American Crush 62

American Crush 62 opens on a wave of caramelized vanilla and a savoury pinch of sea salt - the buttery, lick-your-lips start that made Cheirosa '71 a viral favourite. A rich nutty heart of toasted macadamia and creamy white chocolate follows, leaning fully into dessert territory, before a base of tonka bean and tropical coconut blossom warms and softens the sweetness. Against the Sol de Janeiro original the dupe reads a little flatter and even sweeter, the clever salty-buttery balance simplified into a straightforward gourmand. It wears cosy and comforting, a snuggly cool-weather scent for casual days, date nights and easy evenings. Projection is modest and longevity skin-close after the opening hours - and since the original is itself a soft-throwing body mist, the two sit at a similar intimate distance. As a smell-alike it captures the salted-caramel-macadamia decadence that fans adore while losing a little of the buttery nuance.