Happy for Men (1999)
by Clinique

A nice smelling every day scent. Easy to wear and nothing special but I like it.

22nd September, 2011.

This is largely an orange aquatic, Acqua di Gio meets Varvatos Artisan (?). I like it to some extent, and before I even spray, sniffing inside the cap is tantalizing; initially the scent is better than the sum of its parts. The top is a fizzy and metallic citrus, like someone took the plodding base of Azzaro Chrome and reinvigorated it. Apple also plays a role here, which later will lead to problems for me. Like Acqua di Gio, the middle holds a surprising amount of jasmine or similar florals, which add complexity to the aquatic portion even as the tiresome apple begins to ruin the fruit portion. During the mid-notes, unfortunately, the citrus, fizz, florals and aqua all start to recede, overshadowed by the synthetic fruitiness you'd find any low-end sweetened "fresh" scent. By the time the base arrives, it no longer accomplishes either the aquatic or the orange objective as well as other fragrances; it has become less than the sum of its parts. The apple has stubbornly remained almost as artificial and dull as in Greenergy, Adidas Moves, Chrome, or Eternity, with the usual fake leather note as accompaniment. Too bad.

30th May, 2011.

After a trip to Japan a few years ago, I'm a sucker for anything yuzu--edible, sprayable, whatever. I bought this as a gift for a cousin when he turned 18, with the instructions to "wear it in health, because every time a teenage male converts from AXE to a better fragrance, an angel gets its wings." The low sillage and relatively short life make it the perfect scent for the 17 to 25-year-old male set, who tend to over-apply anyhow, so kudos to Clinique for understanding their target demographic.

26th April, 2011.

Love the sweet citrus smell! smells great but does not last very long.

15th April, 2011.

Quite a total disaster! Hyper-Sweet citruses (expecially orange), green notes, woods. That's it. Simple and...cheap. A perfect fragrance for dutyfree shops in tiny little airports. Avoid.

12nd April, 2011.

This is seriously some of the best stuff ive ever smelled and after having it for only a week Id have to say this has cracked my top 5 (as far as smell goes) ... But now for the bad news. As many have said before the projection is close to the skin even after 5 sprays, and the longevity for me even with 5 sprays was 2-4 hours.... So as a final rating id give this an 8 out of 10. If this lasted at least 6 hours and projected at least decent i would give this a 9.5 just because I love the scent, but the projection and longevity on this is just terrible .

22nd March, 2011.