This Is How Ariana Grande Really Spends Her Millions

Considering her popularity, it's completely unsurprising that Ariana Grande dropped $16 million on a beautiful apartment in New York. In June 2018, Grande purchased the property with her then-fiancé, Pete Davidson, and it's easy to see why. Per House Beautiful, the apartment is in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, and boasts "five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and views of the Empire State Building." People reported that Grande's new abode featured some seriously luxurious amenities such as a private IMAX theater reserved exclusively for the building's guests, and "a 75-foot indoor pool, lit from above by a massive skylight."

As for what happened to the home when Grande and Davidson split in October 2018, it's thought that the pop star held on to the investment. In an interview with GQ in August 2018, Davidson revealed that the apartment belonged to Grande: "She bought the place, Davidson says, and he stocks the fridge," they wrote. While they were cohabiting, Davidson revealed, "She's like, 'This is our house,' and I'm like, 'You're very nice for saying that. Thank you for letting me stay here.'" And as for the decor, Davidson shared that they had slowly been furnishing the place. He said, "It's like, we have six beanbags, but we have no forks — you know what I mean?" Not at all, but okay!

Fans of Ariana Grande's look might be surprised to find out that some of the cosmetics she wears are actually affordable. The singer name checks Rihanna's line, Fenty Beauty, in her song "Make Up," and apparently that isn't the only reasonable brand that the pop star is a fan of. According to Vogue, makeup artist Rokael Lizama, who created Grande's look for the "Breathin" video, used ICONIC London's Illuminator drops to "give the most intense highlight," which retails for around $40. And the reason everyone including Grande is obsessed with highlighters right now is, according to Lizama, because they give "the effect of healthy, luminous skin," which is always a win.

Meanwhile, celebrity makeup artist Daniel Chinchilla shared with Glamour that, when working with Grande, he used the super affordable Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-On eye pencil in the color bourbon to create her famous cat-eye look. He also name-dropped Too Faced's Better Than Sex mascara, which at just $25 is a complete bargain. Of course, hiring Grande's celebrity makeup artists is likely to set ordinary people back more than a few dollars, but at least some of the products she wears are totally affordable. 

Ariana Grande declared her love for Whole Foods in 2013. She wrote on Facebook, "I love Whole Foods Market so much there actually aren't words. just fruits and veggies and sesame tofu and friendly, peaceful people everywhere." In fact, Grande is so passionate about the store that she's regularly spotted perusing the aisles, and has even posed for photos with fans while shopping there. When Grande's world tour took her to Philadelphia in March 2019, Philly Voice compiled details of the star's pilgrimage to Whole Foods. It's no secret that Whole Foods isn't exactly a cheap place to shop — there's a reason they call it "Whole Paycheck" — so if it's her preffered grocery store, she probably has a pretty big grocery budget.

In 2015, celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak spoke to Glamour about his client Grande's diet and said, "she's vegan, and she loves daikon, lotus, adzuki beans — almost like a macrobiotic Japanese [diet]." Fans have since questioned whether Grande is a strict vegan or not, after she collaborated with Starbucks on a drink that wasn't vegan-friendly. Regardless, it looks like Grande spends a lot of her hard earned cash at Whole Foods on organic produce, and organic tends to mean more expensive.

Yes, it takes a lot of work to look like Ariana Grande, which is why it's unsurprising that she enlists the help of celebrity personal trainer Harley Pasternak. The trainer, who is a regular on Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian, told Women's Health in 2017 that simplicity is key when working with a big star. He explained, "The key to working with the kind of people like Ariana, is making the most of what we have, time-wise and equipment-wise and space-wise, without ever injuring her." He continued, "If I hurt [Ariana's] knee, she cancels a show. She cancels two weeks of performing."

Understandably, hiring an in-demand personal trainer like Pasternak doesn't come cheap. Even though exact salaries aren't known, Exercise.com noted that celebrity personal trainers can charge as much as $300 an hour or more. With a career like Grande's, staying in shape is crucial, so hiring a trainer is a justifiable expense.

Just as Ariana Grande likes to take care of her pet pig, Piggy Smalls, the singer also has nine dogs. Back in 2017, Bravo reported on Grande's pups, revealing that all nine animals were rescue dogs, meaning that the "Moonlight" singer gave them the perfect home. Per Bravo, the dogs are called Fawkes, Pignoli, Ophelia, Toulouse, Coco, Sirius, Cinnamon, Strauss, and Lafayette. According to a recent report in The Sun, Grande decided to fly out two of her dogs "to Glasgow [Scotland] on a chartered plane with her crew and staff so they were there when she arrived at her hotel ahead of a gig." According to the publication, Grande had been dealing with anxiety and thought that the presence of her pets would help as she continued performing on her world tour. 

Understandably, chartering a private jet doesn't come cheap. In 2018, Air Charter Service reported that hiring a private plane can cost anywhere from $3,000 an hour, right up to $9,000 for those 60 minutes. The site also noted that longer journeys typically cost a lot more as they require much bigger planes. For instance, "The eight-and-a-half-hour journey from Chicago to London costs round $74,600 in an Embraer Legacy 500 or just under $94,000 in a Bombardier Challenger 300, working out at $8,776 and $11,750 respectively per hour in the air." Wow.

According to Insider, by September 2019 Ariana Grande had an impressive array of 44 tattoos. The publication also noted that "Grande got at least 29 of those in 2018 and 2019 alone," meaning that she's been on a very real tattoo spending spree in recent times. However, not all of Grande's inks are without controversy. Cosmopolitan wrote in January 2019 that "Ari accidentally inked 'BBQ grill' on her palm in a failed attempt to get a '7 Rings' tattoo," and that the singer's attempt to fix it resulted in it saying "Japanese BBQ finger," per an astute Twitter user. 

While tattoos vary greatly in cost depending on the size and design, it's likely that Grande is visiting only the best tattoo artists. Sought after tattooist Bang Bang told ELLE UK, "Tattoos at Bang Bang start at $400. They range from that minimum price to an hourly rate of $400 and up. Remember, each artist may have a different billing structure." As the "Thank U, Next" singer has over 44 tattoos and counting, it's clear that she's invested a lot of money into her body art.