Clinique Happy To Be
The smell in short
Main smell: floral and aquatic. It opens with water notes and pear, moves to lilac and hibiscus and dries down to cacao and sandalwood.
- Came out
- 2005
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- spring
Happy To Be notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Clinique Happy To Be in detail
Happy To Be comes from Clinique.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is spring and summer. It is less suited to fall. Ranked by season: spring, summer, winter and fall. Its fresh smell feels good on warm days.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is floral (100%), followed by aquatic and fresh. You will probably like it if you enjoy floral and aquatic smells and notes like lilac and cacao. Less obvious notes include syringa. Perfume fans rate it 3.62 out of 5.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €97. That puts it in the middle price range. It costs more than Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pure Nectar De Parfum but less than Amouage Lilac Love and Guerlain Champs Elysees.
Happy To Be: day or night?
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. Its aquatic side keeps it clean and easy.
Other Clinique perfumes
The house has 24 perfumes here, led by Cocoa & Cashmere unisex, Wrappings and Happy Heart.
Is Happy To Be long lasting?
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pure Nectar De Parfum and Zoologist Perfumes Hummingbird unisex last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like cacao and sandalwood are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Flankers and editions
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 1999.
Perfumes that smell like Happy To Be
Similar picks to try: Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pure Nectar De Parfum (4 shared notes), Zoologist Perfumes Hummingbird unisex (4 shared notes), Amouage Lilac Love (4 shared notes) and Guerlain Champs Elysees (4 shared notes).
Questions people ask
Can men wear Happy To Be?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Does Happy To Be project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2005.