminine bottle (complete with a fluffy pom-pom!) — aptly named ARI by Ariana Grande.

“I wanted it to be personal, especially if I’m going to call it Ari,” said the singer. “I’ve been obsessed with smells my whole life. One year I got a gift basket [with fragrances]. I’d put the lotion on every day, the body spray every day — I would walk around my house literally smelling like a bakeshop. I’m not just slapping my name on some perfume I think smells okay. I am genuinely obsessed with it. I can’t walk past the bottle in my room without spraying on me 14,000 times.”

And while Grande may not be a fan of donuts, she says she’s always been drawn to sweet scents, which is why her fragrance is filled with them.

“I learned a lot about what notes work together,” she said. “[I found that] a lot of my favorite fragrances have juicy raspberry and marshmallow in them, just like mine. I like fruity and sweet fragrances.”

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And aside from its pretty lavender bottle (which was based on the singer’s favorite color), Grande says her favorite aspect of the scent is that it smells different on everyone who wears it.

“One of my best friends, Tyler, was wearing it, and walked past me. I was like, ‘What’s that? That smells good,’ and he was like, ‘It’s your perfume!’”

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But most importantly, Grande wants the fragrance to inspire others, just as she was inspired to create it.

“The cool thing about the fragrance is that it’s hand in hand with the ‘Be You’ campaign, using #BeYou,” she said. “I want to inspire my fans to be unapologetically themselves, celebrating our differences, boosting each other up rather than tearing each other down and meeting society’s ridiculous standard of beauty and perfection. It’s really nice now and then to be reminded that being yourself is more than enough. You’re totally perfect. That’s so cheesy to say, but it’s true.”

ARI by Ariana Grande starts at $20 for a rollerball — and also comes in the form of body lotion, body scrub and hair mist, and will be available in every major department store beginning today.

Are you excited for Ariana’s first fragrance? Will you adding the sweet scent to your fragrance collection? Sound off in the comment section below!

–Sarah Kinonen
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