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Rachel Pugh

I ditched my £215 perfume for a £15 body spray that's 'summer in a bottle' and I got hundreds of compliments

Now it's officially summer, many shoppers are looking for a summery fragrance that smells amazing and doesn't break the bank. In the summer months you're likely to find yourself needing to spray yourself more often, so a good body spray can be a good idea.

I'm a firm perfume lover, and I'm difficult to please when it comes to fragrance. So I found myself shocked when a £15 body spray completely blew my preconceptions out of the water, and gets me a compliment nearly every time I leave the house.

I usually wear Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis Kurkdjian - which retails at £215, or Thameen's Patiala, which also retails at £255. But as you can imagine, with price tags like that, you need to use them sparingly.

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As such, I went out on the hunt for a body spray which I could use instead, and discovered Sol De Janeiro's Cheirosa '39 Perfume Mist. 90ml of the spray costs £15 on Boots. Unfortunately it's out of stock on the Boots website right now, but you can buy it for £17 on SpaceNK with code FIRST15.

Sol De Janeiro's body sprays have found themselves going viral on Tik Tok thanks to their 'heavenly' tropical scents.

The £16 spray is an all-over hair and body fragrance with notes of young green coconut cream, tropical orchid, and toasted praline. Quite honestly, it's addictive.

In fact, it's so good, I keep a spare bottle in my car and one in my handbag. Once I arrive at my destination I give myself a quick spritz, and every single time, without fail, whoever I'm meeting will give me a compliment.

One woman was so impressed by the spray, she came from the other end of a restaurant (20 Stories for anybody who knows) to tell me how amazing it smelt, and to ask what I was wearing.

Sol De Janeiro's Cheirosa '39 Perfume Mist. (Sol De Janeiro)

I'm not the only person who has been impressed by the spray. It has loads of five-star reviews, and the comments speak for themselves.

One reviewer said: "I finally decided to give in and purchase this mist, and it doesn't disappoint! After reading the description I was expecting a sunscreen-esque scent but was instead met with a very warm and sweet smell - mainly coconut and vanilla/marshmallow. I do find myself reapplying during the day and the scent trail is ok. I wish it would last longer as this is such a beautiful perfume mist!

A second commented: "I love the smell of this, it’s like a tropical holiday in a bottle."

A third reviewer said: "This smells absolutely heavenly. Lasts all day and people ask me what I'm wearing. Smells like sweet coconut with cookies ! Have bought it twice already and will be buying more!"

You can buy 90ml of Sol De Janeiro's Cheirosa '39 Perfume Mist for £17 on SpaceNK now.

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