Sol de Janeiro — Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist
Essence
Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist is the Brazilian Bum Bum Cream scent in spray form: pistachio, almond, heliotrope, jasmine, vanilla, salted caramel, and sandalwood. It is a light hair-and-body mist, but culturally it behaves like a signature fragrance: warm, sweet, beachy, recognizable, and central to the viral body-mist boom.
Scent Profile
The opening is creamy pistachio and almond. Pistachio is the hook, more toasted and dessert-like than green; almond adds a marzipan softness. The first minutes are the most recognizable part of the scent. The heart is not floral in a traditional sense. Heliotrope adds powdery almond-vanilla texture, while jasmine gives a faint lift and keeps the gourmand structure from becoming flat. Some wearers barely notice the florals; others find this powdery synthetic layer to be the problem. The drydown is salted caramel, vanilla, and creamy sandalwood. The salt keeps the caramel from becoming pure sugar, and sandalwood makes the finish smoother. It is mostly linear: pistachio-caramel at the start, then a soft caramel-vanilla skin scent.
Performance
As a mist, Cheirosa 62 is lighter than an eau de parfum but strong for its category. It projects best in the first couple of hours, then settles close. Skin wear varies, but hair and clothing hold it longer. Heat helps the pistachio and caramel bloom; cold air makes it quieter. Layering over Brazilian Bum Bum Cream is the standard way to extend wear.
Wearing Context
Cheirosa 62 is warm-weather, daytime, and casual: beach, brunch, errands, school runs, vacations, and relaxed social settings. It can be worn year-round as a comfort scent, but it is too sweet and too recognizable for some formal or conservative environments. It reads feminine, young, and playful in social perception, though the scent itself is wearable by any gourmand fan.
Comparisons & DNA
Inside Sol de Janeiro, 62 is the original nutty-caramel gourmand. Cheirosa 71 is richer and more dessert-heavy, 68 is fruity-floral, 40 is plum-vanilla, and 87 is solar coconut floral. The Sol Cheirosa 62 eau de parfum is richer, but many wearers still value the mist for its price and casual utility. Outside the line, Kayali Yum Pistachio Gelato 33 is the obvious pistachio cross-shop; Prada Candy is a deeper caramel-vanilla comparison; Aquolina Pink Sugar is a simpler sugar-caramel cousin; and Lancome La Vie Est Belle or Ariana Grande Cloud are longer-wearing sweet reference points rather than direct matches. The scent has also inspired a huge affordable dupe ecosystem.
Reception
Reception is enormous and mostly affectionate, with a clear backlash from sweet-averse wearers. Praise centers on the pistachio-salted-caramel accord, compliment factor, mood-boosting vacation effect, and value for a mist. Criticism centers on longevity inconsistency, synthetic or plasticky facets, and fatigue from how ubiquitous it became. Value sentiment is strong when judged as a body mist and weaker when judged like a perfume.
Versions & Reformulation
The mist is the same scent family as Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the original Brazilian Crush Cheirosa ’62 Hair & Body Fragrance Mist. A richer Sol Cheirosa 62 eau de parfum exists separately. No major reformulation controversy is documented for the mist; the key distinction is format and concentration.
Acquisition Notes
Common sizes are 90 ml and 240 ml, sold widely through Sol de Janeiro and major beauty retailers. Because of popularity, third-party marketplace listings can be risky; official retailers are preferred. Decants are not especially useful because the product is relatively affordable and widely available.
Notable Facts & Lore
- The “62” refers to 1962 and the Girl from Ipanema-era Brazilian fantasy.
- Jerome Epinette is credited with building the scent around pistachio, vanilla, salted caramel, and joyful florals.
- The scent began as the Brazilian Bum Bum Cream smell before becoming a standalone mist phenomenon.
- It helped define the early-2020s viral sweet body-mist category.
- Its popularity created a large affordable dupe market.