Clinique Happy Heart 2012

Almost heady in the opening like dense florals, yet there's the aquatic/ozonic note that keeps it light and airy. I don't get citrus at all, although I suppose it's there somewhere. A touch melon-like, even though that's not a note. I love this, and Happy by Clinique. I haven't smelled them in years, so they're older, yes, but dated...NO. I've come to realize that I lived in the heyday of fragrance creation. Experimentation, differentiation...scents that are nowhere near as dumbed down as they are today. Many of the modern fragrances are doused in vanilla, fruits, loud florals, and gourmand pastes...like no one has ever smelled a real flower...I suspect some of the youngsters have never smelled a real rose, it's so sad, and it shows in the comments. Also, I think folks are being sold all these Unisex fragrances because it benefits the seller...more sales for the same fragrance. I like smelling feminine, and will never enjoy smelling like a man. And I have smelled scents so vile, I can't imagine anyone wearing them, yet they're lauded by the masses. And I do love complex, interesting scents...but I suppose that's just my preference. Off my soapbox now. I love this fragrance.

This is one of the most underrated perfumes! It is absolutely beautiful, and I get compliments from every time I wear it. I’m surprised sometimes that people can smell it on me in public even while they are wearing a mask. This is a fresh, slightly sweet, and slightly warm fragrance. It smells like a beautiful sunny spring day and a warm hug. It’s very feminine, and it’s one of my husband’s favorite perfumes on me. Clinique Happy is my signature fragrance, but this one is my second favorite perfume. After pregnancy and having my son, I can’t tolerate many perfumes for some reason, but Clinique Happy and Happy Heart never bother me or anyone around me. I never sneeze or have people around me sneeze while I’m wearing these perfumes either. Definitely give this a try if you like fresh floral fragrances and want to smell beautiful all day.

I was so nervous to try this one because I loved the 2003 formula, it was one of my favorites for a long time, but my anxiety lasted only as long as it took for this formula to sink into my skin. It's so lovely and addicting, I can't get enough of the scent. The sillage is big and juicy. The aquatic note comes through most strongly on my skin, it's so fresh and wet, a bit earthy, the choice of water hyacinth for the floral note complements it nicely. The woody base note carries it all nicely and the ozonic smell makes it almost ethereal. The blend is so perfect and lovely, this is one of my new top favorites. I got a travel size bottle because I was nervous about the new formula, but I'm definitely going to be getting a larger one asap. Longevity isn't the best, only around 6 hours on my skin, but still good.

I adored the original formulation of Happy Heart which I had worn since it came out in the early 00s, and never even realized it changed like ten years ago? I just kept buying it every year as my signature fragrance, noticing I wore it less and less. And now that I am actually learning about perfume, I’ve discovered it was reformulated in 2013. I do still enjoy it and wear it often, but it’s definitely lost that carrot-y, cucumber, melon thing about it that made it especially fresh and unique. If anyone has a dupe for the original, I wanna know about it! That being said, this is soft and lovely, inoffensive and definitely not as loud as Happy. It’s very fresh, lightly citrus with a touch of floral and very feminine. Sillage is good with a lot of sprays and it has pretty good longevity, especially on clothing.

I remember the OG Happy when it was launched, and it was unlike any other perfume at that time and I loved it. I only came across this flanker a couple of years ago, and for me, it surpasses the OG. As soon as I smell it, I am transported back to childhood - we had lived in a block of flats with a concrete yard as a garden, and then moved to a bungalow, on an estate, with its own garden and areas of grass for kids to play on at various intervals around the estate. I was cycling around the estate, when we first arrived in spring time and I could smell the cut grass, and the hyacinths, and spring blooms in the various gardens. Happy Heart smells almost exactly the same and I love it; I just wish that its longevity was better.