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Clinique

Happy

3.6/5 · 8,102 votes Feminine 1998
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Fragrance notes

Top notes
Indian Mandarin
Heart notes
Base notes

Character

Longevity2.9/5
Sillage2.6/5
Day100
Night9
Summer89
Spring71
Fall20
Winter12
Our take

Six citrus and fruit notes crowd the opening at once: orange, blood grapefruit, Indian mandarin, bergamot, apple and plum, and the effect is less about any single fruit and more a bright, juicy blur, the smell of a fruit stand on a warm morning.

Lily-of-the-valley, freesia, orchid and rose settle the noise into a cleaner floral heart, green and a little dewy, without much depth or complexity to any one flower. It stays light and optimistic through this stage, easy rather than demanding.

Mimosa, lily, magnolia, musk and amber take the fragrance into its final stretch, and this base is softer and warmer than anything before it, though still quiet compared to heavier orientals. Mimosa adds a powdery, slightly dusty sweetness, magnolia keeps some lemony freshness alive even this late, and musk and amber round it out with a soft skin warmth that carries the fragrance to its finish. It runs a middle-of-the-road pace overall, and it keeps to a small, friendly radius, not one built to push outward.

Spring and summer daytime wear suits it best, an easygoing fragrance for errands, work or anywhere upbeat energy is welcome. It will read as too simple to anyone chasing complexity, but that simplicity is exactly the point: cheerful citrus and clean florals without a single serious note anywhere in it.

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