Clinique Happy Summer Spray 2013

Being that it is my favorite perfume, I frequently wear Clinique Happy Parfum. Like teadrinker, I also cannot smell very much of a difference between the original Clinique Happy and the Clinique Happy Summer Spray. However, the Summer Spray, to me, is more like a body spray version of Clinique Happy, with more citrus and less musk. My Clinique Summer Spray is an eau de toilette, so I should not really compare it to my parfum and assume it should be similar to body spray in silage and longevity. Summer Spray is expensive, retailing at $63 for 3.3 ounces (no, I didn't pay that, I got a deal at T.J. Maxx!), but does not have the longevity of Clinique Happy Parfum. I won't buy Summer Spray again, I'll stick with the stronger original parfum. However, I like the Summer Spray, it will be be great for my vocation, teaching, since it is so light. I should also mention, I keep all my bottles of Happy in the fridge to keep it from spoiling.

This smells exactly like the original Happy to me. I have no idea what is supposed to be different about this version. If you already have a bottle of Happy, it's not worth getting this too. Just like the original, it's mostly citrus, with some floral background.

Smells like watered down Happy. Great for very hot days when you do not want a strong smell. But on the other hand, there is nothing original here. Orange, lemon, maybe a tinge of light flowers. Clean but bland. Happy like an emoticon. Pretty, but ultimately not very interesting; that's the worst I can say about this. It's not bad, just not great. The scent is ungrounded. If it were music, it would be an unaccompanied flute solo that lasts half an hour. You keep wanting depth or development. If only it dried down to release something intriguing like nutmeg or grass or tea or wood, or even musk. That would be interesting. No, it is static. But then again, even as much as I love the original Happy and Happy Heart, neither develops, at least on me. I am going to try layering this with an apricot-vanilla cologne from Comptoir Sud to see whether the combination could work. The citrus blast from Happy Summer 2013 could blend well with apricot and vanilla, especially since the Comptoir Sud takes a while to develop. Could be great or could smell like a fruit trifle.

Isn't a bit too early to launch a summer fragrance 2013 a week past halloween and approximately 45 days before christmas 2012? Maybe i'm wrong, I'm sorry.

In the other half of the world it's Spring and Summer begins next month... could it be that we get to try it first here with the warm weather?