‘I tested Sol de Janeiro’s body sprays – the designer dupes are so good I nearly prefer them’

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I'm a perfume girl, so it's taken me a little while to get on board with the body spray hype. If, like me, you were a teen growing up in the early noughties, you'll have vivid memories of pungent mists like So...?

and Impulse – no hate, but they do take me back to the school locker room – however, I've been reliably informed by social media that sprays these days are much more sophisticated.The cost of living crisis also means that those who previously wore expensive designer perfumes are looking for ways to get the long-lasting luxury smell for less.This is where Sol de Janeiro enters the chat.The Brazilian brand owns the body mist market with its range of designer-inspired smells, which have been compared to scents from YSL, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Kayali.

So, if you're keen to ditch your fancy fragrance for a mist, I've done the hard work of testing out the top Sol de Janeiro body sprays to give you a proper review of each.

I know, it's a hard job but someone had to do it! After Hours Limited Edition Perfume Mist, £22 here Smells like: YSL Black Opium, £92 Verdict: I saw this mist come up on my TikTok FYP over the weekend and immediately made a note to find it in Boots (though, it seems to be out of stock everywhere but Asos!).