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Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench Body Butter

Meme & format · 2023 · Niche

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A 1-star Sephora review became a spider rumor, then an April Fools' product parody.

Samantha Ruddy

@samlymatters · Dec 27, 2023

They’re doing spider science over on the Sephora Reddit

114.9K302
Post · @samlymatters on X
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Violet jar of Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench Body Butter
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They’re doing spider science over on the Sephora Reddit
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They’re doing spider science over on the Sephora Reddit
@samlymatters on X
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Spread Score

How it works
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Numbers

Peak date
Week of Dec 29, 2023
Dec 26 ’23 to Week of Dec 29, 2023
Platforms
7
Started on Reddit
Origin
Organic
Beauty & personal care

Mechanics

  • Response chain
  • Mystery & lorePrimary
  • Controversy
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

The rumor recruited requests for users’ results and claimed cart removals. It entered r/spiders, where readers proposed experiments and a shopping bot repeated attraction as a product drawback. A cited pheromone paper tested another species and mixture, not this cream.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (17)

  1. December 2023

    Sol de Janeiro precursor · Dec 2023

    Sol de Janeiro released Delícia Drench Body Butter in December, before the review spread.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. andreaclc seed · Dec 26 ’23

    andreaclc reposted the spider review to r/Sephora at 00:43:24 UTC.[2]

  3. Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) platform jump · Dec 27 ’23

    Samantha Ruddy shared the Reddit discussion as people doing spider science.[3]

    They’re doing spider science over on the Sephora Reddit
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 number
  2. 2026-10-14Added: 16 events, 19 sources · Score 9 · Fact-check passed (24 claims)
Origin
Organic
Sector
Beauty & personal care
Region
Global
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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  1. December 2023

    Sol de Janeiro precursor · Dec 2023

    Sol de Janeiro released Delícia Drench Body Butter in December, before the review spread.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. andreaclc seed · Dec 26 ’23

    andreaclc reposted the spider review to r/Sephora at 00:43:24 UTC.[2]

  3. Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) platform jump · Dec 27 ’23

    Samantha Ruddy shared the Reddit discussion as people doing spider science.[3]

    They’re doing spider science over on the Sephora Reddit
  1. owner response · Dec 27 ’23

  2. platform jump · Dec 28 ’23

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