Summer é Amor

Sweet, almond-y, nutty, vanilla, floral, bright, juicy, fruity, citrusy, warm, powdery, feminine, sensual, seductive, sexy, flirty, playful, charming, whimsical, dreamy, delightful, alluring, tempting, addictive, cheerful, inviting, cozy, comforting On me this opens with a burst of bright and juicy tangerine and sweet, powdery, and nutty almond intertwined with some citrusy and floral orange blossom and powdery and delicate vanilla orchid. The dry down is gorgeous! Sweetly decadent brown sugar, sensual vanilla, the golden warmth of amber, and soft woodsy notes join the citrusy, powdery, and nutty notes which become more subtle, while uplifting the sweet and warm base notes and making them really shine. I’m a huge fan of SDJ fragrances, and own all of the permanent line, as well as almost all of the limited editions. My top 5 favorites of these are Summer é Amor, 39, 62, 71, and 40. I do get similarities to 62, but still really enjoy having both in my collection as there are enough differences. 62 is more a more vanilla caramel scent that has stronger nutty notes, a more woody base, and a salty note. Summer é Amor is more citrusy and bright, with a soft orange blossom, and lacks the salted caramel and sandalwood base. This feels feminine to me, and suitable for women of all ages, even if it has a slightly youthful vibe to it. It feels perfect for casual occasions as well as for work and/or school. I think this works well throughout the whole year, and feels very uplifting. For reference, some of my other favorite vanillas besides what I’ve mentioned here include Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, The Wedding Silk Santal, Vanilla 28, Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, Yum Pistachio Gelato, PDM Oriana, Kilian LDBS, Princess, GdT Celeste, Bianco Latte, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid, Burberry Goddess, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, YSL Black Opium Le Parfum, Guerlain Mon Guerlain, Summer Fridays Sunlit Vanilla, LSF Secret Crush, Vanilla Twirl, Coach Dreams Starlight, Ellis Brooklyn Marshmallows, Queen’s Caramel, Vanilla Salt, Phlur Honey Moon, Heavy Cream, Vanilla Nectar, Beach Skin, VS Vanilla Lace, B&BW Beach Nights, Cotton Candy Clouds, Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds, Fireside Flurries, Whipped Honey & Vanilla, Love Unleashed, Coastal Dreaming

My favorite of the new 3 summer limited edition fragrances! Sweet, warm, creamy, feminine, yummy, and delicate. This is just such a gorgeous fragrance. I really pick up on the almond, orange blossom, brown sugar, vanilla, and amber. The woodsy notes become more noticeable after about an hour, but they’re soft and subtle. It’s just this really gorgeous, warm, softly woodsy, sweet vanilla floral almond scent that has a delicate and even elegant feel to it. I think it’s the most wearable out of the new SDJ trio... it’s a very easy reach and would work well throughout the whole year. I can’t get enough of it, I keep sniffing my wrists. I do think there is a similarity to Cheirosa 62, but only somewhat because they’re still pretty different scents imo. 62 is more deeply sweet, more gourmand, warmer, and a more creamy and delectable scent. Summer é Amor is lighter, brighter, and more delicate. It’s sweet, but not as creamy or deep. It’s centered around the beautiful almond note instead of pistachio and I think that makes a big difference. I do really love both fragrances and think that they are different enough to easily have both in your collection. I always get really good performance with SDJ mists, and Summer é Amor is no exception. The scent lasts throughout the entire day, and it projects out about an arm’s length from me. Just for reference, I own and love several SDJ fragrances (along with these 3 new ones) including Coco Cabana 39, Cheirosa 62, Rio Radiance 87, 59, 40, and the body cream in 68. Just Some of my other favorite Sweet fragrances include Gold Sugar, Ralph Lauren Beyond Romance, Marc Jacobs Daisy Love Eau So Sweet, Nest Golden Nectar, and Kayali Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar ✨If anyone is looking for a Carioca Crush I have one available that I’m willing to trade for a Summer é Amor! Please inbox me if you’re interested!✨

The woodsy almond version of Cheirosa 62. I know Sol De Janeiro's brand is summer in a bottle but this is more of a fall/winter scent to me because it is so thick and sweet. The almond also pulls a little cherry on my skin. I tried it with Cheirosa 62, CH Good Girl, and Swiss Arabia’s Oud Tonka. These combos are complex. Each of them had a nutty and effervescent quality to it. This body spray was fun to layer with will, but be careful with lotions, it is fickle. I paired it with the Bum Bum cream and Dr. Teal’s almond body oil and it was lovely. But when I wore this with Jergan’s cherry almond lotion, the lotion just ate this body spray up and made it nonexistent. I love nutty scents, I own a lot of them, and this smelled very familiar to me. Finally I found its dupe, this is the body spray version of Carolina Herrera Good Girl Supreme. The performance is great, I get about six hours of wear with moderate projection. This is also beautiful worn in your hair. Overall a fun and sexy scent I would wear on a night out, but if you already have CH Good Girl Supreme you can pass on this.

I guess I can sort of see the comparison to SDJ 62.. but this is 10000 times better than 62. This is heavenly. The almond really adds this soft girly touch to this. It smells like a marzipan, which I've never really smelled in a perfume. It's one of their more unique scents in my opinion. It seems to last a good amount of time which is usual for SDJ. Even thought they're body sprays, I'm always shocked at the longevity. They last longer than some of my EDPs. This is for sure one of their best scents ever. I hope that it can come back next summer too, it's just so beautiful and it deserves to be brought back regularly. Also, I don't necessarily think it's only a summer scent. This could definitely be worn in any season. I think the almond note really helps it be versatile with any season.

More almond on clothes, and more tangerine with a hint of almond on my skin. I would say this is certainly not similar to 62 to me at all. The nutty note is completely different, and this is reading brighter, less gourmand. I like both and am glad I own both. I do like the strong almond scent this is giving off on my clothes better than the tangerine on my skin, but that is more a personal preference. The brown sugar is detectable in the dry-down as well, which is nice.