Sol de Janeiro’s Brazilian Crush Cheirosa ‘62 is less a perfume than a habit. Launched in 2017 as the fragrance behind the brand’s famous Bum Bum Cream, it became one of the best-selling body mists in the world by smelling like dessert with a tan. At $39 for a generous 240ml bottle, it is priced like body care, worn like perfume, and judged accordingly.
What Does Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Crush Cheirosa ‘62 Smell Like?
The opening is the reason people buy this. Pistachio and almond arrive immediately, creamy and nutty rather than sugary, backed by heliotrope and soft jasmine petals that keep things powdery instead of floral. Within an hour the base takes over: vanilla, salted caramel and a whisper of sandalwood. That salt note matters. It keeps the sweetness from tipping into sticky candy territory, which is why so many reviewers describe the scent as warm and cozy rather than cloying.
The drydown is where the character shifts. The nutty top fades first, leaving a smooth vanilla-caramel skin scent that sits close to the body. If you have used Bum Bum Cream, you already know this scent exactly, since the brand uses the same fragrance across both products. On skin it stays fairly linear after the first hour, which is typical of a mist built for easy, repeated spraying rather than development.
Performance
This is the weak point, and it is worth being blunt about it. As an alcohol-based mist, Cheirosa ‘62 lasts roughly 4 to 6 hours on skin, with the second half of that sitting close to the skin. Projection is moderate in the first hour, then becomes personal-bubble territory. Even the brand’s own customer questions are full of wearers asking how to make it last longer, and the standard answer is layering with the matching cream.
There are workarounds. Spraying on hair and clothes extends the scent noticeably, since fabric holds the vanilla far better than skin does. Applying it over an unscented lotion also helps. But if you judge fragrances strictly by hours of noticeable wear per spray, this will disappoint. Judge it as a respray-friendly everyday scent and the math looks different: a 240ml bottle survives months of liberal use.
Best Clone Or Alternative
Perfume Parlour sells Tropical Crush 62 For Women (2087), an explicit olfactory match for Cheirosa ‘62, at around $13 for a 30ml EDP. It uses the same pyramid: pistachio and almond up top, heliotrope and jasmine in the middle, caramel, vanilla, salt and sandalwood at the base. Buyer reviews consistently call it very close to the original, with several noting the same tradeoff in reverse: because it is an EDP rather than a light mist, it actually projects more and lasts longer than the original.
That makes the comparison interesting. The clone wins on concentration, price per wear and longevity. The original still does some things better: the mist format feels airier and less dense, the blending is smoother, and you get the full Sol de Janeiro ecosystem, including the refill bottle and layering options. If you want the exact experience of the viral product, buy the original. If you want the scent itself for daily wear without thinking about the cost, the Perfume Parlour version covers roughly 85 percent of it.
When To Wear It
Cheirosa ‘62 works year-round but earns its keep in spring and summer, when its creamy warmth matches sun, beach trips and casual daytime plans. In fall and winter it layers beautifully under heavier vanillas. It is a casual scent: errands, school runs, weekends, vacations. It can read too sweet for formal settings or conservative offices, especially when applied generously.
Who Should Buy It
Buy it if you love gourmands that stay on the edible side, want a compliment-getter for daily wear, already use Bum Bum Cream and want the matching scent in spray form, or go through enough body spray that a big 240ml bottle makes sense.
Who Should Skip It
Skip it if you need serious longevity from one application, dislike sweet nutty scents, or want something complex that evolves over a day. Anyone who finds vanilla-heavy body sprays juvenile will not be converted here.
Final Verdict
Brazilian Crush Cheirosa ‘62 is a very good body mist and a mediocre perfume, and knowing which one you are buying solves most complaints. The scent itself is close to perfect for what it aims to do: creamy pistachio, salted caramel, easy compliments. Weak longevity is real but manageable through layering and resprays, and the low cost per milliliter softens the blow. Try Perfume Parlour’s Tropical Crush 62 first if budget matters; buy the original if the ritual and the airy finish matter more.