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Remix – :
I like this! It does remind me of Rio. Very exotic fruit smelling with the mango but I feel like the florals could have been less. They overshadow the fruit. It’s stunning nonetheless. Very tropical smelling. Sexy sophisticated.
Anittydrert – :
Oh, Gosh…
I can’t stand it.
Too strong and chemical.
This is a LVEB kind of sillage…
I own a sample and I just tested it.
Sorry to the Mchael Kors fans but REALLY it is very strong.
I’m saying this as a vintage lover, I have NO problem with strong fumes.
TRY before buying!!
Cheerioz…
V
DY77 – :
She’s fun. She’s youthful. She’s playful. She’s a little flirty. She does not stay around long.
For me, this ends up being pretty much a skin scent, and a very average one at that.
I see this was apparently discontinued at some point and brought back reformulated. Why do companies do that? Why not just create a new name for the obvious new fragrance?
Perhaps this was reformulated when brought back, hence the apparent different notes and viewpoints in the reviews. I just gather that perhaps this has been reformulated or tweaked since this was apparently “discontinued” and brought back.
Starts off a little tropical, but those notes fade fast, becoming sort of an ‘ordinary, average, everyday’ perfume. The entire scent fades not much long after the “tropical” scent does. If you were thinking this might be a good beachy scent, imo, it is at best an average, everyday scent that fades within an hour. Nothing remarkable.
This is a lovely, if average, very basic skin scent. Soft, delicate, nothing screechy.
Sure, it’s name “Rio de Janeiro” implies summer sun and frolic, but after the fun and playful opening notes dry down, this becomes a very safe, pretty average, inoffensive fragrance. Nothing outstanding nor remarkable, as none of the notes seem to screech or compete for the spotlight, but just a soft, inviting scent. In short, once this dries down, it becomes an average, but lovely and quite nice, fragrance.
One final note, this vaguely reminds me of another ‘summer scent’ I purchased long ago, Kate Spade’s Live Colorfully. If you like this, I would check out Live Colorfully, especially if you want better longevity and more projection. While they are not exact “dupes,” I feel they are in the same vein, imho.
To me, this is sort of Live Colorfully’s softer, delicate little sister…who still wants to have fun…….but she has to leave you, and be home by midnight.
TomBoy – :
when i put this on i feel like i’m in a garden full of flowers on a warm spring day, eating a créme brulée, and there are some ripe mangos laying around. i’ve been wearing it daily for about a year and a half and i still can’t get over how much i love it. sadly, it’s impossible to find now, since it’s been discontinued and i can’t find anything remotely similar
sergey64s – :
God damn, that’s sharp. Green, jasmine-y cigarette smoke (not tobacco, actual smoke). Strange. I don’t like it.
Polochka – :
I had the chance to buy Rio a couple of weeks a go at the mexico airport duty free and i didn’t take it. Now i regret it since it is discontinued and extremely hard to find. It was a great fruity tropical sweet but classy summer fragrance. Rio was so different then the others. I don’t like the original since it is too similar to Kim Kardashian…way too much tuberose and woodsy notes for my nose..
Edit: Spoke to a Micheal Kors representative yesterday and she told me that they will launch a new coral edition that is going to be similar to Rio in late november or early december. Can’t wait to smell it :).
Edit: I bought it online since it is discontinued and i can not find it anywhere else, i really hope the smell will be the same has a remember…to be continued..
ke4 – :
Tried this today.
This is a very light,not offensive chemical-smelling slightly tropical very weak floral with a light vanilla drydown.
I bought it for only $35 and don’t think it’s worth that.
I don’t recommend buying it.
While it’s not unpleasant, it really doesn’t smell like it’s well-made.
It almost smells like they started creating this perfume and couldn’t finish the process so just bottled what they had – a watery very light floral with no lasting power and a light vanilla drydown.
It’s sad, because it could have been a nice scent.
usm957elipseskism – :
feels like there is a cigarette smell in that scent on my skin (and i don’t smoke). at first it was giving me a headache.
learning how to like it…
mihail613 – :
Update: I can infact smell mangoes and tropical fruit notes only when directly sniffing the bottle. However, the tropical feel is VERY short lived. Any and all tropical scent vanishes completely upon being sprayed onto skin. Mom noticed this as well, but loved the scent despite the fact. It’s a creamy gardenia-tuberose scent on her (which she loves). I still do not care for it, but it smells nice on her so I was glad to have it taken off my hands. Its definately a perfume for the older crowd.
киса катюша – :
I agree with Babygia & Nil3. The notes listed are incomplete. As much as I do learn quite a lot about perfumery in general on this site, when it comes to listing the notes of perfumes in the Fragrantica database the notes are poorly researched and release dates of fragrances are also often wrong. Step it up Fragrantica team! (Methinks you need more native English speakers editing your posts! I’ve seen numerous ridiculous spelling and typing mistakes)!
Now to the scent. I recieved a free sample of this yesterday and have worn it all today. I get NO mango, only Linden Blossom and honeysuckle top notes. This is followed by lily of the valley, a strong gardenia note, and a HEAVY dose of tuberose and jasmine. It dries down to a slightly powdery, SLIGHTLY sweeter floral. As Nil3 suggested: “It’s as if Elizabeth Taylor’s granddaughter smelled Gardenia (the perfume) and was inspired to create a (new) perfume.” Indeed!
It is fresh and green smelling if one is into that type of scent. Though I’d hardly call it “Sexy” (and it definately doesn’t remind me of tropical Rio), it’s not unpleasant in general. It does in fact smell expensive, however, it’s just NOT for me. I’ll probably pass the sample on to my mom who happens to love “green” or “clean” florals.
honor777 – :
It is smell a lot like tuberose + some tropical fruits
Genqumes – :
Real notes are:
Mandarin and mango
Linden Blossom and honeysucle
Violet,lily of the valley, rose
Gardenia , tuberose and jasmine
Ambroxan, sandalwood , tahitian vanilla and musc.
Dear Fragrantica team, this is again a very distinctive example for the very poor researching.
teutonik – :
Another confirmation that blind buying according to your olfactory sixth sense isn’t always a success.
Honey suckle , vanilla , mango and jasmine in a bottle of Escada would’ve been a safe blind buy. Guaranteed.
THIS one on the other hand is a Jasmine Bomb! It’s as if Elizabeth Taylor’s granddaughter smelled Gardenia and was inspired to create a perfume.
This one is a heavy heavy heavy jasmine scent. Elderly people who are fans of jasmine, gardenia or tuberose would adore this scent. Now THATS when we are talking about a guaranteed safe blind buy.
🙂 expensive smelling.
smolenskiy – :
Very nice floral fruity fragrance. If you look for a summery tropical vibe, here it is. I can’t understand why it is launched in autumn because it is perfect spring & summer scent.
roza.mamu – :
At first I thought ok, nice!! Then upon trying my sample again, I felt it was sharp, and almost synthetic to my nose…the mango note isn’t very fresh . The overall tone of the scent just isn’t so nice to my nose..screechy might describe it..
I think Kors is throwing a new scent after another, and Sexy Rio just suffers from poor quality…
I shall pass..especially at that price.
vsv1978 – :
My first thought was Alien, but a softer, more mainstream, fruity version. It’s still an atomic jasmine bomb, though.
VigRx90kjjasXdf – :
Love it! Smells like Paris Hilton Tease in the opening notes.Juicy fruity floral lushness! Then it turns into a soft vanilla with no juicy notes left.
serdz5 – :
Way more floral than fruity. I smell mostly wisteria and violet. Neither is listed.
Update: I now find this to be an old-fashioned warm floral very similar to vintage Oscar by Oscar de la Renta. Lovely and lush, but nothing new.
parapodiya – :
I just bought this today! I LOVE this scent! I actually exchanged it for another perfume that didn’t agree with my chemistry. It is such a beautiful fruity-floral: the way a really well done fruity-floral should be! I definitely pick up on the mango note- it’s gorgeous!