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Rachel Pugh

Boots £17 'Summer in a bottle' perfume smells so expensive, strangers stop me in the street to ask where it's from

Boots has been flooded with praise for its budget £17 Summer perfume mist that smells like a tropical beach holiday in a bottle and lasts all day. In reviews on the high-street retailer's website, the perfume spray has racked up thousands of five star ratings from happy customers.

Sol de Janeiro's £17 Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist is bursting with a tropical pistachio and salted caramel scent that instantly transports you to the sultry beaches of Rio de Janeiro. The perfume mist has been designed to use on both the body and the hair.

I use this myself, and in my experience of using it, I get complimented on how good I smell pretty much every time I wear it. I'm a huge fan of sweet, gourmand perfumes, and I find Sol de Janeiro's £17 Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist the perfect mist to keep in my handbag for Summer events.

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I've got dozens of perfumes costing upwards of £200 in my home, but I can genuinely say that the £17 perfume mist is one of my favourites, and one I use regularly. I pair it with the matching Sol De Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum cream - a luxuriously soft and hydrating body cream - for an even more intense smell which lasts all day.

Sol de Janeiro's Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist normally costs £19 at Boots. But it is currently £17.10 when you spend more than £50 online and use the code 'FINDTHEONES'.

The Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist has had more than 2400 five-star reviews on the Boots website. One fan of the fragrance said: "I've been a client of Sol de Janeiro since they originally opened their doors! I'm obsessed with this fragrance and get so many compliments when I wear it! This was my first time purchasing the 8 ounce bottle, and I thought it was at a great deal!"

A second wrote: "Has the best scent I had people stopping me in public to ask me what I was wearing". A third beauty buff raved: "Such an amazing scent. I get a lot of compliments when I wear it."

The MEN's Fashion and Beauty Editor Rachel Pugh wears Sol De Janeiro's Cheriosa 62 perfume mist almost every day (Rachel Pugh)

"Literally my favorite scent! Always get many complaints wearing this!!" said somebody else. Another Boots customer wrote of the £19 Boots body spray: "This scent smells great and lasts all day long. I always get compliments when I wear this."

Giving the £19 spray five stars, somebody else said: "I was worried I wouldn’t like the smell because I was taking a risk buying something I never smelled before but I’m so glad I took the risk. It smells so good!"

"I LOVE IT SO MUCH definitely my go to i always get complements," exclaimed somebody else. Another shopper reccomended pairing the spray with Sol De Janeiro's Brazilian Bum Bum cream, writing: "My absolute favorite !! I always get compliments on how I smell, especially when I pair this with the bum bum cream."

Boots currently has an offer on where customers can get a free pot of the Brazilian Bum Bum cream when buying two Sol De Janeiro products. The award-winning Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream leaves skin with a smoother appearance and a sumptuously soft finish.

It is Scented with the iconic Cheirosa ’62 fragrance, combining notes of pistachio, salted caramel and vanilla, the body cream will leave skin feeling and smelling irresistible. The cream has had thousands of five-star reviews from those who have tried it.

One fan of the body cream wrote: "Gorgeous smell ! Lovely texture on the skin and very hydrating. Perfect when used with the hair and body mist. The scent lasts all day."

A second praised: "This is the best smell! It’s tropical and summery. This is my fave of the sol de janeiro creams! It sinks really well into my skin and leaves my skin smooth and smelling amazing. I have and will continue to repurchase."

Somebody else wrote: "I will admit that this is an expensive body moisturiser, however it smells so good. I have bought this many times as it is one of my favourites. I am not a big fan of vanilla but this cream is a richer, nutty version of vanilla that is not overwhelmingly sweet, it really is one of my favourite smells."

Sol de Janeiro's Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist is £17.10 on the Boots website when you spend more than £50, or £19 to buy full price. Alternative fragrances include Victoria's Secret Fragrance That Cozy Life 250ml Body Mist Spray, which is currently £13.02 at Sephora, and Impulse Body Mist Tropical Beach + Espresso Body Mist, which is £6.

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