If you’ve ever tried a Sol de Janeiro cream, you’ll know they don’t just do body care—they do joy in a jar. The scents, the textures, the sunshine-yellow packaging—everything feels like a holiday for your skin. And now, with their latest launch, Body Badalada Lotion, that same joy comes in a formula designed for every day.
As a Sol de Janeiro superfan, I’ve worked my way through every one of the brand’s perfume mists and body creams over the years (connoisseur feels dramatic, but not entirely wrong). I can identify a Sol de Janeiro scent just by smelling it from across the room, and I’m the friend people text when they can’t decide between the pink tub or the purple one. So when the brand announced a brand-new lotion, my curiosity was instantly piqued.
A fresh take on body care
Brazilian Bum Bum Cream might have put Sol de Janeiro on the map, but the new Body Badalada Lotion is the lighter, everyday counterpart. The texture is everything I want in a body lotion: airy, silky, and instantly absorbing—no waiting around in a towel before you can get dressed.
And of course, it’s infused with the brand’s iconic Cheirosa 62 scent—a blend of pistachio, salted caramel, and vanilla—delivering that beloved “holiday in a bottle” fragrance, now in a formula designed for everyday use.
Tried and Tested
I figured London Fashion Week would be a true test of stamina: early starts, late nights, and endless sprints across the city. It’s the kind of week that separates products you like from the ones you truly rely on. And Badalada? It passed with flying colours.
The lotion’s featherlight texture absorbed in seconds, kept my skin smooth all day, and left just enough fragrance to feel polished even when I didn’t. Backstage, I noticed it tucked into handbags and perched on desks—a quiet hero of the week. Author Candice Brathwaite even called it her Fashion Week essential, and I get it: no stickiness, no downtime, just hydration that works even harder than you do.
The Ritual: Lather, Lotion, Spritz
One of the reasons Sol de Janeiro has my heart is the way its products feel designed to layer seamlessly. Body Badalada Lotion takes that ritual to the next level. Mine goes like this: begin with the Brazilian Play Body Wash in the shower, already infused with those unmistakable Cheirosa 62 notes. Step out and smooth on Badalada—it melts in like silk, leaving skin soft in seconds. Finally, a veil of Cheirosa 62 mist to seal it all in.
Taken together, it’s more than body care—it’s a daily pause that leaves everything feeling more intentional, more put-together.
Why Body Badalada Lotion belongs in your routine
With its fast-absorbing texture, 24-hour hydration and signature scent, Body Badalada Lotion feels like Sol de Janeiro distilled into its most versatile form. It delivers indulgence without weight, care without effort—a formula that slips effortlessly into my routine, whether it’s a 6 a.m. fashion week call time or a quiet evening at home. To me, it captures Sol de Janeiro at its very best: playful, sensorial and impossible to resist.
Sol de Janeiro Body Badalada Lotion (£32, 400ml) is available now at Cult Beauty, Sephora, Space NK, ASOS, LookFantastic and Boots.
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