The fragrance’s key notes are pink pepper for a spicy bite at the top; iris for a powdery, green-leaning floral; ambrette seeds to add some warmth; and Ambrox for a base that’s a little creamy, a little musky, and a little salty. But as the name might imply, the fragrance is unfinished—it’s missing one thing: you.
That might sound very Joe Goldberg, but it’s true! This perfume needs your unique body chemistry to really work. As Glossier puts it, “it’s not one of those perfumes you wear to become someone else. Mostly, it smells like you: soft, warm, familiar. We designed everything about it to feel open-ended, like it’ll grow with you no matter where you are in your personal evolution.”
Glossier You has been around for years, but with some recent interest on TikTok, I decided to revisit the fragrance. Since it’s rumored to smell different on everyone, I recruited my friend group (read: forcefully sprayed perfume on them outside of a restaurant while we waited for our table to be ready) to see if it really does smell different on different people. I’ll be honest with you. I always knew that Glossier You’s whole thing was that it smelled different on everyone, but I never really believed it until I smelled it on four different people simultaneously. Keep reading for everyone’s unfiltered thoughts.
