Comparing it to the new Threshold Pink Cotton Candy from Target, they're totally different scents, even though they both smell like cotton candy (although the Target version doesn't smell nearly as much like cotton candy now that I've smelled this version!) Sniffing them side by side, the Threshold scent is strawberry with a slightly tangy pineapple note, and although it's sweet, it's not "spun sugar" sweet. This scent, however, smells more like fruity bubblegum, I think the fruit is more raspberry than strawberry, there's no pineapple, and it has that "spun sugar" sweetness. Of the two Pink Cotton Candy scents (both of which are fantastic), this one smells more like authentic cotton candy.