The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj bottle
Nicki Minaj

The Pinkprint

3.9/5 · 262 votes Feminine 2015
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Fragrance notes

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Character

Longevity3.2/5
Sillage3.1/5
Day91
Night27
Summer100
Spring46
Fall23
Winter16
Our take

The Pinkprint opens with a juicy slap of passionfruit and grapefruit, tart and fizzy like a soda pop left open in the sun. Bergamot cuts through just enough to keep it from tipping into syrup. As it settles, the heart turns creamier with nectarine and frangipani, a floral that feels less like a garden and more like a bowl of tropical fruit salad dusted with heliotrope’s powdery vanilla. The rose is barely a whisper, letting the orange blossom do the heavy lifting. On the drydown, coconut and driftwood emerge, soft and slightly salty, anchored by a clean musk and a faint patchouli that keeps the whole thing from floating away entirely.

The overall impression is a pink plastic flamingo perched on a piece of bleached driftwood at a poolside party: cheerful, synthetic in a deliberate way, and not trying to be anything deeper than a good time. Longevity is modest at best, and sillage stays politely close, which actually suits its daytime, warm-weather personality. This is a fragrance for someone who wants to smell like a vacation selfie, not a perfume lecture. Skip it if you need projection or prefer sharp green florals. It shines brightest on a lazy spring afternoon or a humid summer morning, worn with shorts and a smile. After all, who expects a pop star’s debut to whisper?

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