Smiley Jeanne Arthes for women and men

I got an edt of this for a real bargain price without trying it first. I had a feeling that this will be a rather puzzling fragrance and I was right.

It opens with hints of bergamot and pepper, and a blast of sweet orange which I find both 'marmaladey' sweet and a little zesty at the same time. After about 20 minutes strong patchouli comes through and mixes with the marmalade orange (not really zesty any more) and tiny whiffs of chocolate sweets. At this stage it really starts to remind me of Cacharel's Liberte which, on me, smells mostly of bitter orange marmalade and killer patchouli. The main difference is that in Liberte sweetness comes from very clearly sugary notes, whilst in Smiley the sweetener is chocolate, which makes it a bit 'dense', although not heavy.

I agree that it is a little medicinal and syrupy, probably due to the Curacao liqeur mixing with patchouli and creating a somewhat herbal feeling to it. The fact my skin has a tendency to intensify patchouli and make it very dirrty probably isn't an insignificant detail here. As much as I like patchouli, I simply cannot be around it for too long because it gives me headaches, so I'm afraid I will need to part with this interesting little number.

It lasted for about 5 hours and sillage was moderate on my skin. I could smell it on myself and others could detect it when I walked by, although they weren't suffocated by the cloud of fragrance which definietely is not an ultimate crowd pleaser. I suppose that it can be more of an acquired taste for some people, so I would encourage you to give it a go, but be careful if you're not keen on orangey notes and patchouli!

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I'm so glad I could lay my hands on a discounted 30ml EDT of this weird beauty. I was tempted by this weird concept that it should make you happy.
I have tried it several months ago on a paper strip, and when I was sniffing it in a store at first I expected it to smell more fresh and yellow but this was completely different, a bit weird and all that unexpected sweetnes and it did smell like medicine, but I wrote down on a paper strip what it was and took it home along with other strips of perfumes that I have tested that day.
Then sitting in front of my pc with all those strips I was mostly drawn to this weird cough syrupy smell, I couldn't stop sniffing it. knowing it was discontinued and for being so unique I had to get a bottle, but when I came back to the shop several weeks later, it wasn't there anymore, and only recently I found a last bottle in another shop.
What can I say? It sure is very sweet, but in an unexpected way, syrupy and kind a like a happy potion, I wasn't expecting it to make me feel happy, but I'm sure it has a calming soothing effect on me. The concept is complety awesome and I'm proud to have this baby in my collection.
EDIT:
I'm totally addicted :) and I could be a great diet perfume, this helps me also with food cravings. Totally a happy potion!

I thought that this smells nicely like orange cookies. Quite yummy. I would have bought it if it hadn't been discontinued so quickly :)

I just got this out of the bargain bin at The Perfume Shop for £5 simply for the packaging, which is great. It's designed to look like a packet of pills, right down to having braille writing down the side :) The fragrance itself reminds of Aqua Allegoria Orange Magnifica. I love this! I may go back and see if I can wheedle the tester out of them..
I looked to see if I could buy this on line anywhere but I cannot find it. If anyone has any more information I would appreciate it.
Said to have phenylalanine and theobromine in, which are chemicals which make you happy. Think the perfume had clinical trials conducted which proved it worked to some degree. However, genuine results do not seem to have given this the success it perhaps deserved. Website no longer appears to be working..

Strange but intriguing scent, I didn't immediately like it because it didn't have the bright citrusy quality (I'm thinking lemons & oranges) I was expecting ...but it quickly grew on me & now I enjoy wearing it every day, though I can't pinpoint what the smell reminds me of ...something somewhat delicate & sweet like marzipan perhaps?

Interestingly, it does pick up my mood. :)
Nice unique creation, I will try the EDP next. (I have EDT.)
And I also like to blend this with other fruity/sweet fragrances like vanilla oil or Fresh Sugar Lychee EDP.

The warm cocoa quality develops during drydown. That's my favorite part of the scent.

Smells like a Christmas cake. Didn't make me smile. I was expecting citruses, something energizing, but I got a strange spicied (myrhh) fragrance that I wouldn't wear.

I love this scent. I have the 30ml EdT which comes in an oval glass bottle that has the name written in braille and the big nozzle that reminds me of a muppet schnozz. It feels good in my hand, like holding a smooth stone and the fragrance is just lovely. I find it to be a nice citrus rose fragrance, simple and straightforward.

SMILEY EDT: First the sensation of fresh orange-peels, bergamot-peels, & pink grapefruit-peels sliced of the fruit in thin, thin slices (like the way you do when you slice citrus-fruit for a cake, or decoration for it). It brightens up my mood totally. After 20min the freshness settles, & SMILEY among *with the sweetened citrusfruit-peels still there* turns into a Mitsouko edp-Gourmand without the moss and slight "harshness" Mitsouku has. Yes it's true !! Really amazing is what this is. After 30min you get a slight hint of freshly cut open cocoa fruit (like the fesh cocoa-note that Jo Malones "Blue Agava and Cacao" has.) In the end myrrh, musk and a woody patchouli comes into the picture (but not harsh overwhelming patchouli, just perfectly enough). I'm amazed! Ps to "Action": Yeah it IS amazing - you got to try it :D :D :D !!!