Sol de Janeiro

Sol de Janeiro launched in 2015 and Brazilian Kiss has been one of the brand's original hero products since around 2016, building a decade of real-world validation. The brand markets on sensorial experience rather than clinical validation, but its formulations use well-studied emollients.

8 products reviewed

68/100 Score

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Kiss Cupuaçu Lip Butter squeeze tube

Cheirosa '71 Lip Staple

Sol de Janeiro lip-care

Brazilian Kiss Cupuaçu Lip Butter

A clean, genuinely well-built oil-and-wax lip balm with real cupuaçu butter content and Sol de Janeiro's beloved Cheirosa '71 gourmand on top. The formula is lightweight rather than heavy-duty, the tube is small for the $18 price, but the everyday performance is legitimately nice. For fans of scent-driven lip care who don't need treatment-grade occlusion, it earns its shelf space.

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Fragrance-Forward Body Cream

Sol de Janeiro body-care

Beija Flor Elasti-Cream

A legitimately nourishing butter-and-squalane body cream wrapped in one of the most recognizable fragrances in contemporary body care. The ingredient work is better than you might expect from a fragrance-led brand, but the heavy scent load is polarizing and rules it out entirely for sensitive or fragrance-reactive skin.

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KP and Dullness Body Cream

Sol de Janeiro body-care

Bom Dia Bright Body Cream

A body cream that actually earns the word 'bright' in its name, built around a stable vitamin C ester and a mild fruit acid blend in Sol de Janeiro's signature Amazonian butter base. Real modest brightening results over weeks of use, undermined by the heavy fragrance, synthetic colorants, and coconut oil that rule it out for sensitive or fungal-acne-prone readers.

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Sol de Janeiro body-care

Bom Dia Bright Clarifying AHA BHA Body Wash

A body wash that manages to feel like a luxury shower experience and a legitimate exfoliating treatment simultaneously. The AHA-BHA combination genuinely improves body texture and breakouts, while the Cheirosa 40 scent transforms a routine shower into something you actually look forward to. Just know you're paying a premium for the vibes.

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Cheirosa '62 On-The-Go

Sol de Janeiro body-care

Brazilian Touch Hand Cream

A portable, fast-absorbing hand cream that brings the iconic Cheirosa '62 scent to your desk or bag — and, as of the 2023 reformulation with squalane and sodium hyaluronate, finally backs up the fragrance with real hydration. At $16 for 50 ml it's premium, and the fragrance allergens rule it out for reactive skin, but for everyday use it delivers what most hand creams don't: elegant texture, real conditioning, and a scent you actually want to wear.

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Dry-Touch Firming Oil

Sol de Janeiro body-care

Brazilian Bum Bum Body Firmeza Oil

A smartly built dry-touch body oil that trades the usual retinol-and-peptide firming theater for a guaraná-based caffeine complex delivering a real, if temporary, tightening effect. The carrier blend is genuinely elegant and the Cheirosa '62 scent is iconic, but at $52 for 100 ml with eight declared fragrance allergens, it's a luxury purchase for people whose skin tolerates it.

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The Original Cheirosa '62 Cult Classic

Sol de Janeiro body-care

Brazilian Bum Bum Cream

The product that launched an entire fragrance-driven body care category and, a decade later, still earns its bestseller status through a genuinely well-built formula rather than just hype. The Cheirosa '62 scent is iconic, the cupuaçu-butter lipid matrix does real work, and the guaraná caffeine delivers a small but real cosmetic tightening effect. The fragrance load rules it out for reactive skin, and at $52 you're paying a premium — but the 500 ml jumbo brings the math into line.

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Cheirosa '62 Cult Classic

Sol de Janeiro body-care

Brazilian 4 Play Moisturizing Shower Cream-Gel

If you love Cheirosa '62, this is the rinse-off entry point — a genuinely mild sulfate-free wash that lets the brand's iconic scent linger on damp skin without stripping you in the process. It's not cheap, and the fragrance load makes it a hard no for sensitive skin, but for everyone else it delivers exactly what it promises.

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★★★★★

4.4 (5,000)

$26.00