Clinique Happy (for women)
Designer: Clinique Olfactive Group: Floral Fruity
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Clinique Happy is a fragrance of joy, the essence of a sunny, happy morning. Wear Happy and be happy!
Fresh apple, plums and bergamot mixed with the fresh-air accord as top notes proceed into the egzotic floral heart composed of freesia, lily, rose and morning orchid. Musk and amber are in perfume’s base. It was created in 1998.
Happy was created by Jean Claude Delville and Rodrigo Flores-Roux, Jean-Claude Delville. It received a 1998 FiFi award.
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A warm, sunny day at the beach building sandcastles in the sand. A picnic in the shade under the large oak tree in your backyard. Running barefoot in field of wildflowers in the evening. That's "HAPPY" summed up at best. This is one of my favorite Clinique fragrances. The tanginess of the oranges and the sweet citrus of the apples, bergamot, plums and grapefruit just explode in your face once this vibrant concoction is emitted from the bottle. The marriage of the middle florals with the bottom spices add a depth of sweetness that sparkles, dazzles, and dances with sweet accord upon and into your skin. I agree that it's better suited for the younger crowd, but this free-spirited fragrance is lively enough to be worn by anyone! Great for summer days.
06/16/09 11:38:30
This is a nice fragrance, but I don't like how Clinique touts this as the one and only fragrance for anyone, ever. Every gift with purchase has a sample of this thrown in, there's so many magazine ads around Christmastime for this, and they push it SO HARD at the counter. It realy undermines the individuality of a perfume to try to have EVERYONE wearing it.
Anyway, I had a friend or two that wore this. It smells pretty generic, just ''pretty, modern woman'' perfume. Not a lot of sweetness, even though there's orange in there. It's very citrusy and bright, almost sporty, but not quite.
Anyway, I had a friend or two that wore this. It smells pretty generic, just ''pretty, modern woman'' perfume. Not a lot of sweetness, even though there's orange in there. It's very citrusy and bright, almost sporty, but not quite.
06/16/09 06:44:06
I like Happy. I first got a sample of it in the 90s and used it all but never bought it again until last year. I was looking for something "wearable" during summer months. I like it but I got tired of it after wearing it for 3 months straight. Smells clean and uplifting but it kind of got on my nerves after a while. I gave it to a friend to enjoy.
06/14/09 19:39:07
Another 90's classic. There were several of these citrus, fresh fragrances in the mid to late 90's. I always associate this with CKOne, Tommy Girl and Lucky You, as they all have that citrus smell to them. It's nice I guess, but hardly original or worth the price.
06/13/09 13:00:54
one of my very first perfumes!
very fresh and clean.
i would wear it either in the summer or spring. The citrus is very uplifting and i can understand why they call it Clinique Happy! It is very simple and safe smell, you can't go wrong! x
very fresh and clean.
i would wear it either in the summer or spring. The citrus is very uplifting and i can understand why they call it Clinique Happy! It is very simple and safe smell, you can't go wrong! x
06/13/09 12:45:31
My best friend used to wear this all the time, and I found myself overwhelmed by it. It's hard to describe the reaction I have to it, but it also smells like rubber and a potent citrus cleaning agent. It always made me dizzy and slightly nauseous. Granted, I'm not usually a big fan of orange or grapefruit notes to begin with, but this one is especially bad in my opinion.
About a year ago I decided that maybe it had been her body chemistry with the perfume, and I spritzed a bit of it on myself during a trip to the mall. I literally had to cut the trip early and go home to shower because it was giving me a wicked headache. I've never smelled this scent on someone and liked it, and I absolutely hate it on myself. It just ends up smelling bitter and plasticy to me.
About a year ago I decided that maybe it had been her body chemistry with the perfume, and I spritzed a bit of it on myself during a trip to the mall. I literally had to cut the trip early and go home to shower because it was giving me a wicked headache. I've never smelled this scent on someone and liked it, and I absolutely hate it on myself. It just ends up smelling bitter and plasticy to me.
05/24/09 13:34:57
Not bad super feminine fragracne. It kinda strong but the dry down is awesome i like the plum, rose and freesia really noticeable.
05/18/09 11:33:30
A warm, pleasant citrus scent, heavy on the orange, that does what it says on the tin....but,I really would rather wear E.A.s Sunflowers - on my skin it gives the same zesty orange lift with a touch more sugar & punch & without that odd sour, balloon-smell.
05/04/09 12:29:23
When I first bought this I, and my boyfriend loved it. However, it does take on a really strong oakmoss scent (that's orignially a nice note in the perume) and then that gives way to the burnt rubber smell everyone's been mentioning. I had to throw mine out.
05/02/09 20:25:36
I received a little bottle of clinique happy about 6 years ago for my birthday from an intimate friend.
the bottle is finished now,so I'm writing this review from my memory.
I wasn't so obsessed about perfumes at that time.but I liked it.to me it was a bit like tommy girl.the only difference was that I liked the recent one more.
it was very fruity and fresh.my friend,herself used to wear it and sometimes we matched our happy clinique together.in fact we had passed a good time.
now the bottle is finished and I haven't seen my friend for years.I won't buy it again,but I can say that it's a nice perfume.
the bottle is finished now,so I'm writing this review from my memory.
I wasn't so obsessed about perfumes at that time.but I liked it.to me it was a bit like tommy girl.the only difference was that I liked the recent one more.
it was very fruity and fresh.my friend,herself used to wear it and sometimes we matched our happy clinique together.in fact we had passed a good time.
now the bottle is finished and I haven't seen my friend for years.I won't buy it again,but I can say that it's a nice perfume.
04/01/09 11:03:24
I like it but I am not crazy for it. I can wear it maybe for 5 days then it becomes too much and I have to switch. If you want a sexy clean lingering scent there is nothing like it. If you like to leave a trail believe me this is the best you can leave behind. For me it is just a tad too sour. But I love my bottle and I like to pick the cap once in a while and give it a sniff. It really wakes you up.
03/24/09 22:52:46
I tried Happy for the first time in a large department store while holidaying in Melbourne, Australia. I instantly loved it and quickly added Happy to my perfume wishlist. I was shocked when I heard how many negative reviews this perfume had been given and I found it extremely hard to understand why... until today. I entered that same department store, (except in a different location), where they had a Happy tester bottle waiting to be sprayed. I tried it, and was utterly shocked! I now know what people meant when they said that Happy smelt like burnt rubber and licorice.
Happy does not have a very long shelf life. It has been known to go off in as little as 8 months. In the case of tester bottles, they have been exposed to the heat and lighting around the store, and most of the Happy perfumes in their boxes have also been stored in an overlit cosmetic case for god only knows how long.
My advice is if you have similiar experiences as to what I had with this fragrance, I suggest you buy from a trusted dealer, especially a place that sells Happy at such a rate that they have to renew their stock every 6 months.
Happy does not have a very long shelf life. It has been known to go off in as little as 8 months. In the case of tester bottles, they have been exposed to the heat and lighting around the store, and most of the Happy perfumes in their boxes have also been stored in an overlit cosmetic case for god only knows how long.
My advice is if you have similiar experiences as to what I had with this fragrance, I suggest you buy from a trusted dealer, especially a place that sells Happy at such a rate that they have to renew their stock every 6 months.
02/14/09 00:40:57
I agree with some of you from here,I never understood the popularity of this fragrance,I think there are lots of made this way.
It is pleasant,I won't deny it,but nothing special and a lot of people have it.
I wouldn't like to smell like 5-10 girls around me.
It is pleasant,I won't deny it,but nothing special and a lot of people have it.
I wouldn't like to smell like 5-10 girls around me.
02/12/09 10:21:19
Pleasant perfume, didn't turn sour on my skin, it remained citrusy and flowery. Nothing really remarkable but quite nice for every day.Wouldn't mind wearing it more often!
02/09/09 02:23:40
I used to wear this but tired of it quickly. It's a little too casual and citrusy but works as an everyday fragrance.
02/04/09 19:37:22
Such great reviews on other sites, I had to finally try it even though it has been around for years. I though I would love the orange smell, but didn't really get that at all. Nothing special...didn't really make me happy!
01/31/09 20:06:57
I love this perfume , but unfortunately after so many years of wearing it , I can't smell it anymore !!! :(
12/11/08 07:36:58
Fresh - that's the best I can say about it. It's almost bitter when you smell it. It has a way of overtaking you too. People are saying it's uninvasive? Quite the contrary; on everyone I've smelt this it's been horrendous. Perhaps others are picking up notes I cannot? Anyway, it's very sour.
12/02/08 16:31:38
This scent smells like a cheap "drugstore perfume." Perhaps it is just my body chemistry. It is very sharp and hurts my nonse and give me a headache.
11/29/08 17:05:52
I tried this one today after many years. I never really wore Happy as in the area where I live you could smell Happy on nearly any woman you would encounter at any given time. Now that I don't smell it quite as often, I got it out again to see how I felt about it now. I have come to the conclusion that I just don't care for it. It's not 'me'...It is a very fresh scent and I can fully understand why it was popular because it is clean. But on my skin, it is sharp and intrusive. It doesn't seem to sink into my skin, if that makes sense. Rather, it just sits on top of it, smelling the same after it has been on my skin for a few hours as it did when I first sprayed it.
No need to describe the scent of this perfume in this review as I think it is clear what this perfume is about. For me, today Happy goes back on the shelf again probably to be taken out sometime in the future just to remind myself why I never wear it.
No need to describe the scent of this perfume in this review as I think it is clear what this perfume is about. For me, today Happy goes back on the shelf again probably to be taken out sometime in the future just to remind myself why I never wear it.
11/27/08 06:56:01
Not bad to me...but not special aswell. Just smells fresh.
11/24/08 15:49:24
I love this perfume. It makes me breath, filling my lungs with fresh air. It gives a sense of purity, innocence and cleanness. It is bright, optimistic, like blue sky, like sea breeze, like horizons. I had it for a long time, and I am going to buy it again because I miss it very much.
...it has excellent staying power
...it has excellent staying power
11/21/08 00:19:36
First time I tasted I felt it clean and fresh but passing the hours, on my skin it smelled a beat as... ¿wine?
11/18/08 12:24:46
I wonder if is just my mind..or it is really similar to 360º red de Perry Ellys?????
11/17/08 11:16:53
An oldie but a goodie. Always smells fresh. Love the citrus. Hate the cheesy name, though:)
11/07/08 15:53:32
Fresh and really brings happiness!
Especially good for the period of spring depression! )
Especially good for the period of spring depression! )
11/03/08 07:47:43
I got it from a relative. Putting it on, I realized that the scent is very overpowering in a bad way. Then 4 me personally, it began 2 burn my skin literally so I had 2 stop using it immediately. Something I definiately wouldn't try again...
10/28/08 08:00:05
I buy this one at Duty free in package with Happy heart.I love happy heart more.
Happy is also nice but didn't give
any impression.Just nice and easy to use.
Good point is,it's long lasting.
But after 1 year...I feel that the scent in bottle has change.(also the color)
So,my first assumption is,after you bought it,don't leave the bottle too long.
The scent may change and you'll hate it.
Happy is also nice but didn't give
any impression.Just nice and easy to use.
Good point is,it's long lasting.
But after 1 year...I feel that the scent in bottle has change.(also the color)
So,my first assumption is,after you bought it,don't leave the bottle too long.
The scent may change and you'll hate it.
10/22/08 20:10:01
It smells something between fresh grass and freshly peeled satsuma. Good for summer days.
10/22/08 07:32:41
Very citrusy, perfect for spring and summer. It's a strong scent so a little spritz is enough, else it could be headache-inducing especially on very hot days. It sometimes smells a bit sour but that could be due to the fact that I've had my bottle for years now. Quite a youthful scent.
10/22/08 04:45:07
the first smell is not bad at all... maybe i can say it's cool, with nice notes of orange... but nothing more. After a while this smell cheap and "soso" (in spanish). Nothing special about this fragrance.
10/17/08 21:20:29
It's like a cheap soap. I can't imagine this fragrance on me.
10/17/08 12:58:48
es riquisimo ese perfume pero es dificil de conseguir en mi pais!! besos !!!
10/17/08 12:01:23
It's perfect for the spring/summer wearing...refreshing...easy to wear...like it!
10/15/08 09:32:03
Ok, it does made me happy with the scent.
But, just like i said in the Clinique Happy Heart's review, this perfume smelled cheap.
It's an expensive designer perfume, but how come that it smelled so light like a cheap factory cologne?
But, just like i said in the Clinique Happy Heart's review, this perfume smelled cheap.
It's an expensive designer perfume, but how come that it smelled so light like a cheap factory cologne?
10/08/08 21:11:17
me compre esta fragancia por ser fresca, pero mas que nada porque son hipoalergenicas, sino no la hubiese elegido nunca
09/28/08 16:36:32
Yes, everyone loves Happy. If you buy it, you will love it. Unfortunately, Clinque turns this stuff out like a factory and if you have ever received a bottle of old Happy, then you will be put off it for life. My father purchased the large bottle for my birthday. Not sure where he got it, but...
a fragrance should not be in a hot, over lit cosmetic cases for more than 2 years. Never purchase a scent that is not wrapped in the original plastic, in a box.
a fragrance should not be in a hot, over lit cosmetic cases for more than 2 years. Never purchase a scent that is not wrapped in the original plastic, in a box.
09/18/08 05:42:36
i love it ..... this is really very nice one ..i use it for every day ...fresh for summer and warm for winter........
09/05/08 08:05:01
Quite american!!!
08/30/08 08:40:19
Not a fan...too strong and sour smelling...
08/21/08 19:54:56
I wear this everytime I need a little boost. It is very refreshing, joyful and invigorating and never fails to lift my spirit. Love it :)
08/14/08 00:39:49
I smelled it on someone and loved it. I bought it and wore it for a while. After a while though it started making me nausseated. I couldn't stand it! Had to throw it away. I don't know why...
06/23/08 14:08:15
This perfume was great when I was pregnant and couldn't stomach my usuals, which were too strong at the time. I found the lotion smells WAY better on than the spray. The ladies at my office agree. I always get lots of compliments. Not my usual scent, but ggod for a change and for hot summer.
06/10/08 14:23:36
The only positive thing about it is that it is extremely longlasting. But the scent is awful...
04/29/08 06:28:12
it's the same with me, plastic and rubber, disgusting, i couldn't wash it off, i had to smell it for 1 whole day. awful, belivie me
04/28/08 13:48:24
I love it
03/01/08 02:27:11
It smelled like cheap vinyl plastic on me :( I basically got the same smell that user jr described... burnt rubber or balloon. It certainly didn't make me happy. I'm still wearing it; unfortunately, the lasting power is long... I have to take a shower on this one. I don't know how it works on other people's chemistry, but this is awful and I can't imagine enjoying Happy's smell on other women. It's pretty underwhelming, anyway.
02/29/08 15:18:06
I used to wear Happy years ago and was out shopping for Valentines Day 2008 for myself. Got frustated with what's on the market and turned to old faithful Happy. Spent $55.00 altogether with the tax. Sprayed it on at home and it smelled like burnt rubber or a balloon. I tried to layer it and salvage it and finally threw it in the trash as I bought it from a store that did not allow returns. Upon researching the web, I am not alone in this experience. I don't know if my chemistry changed or Clinique changed it formula, but this can happen with Happy. Head's up.
02/06/08 21:06:40
lol i could have been happier wearing other fragrances.
safe and casual smell, but not impressive enough. i would prefer to have the refreshing feel everytime i wear it haha
safe and casual smell, but not impressive enough. i would prefer to have the refreshing feel everytime i wear it haha
11/02/07 01:08:12
I could not understand why this was such a popular fragrance awhile back. It's not original. It's certainly safe, so it won't be disappointing, but far from impressive. I can't quite remember anything particular about it, except that it was about as original as all the preppy Abercrombie-wearing clones that had it in high school. Oh, wait. That's precisely the group of girls that wore it.
10/20/07 16:34:56
I bought one bottle for my sister, in a rather sad period of her life - I liked the name and hoped it would give her a boost. It actually worked. Lots of citrus scents in there to lift your spirit. Although I would not wear it in the winter.
09/20/07 16:41:29
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