Description
ARIANA GRANDE FRANKIE was named after Frank James Michael Grande Marchione known as Frankie Grande, Ariana Grande’ older step-brother. He is an American dancer, actor in music theater, singer, producent and YouTube person. Composition of the fragrance was envisaged as a combination of their energies, characters and personalities, as a vibrant, dynamic and sugared blend!
Top notes of the composition are flirtatious and sexy, created of pink pepper blending with thick and sweet zests of apricot and pear. The heart develops notes of wild orchid posing contrast to cedar, while the base is warm and creamy, made of sandalwood and musk. Crystal sugar in the base contributes to characteristic signature, which is sweet, seductive and irresistible.
Fragrance Ariana Grande Frankie is available as a limited edition in a silver color bottle with pom-pom ball as 50ml Eau de Parfum. Frankie was launched in 2016.
shujanin – :
I’m just trying to form the mental image of this perfume sitting on a man’s dresser…
fox021087 – :
Nice scent. Well blended, soft, not too sweet, has a certain luminosity to it. It is not very original, but is pleasant. I think it is good for winter days in the city. The longevity is a bit disappointing and it is a bit too linear, but again, not bad. If you‘re looking for something innofensive and moderately sweet for winter, try Frankie.
If you‘re a fan of Ariana‘s other fragrances, this one may let you down.
Ivannnn – :
There’s nothing to really love about this fragrance because it doesn’t have a unique smell, but it’s definitely nothing to hate about it either. It’s just one of those “hmmmm, that smells nice” kind of scents. Nothing that would really blow you away.The performance is okay. I got a good 5 hours with this on my skin. They say Ariana’s fragrances is suppose to be unisex but this leans more torwards the feminine side for those who only wear fragrances marketed to their gender (not I).
elasiagaway – :
Found this at TJ Maxx today…clearance priced…under $20 bucks….so I thought…why not !?
I don’t understand all the hate/dislikes for this one..?
Ok, I hate the black pom-pom on it…lol…but I do like just the bottle…The scent IMO just smells GOOD !! Nothing ground-breaking…but the drydown is where I found I really liked it. It is unisex,by today’s standards,yes. I find it fruity/woody…not sweet,really. Middle of the road sillage and lasting power.Somehow,in the drydown,I am getting a “vintage” type vibe…like a throw back to the 70’s or before even. The notes listed are confusing…so…maybe it is blended well..??…I get the pear/apricot/woodsy…and underneath the orchid/floral is there a touch…I don’t “get” the SUGAR….which is fine by me…The first spritz will fool you,so wait for it to blend with your skin/chemistry first,before final judgement.
I am liking it a lot…;-)
Aphascomper – :
I don’t know what inside this bottle is, but that is how knock-off or “expired” perfumes would smell like (if there is such thing: expired fragrance due to the fact that the quality has gone bad over time, or perfume has not been properly stored).
It was like a joke when I smelled it from the tester bottle in a store that has 100% trusted reputation. This one actually spoils it and gives “celebrity fragrances” a bad name.
I had the same quality issue with Ari or Sweet Like Candy, both by Ariana Grande that seem to be pretty “popular” fragrances. I tested those bottles from 2 different stores, one was so bad and one was OK. Ariana’s fragrance lines maybe good in concept of notes and may smell “similar” to some fragrances from different big-name perfume houses, but I have questioned their quality. Most of Ariana’s perfumes don’t have good sillage or longevity either.
ny2004 – :
This is my favourite fragrance out of the Ariana Grande line as it is the most original out of them, thanks to the lack of marshmallow and vanilla.
Frankie is still a sweet fragrance and is more traditionally feminine compared to most other unisex releases, but it has more energy and leaves more of an impression then any of her other releases.
It is such a shame that this is limited edition, while the three extremely similar fragrances are considered good enough to be permanent.
bambila – :
Its a good fragrance its a unisex
Its strong i like it
The lasting power is 6 hours
Silage is okay not to mind blowing
Doomklouse – :
Honestly I did not like this scent at all. I have the limited edition red bottle Sweet Like Candy, and Ari, but this one just did not do it for me. It smells like and old lady perfume mixed with BO to me. Overall not impressed with this.
tsujimoto – :
The main reason why I have a problem collecting stuff that others cannot find. So once I realized that Frankie by Ariana Grande was hard to find, naturally it had to be added to my small, burgeoning collection. My opinion of it, after a few months of ownership have turned luke-warm though. Not liking or disliking it. My response when wearing it is often, “Oh, ok. That’s alright.”
In the store, I loved its unique and strangely middle-ground scent that neither leans girly pink (e.g. Ari or Brittney Spear’s Fantasy) nor masculine neutral (Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue, although not a lick of citrus here for sure). It’s very airy and mellow, with the pear and pink pepper starting very present and then settling into a super soft barely there cedar over musk. The sugar is there, but it’s so dry and takes a backseat, you’d be surprised after an hour to think it was even a teeny-bopper celebrity creation (most of which cannot resist strong sugary hearts or bases). Even after five hours, I can still smell Frankie wafting up from my chest as a stronger than average skin-scent due to body heat alone. So sillage is soft but respectable, maybe a little outside arm-length for now.
On my personal chemistry, this fragrance turns into something as metallic as the bottle color it comes in. As an image, it would be something like a metal beauty counter that was carelessly dirtied by a spilt foundation powder. I suspect that perhaps the nose behind the formula knew a vaguely metal aroma might happen and suggested it to the marketing crew–otherwise, why not package it in another color combination? The metal scent isn’t awful, and isn’t really even bad. But it’s still an odd turn considering I was looking for a sharper, more present aroma with the seemingly harmonious and easy-going notes.
I would suggest this for an Ariana Grande aficionado or someone who is blindly trusting of non-offensive, not exactly striking celebuscents. With a light hand, it would be great for a teenage boy or girl, alike. Although, in heavy doses, I could see this being a very adult, clubbing scent like other reviewers have mentioned–a silver shirt with black jeans for either gender would be the perfect partner to paint the town. Either way, it’s kinda uniquely weird for either gendered perfume arenas.
KEKutrykomy – :
A Friday or Saturday night weekend club dancing fragrance; unisex, subtle, soft, fruity-woodsy, nothing particularly mind blowing or a statement maker. It’s very cool of Ariana to have named this frag after her social media star brother Frankie. The bottle is the same shape as the other Ari perfumes and a girl might think this is not unisex at all. Opens with a pink pepper and pear, fruity and spicy at the same time. Apricot juice is also there, but it’s not a big note. This is not coming off as summery or too fruity.
Later the scent develops into a simple wood. I don’t get the orchid though it appears to be briefly there in the middle stages before it becomes a mild cedar wood scent. At the dry down I get a bit of powder and crushed sugar cubes with musk, clean and skin-like. This is a good casual fragrance to wear when you want to go out with your friends whether you’re a guy or girl and want to smell clean and inoffensive. This is a modern unisex fragrance. The only issue I have with it is that it’s not long lasting enough for me. Otherwise it’s a good scent and underrated but worth checking out.
PS
Ari thank you thank you so much for being such a humanitarian and loving heart especially after the terrible tragedy at your concert in Manchester England UK. We love you and love your perfumes.
Frio – :
Frankie by Ari Grande is refreshingly unique in lots of ways. Not only does it pay homage to her equally as talented step-brother but it’s unisex as well.
I’ll start this review by saying that this fragrance is not my personal cup of tea, and I understand why some would find this fragrance repulsive, yet on the other hand I admire it. It’s one crazy mish-mash of notes which in turn is both gender-less and versatile.
Although bordering on the synthetic, Frankie opens with zesty pink pepper, sweet apricot and juicy pear. The fruity top notes are short-lived, making way for a super musky and woodsy drydown made sweet with a dash of raw sugar.
I would hate to smell this oversprayed on a teenage girl or boy, but in small doses I actually don’t mind the confusing Frankie. I also don’t mind the packaging which reminds me of Solange Azagury-Patriridge’s perfume bottles.
The longevity is rather average lasting approximately 4-5 hours on my skin with the sillage being strong in the opening and softer throughout the drydown.
sergorb56 – :
Frankie
Arianna’s Bro Cologne
I very rarely buy celebrity fragrances but I’m in an experimental phase right now. For me, this is not the best example of a unisex fragrance, although it’s categorized as such. The bottle, which is in the exact same shape and style (with the little pompom and everything) as Arianna Grande’s Ari, and Sweet Like Candy, is far from a unisex bottle or theme/packaging. The creator/designer of this bottle could have at least made it into a traditional neutral colored or black colored bottle/package and gave us an idea that this is unisex. The scent itself is very engaging and intriguing. What I smelled straight from the bottle was a kind of fruity but not terribly fruity dark apricot juice and honey. This honey note is usually unisex as many honey notes exist in men’s colognes although appear more often in women’s fragrances usually with florals. This is not floral to me. It contains fruit with lightly sweetened pear and a rich juicy apricot as it opens.
As the fruit subsides the rest of the performance is more on the gender-neutral unisex side although decidedly more masculine than the opening. The orchid is there briefly a kind of sweet brisk floral note with a spicy air. A kind of boozy sugary note follows. Finally the whole things settles without the fruit and the orchid. There’s musk and woods in the dry down. A cedar wood, a sandalwood and just a little touch of powder. This is definitely a gourmand and very casual. It doesn’t take itself seriously but it’s muskiness in the drier stages are totally more like a real solid cologne for men and women. This is still nothing to go nuts about. It’s simple and relaxed, sweet and slightly powdery. This is great for wearing on a date or to go dancing. It’s for younger crowds (teens through early 20’s). Very nice and very leisurely. It’s not aggressive and it’s not too coy and certainly suitable to guys who like gourmands in their fragrances (fruit, spices, musk, a little floral note, woods) and women who enjoy musk. The fun fragrance is perfectly suited to wear on a Friday night when (if you’re in school or college) you’re off for your weekend and meet up with your friends.
I bought this fragrance online and have been wearing it out on dates. Women have enjoyed the scent but don’t ask me what I’m wearing. I can tell by the way they smile or look at me as they get near enough to smell my cologne. This is a very good starter cologne for boys who are trying on colognes for the first time. It has an almost junior high school vibe but not childish or immature. It’s long lasting with decent sillage. The only downside is the ridiculous and super girly bottle with the pompom. I don’t like to look at it so I think I’m going to decant the fragrance and pour the liquid into a different bottle which I’ll use as a splash.
The bottle’s got to go!
walid_2020 – :
Strange scent, a bit of pear, a bit of orchid, a bit of sugar. Not too sweet, not bad, just awkward. Night club vibe is there for sure.
Wolfgang61 – :
Just a big ol’ NOPE. In no way, shape or form unisex. Dislike this stuff immensely. To each their own I suppose, though for me this is a miss.
kanibal – :
The notes sound gender neutral. This is a perfect candidate for a gender bender article. It has a somewhat sweet fruity feminine vibe but with a manly woody, spicy and musk to it. Spicy woody gourmand (due to the sugar) is still male. Seriously, look at A*Men (and its flankers), Cuba Prestige, MJ Legend, Polo Red, Playboy VIP and Playboy VIP Black for reference of gourmands that are male friendly. This sounds like a spicier one (on the open) which there is nothing at all wrong with. The bottle design however is what I find the most feminine about this scent. For a fragrance based around a male name, the bottle isn’t very male at all. I mean spherical bottle with a pom-pom and it’s supposed to be unisex? REALLY? Well at least the other Ariana Grande scents have that but they are female scents and not unisex.
LLJONI – :
I honestly think it has a masculine scent and feminine at the same time it’s kinda generic but really unique at the same time I smell wood musk pepper and a teeny bit of vanilla pear. Ariana dosent like to force gender roles so this and her recent new perfume sweet like candy are both unisex
PyCCkuu – :
Doesn’t smell anything… Also, found it on the “women side”, although it’s a unisex frag. Not wrong but I wanted to mention it, like an anecdote, if anyone wondered.
vtreskoff – :
Happy this is a unisex perfume but I don’t understand the giant ball beside the bottle… It’s too big! … … Anyway, I’m looking forward to try this, the notes tell me there is hope 🙂
xalisher – :
I am very proud of Franke and Ariana, they both made this happen. Everything in this generation is currently made under gender, and everyone has to act and dress a certain way but I find that BS. Thanks for this lovely perfume.
SAHA19671969 – :
9Lovely bottle,pom-pom & scent.Sillage & longevity r moderate,lighter version of her beautiful 1st fragrance “ari”.
Smells gorgeous, light and refreshing unisex fragrance,love it
Лилия-79 – :
This has finally shown up in Australia. First up is the bottle. It really looks great and is nice and heavy. I do like the little black pom pom and the whole silver thing has a really appealing industrial/feminine vibe going on.
Unfortunately, the juice is pretty ordinary. Starts off with a selection of sweet fruits and calms down into a caramel/amber scent that doesn’t last all that long – maybe three hours tops. It reminds me in many ways of a weaker version of Taylor Swiift’s Incredible Things and some sort of generic David Beckham scent. Not terrible, but just a bit ordinary.
So I’m in two minds about this. My inner dandy says “I gotta have that bottle – get that wallet out now!”, but my nose says “Hey, nothing new or must have here – keep your hands off the wallet sonny!”.
Until I find a bottle on sale I think the nose is going to win.
Kuzya690 – :
I have to start by saying I’m really ashamed I bought this perfume. I was part of the huge group of people disliking Ariana Grande and not necessarily giving her credit for her work. But I just couldn’t resist, this bottle is sooo beautiful, I’ve never seen such a thing, it’s the most gorgeous I have ever seen ! I had to own it and that’s why I ordered it in shame.
In real life I was a little bit disappointed because the packaging is a bit cheap like the box is not made of very good quality cardboard and the bottle is lightly irregularly paint coated. For the price of € 50,00 I expected better quality but anyway that Pom-Pom ! I love it ! It’s the cutest part it’s so perfect !
Now if I have to review the scent, I wouldn’t say I’m disappointed as I didn’t expect anything from it, I just bought Frankie for the bottle. But I must say it’s nothing special, it doesn’t smell particularly good. It’s just ok.
When you first spray it, you get a huge splash of non-descript fruits. Very syrupy like fruits covered with thick honey. I don’t get any pink pepper in any stage of evolution. The fruity opening lasts for around one and a half hour after what you get after are very synthetic cedar wood and sandalwood notes but you don’t even have the time to experience them as they disappear in a few minutes like 10 max.
The drydown is pure sugar and when I say pure sugar it’s like syrup sugar, and a very intense one ! But what’s great is that you also get a nice vanilla orchid smell which balances the composition a little bit. The musk is not that noticeable but it’s there that’s for sure. It’s very nice and after one hour or so you get back some slight notes of fruits syrup along with the sugar and the orchid smell. I’d say it last for about 2 more hours as a skin scent.
The total longevity would be around 5 hours but the perfume really doesn’t project nor does it stay longer on fabric textile.
As a conclusion I wouldn’t say it’s a bad perfume, it’s just ok, nothing special or groundbreaking. And supposedly it wasn’t aimed to be anything special, just a limited edition scent. 🙂 As for the gender label I don’t have any opinion since I never label a perfume as more feminine or masculine, I really don’t care.
But gosh this bottle is to die for, I’m I love ahah ! It even makes me want to buy the original Ari perfume just for the white Pom-Pom ahahah !
Colour: ORANGE
LGadPazzL – :
For some reason I like this fragrance. I got it for free like wtf. But the scent is not that much unisex, I think it’s more girly or like someone said; a lighter version of Minajesty. I smelled the pear at the beginning and it lasts longer than expected (after all the bad reviews). I never smelled Ari so I can’t compare them. But I like this.
Игорьпанк – :
So I’m going to review this fragrance based on 3 things.
Bottle, Box, Smell.
I do not judge any fragrance by the name on behind the scent.
The box is pretty boring in my opinion, Black and white everything.
The bottle is different, I like the geometric metallic silver design with the black pom pom as a little contrast.
The actual scent is very different in my opinion, On one hand it is manly and woody/musky but on the other hand it is also fruity, creamy vanilla.
I personally love this fragrance as it lasts approx 8-9 hours on my skin.
I give this scent an overall 8.5/10
Glad I bought 2 bottles of this !!
yuraha1991 – :
So for all the children fighting below me, I’ll give you an actual review as I work for ulta and have been able to actually try it. The scent overall is unremarkable and synthetic, similar to her other one. That’s my biggest disappointment with this celebrity fragrances, they don’t use quality juice that smells natural. Anyways, back to the review. The opening is extremely strong and very fruity. Something about the opening just doesn’t resonate though, its extremely sour. Ok, so for the middle notes. It still holds that sour note, but it starts to smell a bit florally and dry. Nothing remarkable, smells a bit like mad potion by Katy Perry at this stage. The drydown then turns into ari basically while still maintaining that bitter note. It’s extremely marshmallow at this point. Both fragrances are similar in composition, I get this strong hairspray/ammonia vibe that I haven’t smelled in other fragrances…its unpleasant. Overall, its just not a good fragrance. The bottle is like the other one except it is metallic and has a black poof. I’d remove that thing if you end up buying this because it gets soaked after a while. I had no idea this would even be classified as unisex as it definitely does not smell masculine in any way. I can’t honestly see men wearing this and agree with some of the other users. Gay audience? I suppose, but even the gay guys I work with said they wouldn’t wear it. Maybe for a teen lgbt? I guess, but bottom line, there are better fragrances out there. Longevity is not good either, completely disappeared after an hour. Sillage is also weak, other than the initial spray being suffocatingly strong, it doesn’t last long with no projection. Hope this helps, now stop arguing people. I dislike her as well, but it is about the fragrance. So don’t leave reviews just because you hate her or if you worship her. It doesn’t help and this site is about reviewing scents, not people. (Even though it’s hard to separate the scent from the person, especially if they aren’t someone you should like or look up to due to their poor character). I’d give the scent a 2.5/10 overall.
samvel69 – :
To ggirl83’s comment, there is no particular scent for a man, and if a man wears a feminine scent does that mean he’s hiding something? I bought ari, her first perfume and i’m a boy…so does that mean I am hiding anything? I think you are a bit mistaken when it comes to gender roles because as you can see today nobody cares who acts like what!!
Other than that (ridiculous) comment, I love how Ariana Grande has dedicated her second fragrance to her brother. The bottle is even better than the first, and some notes are similar to her first perfume but still sound nice. I am trying to get this perfume since I loved her first one, so hopefully it’s a nice perfume!
lensa10 – :
It will be interesting to see what Ariana will come up with for her first unisex fragrance. I thought Ari was great, I was regularly complimented and some of my guy friends actually stole some whenever they were in my room. It only seems to be available in a 50ml bottle at the moment but I have it on pre-order anyway. The notes seem interesting. I have a lot of faith for this.
konirat – :
it’s a great idea to make a unisex perfume actually. britney spears should make one too. it’s gonna sell big time. it sounds like a good scent to me: peppery, sweet, musky yum.
kashevski – :
I got this yesterday. It’s a pear, apricot musk. Not really woody. It’s pretty light wear non-organic scent. Similar to Minajesty but lighter. Great day time I would say. I could see young girls and guys liking this 😀
jeck-1988 – :
Well the bottle looks worse than the first one, probably smells just as bad. Wouldn’t be surprised if one of the main notes are leeches…kinda like her nobody brother this is named after leeching off her ‘fame’. I’ll give another review once I actually smell this probable mess.
manitun – :
I think it’s nice she targeted towards a gay audience and women ♡ Unisex ♡♡♡
fqlfh – :
As this being limited edition I think this is a must have for her fans! I’m a fan and like the concept of this being unisex. Happy there are still some female celebs who put out unisex/ man fragrances! Excited to smell this!
Aerohoplenerirty – :
Love the concept of it being unisex (I take it she prob did this for her brother?!) && the bottle is cute, but.. I’m having a tough time seeing how this could be unisex I mean unless ur gay like me && just don’t care && wear anything you like..the notes && bottle scream a lil feminine still I take it though she might have did this for her lgbt fan base which is actually pretty sweet && awesome of her. 🙂