Sol de Janeiro · 2020

Cheirosa 62

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

VersionEau de Parfum

Pistachio and rich almond over jasmine and heliotrope, melting into vanilla, salted caramel and creamy sandalwood.

Sol de Janeiro says

You’ll smell pistachio, almond, heliotrope, jasmine petals, vanilla, salted caramel and sandalwood.

More from Sol de Janeiro’s description

It also mentions Vanilla bean, Rich almond, Golden sandalwood, Soft florals, Creamy sandalwood and Jasmine petal.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Cheirosa 62’s scent picture, a draft: pistachio, almond, heliotrope, jasmine, vanilla, salted caramel drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Cheirosa 62, top notes: Pistachio, Almond, Limonene (orange peel)

Heartas it settles

Cheirosa 62, heart: Heliotrope, Jasmine

Dry-downwhat stays

Cheirosa 62, dry-down: Vanilla, Salted caramel, Sandalwood, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

5 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

1 citrus1 herbs & lavender2 florals1 sweet

9 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

High FrequencyInitio · shares almond, heliotrope, jasmine, vanilla and 1 moreabout $313 for 90 ml · about twice Cheirosa 62’s $80
Vanilla SexTom Ford · shares almond, jasmine, vanilla and sandalwood$615 for 100 ml
RareRare Beauty · shares pistachio, vanilla, salted caramel and sandalwood$78 for 50 ml · about the same as Cheirosa 62’s $80

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.