Clinique

Happy For Men

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

Crisp lime and mandarin over a fresh sea breeze and green notes, drying down to light cedarwood and cypress.

Clinique says

You’ll smell lime, mandarin, sea breeze accord, green notes, cedarwood and cypress.

More from Clinique’s description

It also mentions Crisp citrus blend, Sea air and Light wood.

The house’s page

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Happy For Men’s scent picture, a draft: lime, mandarin, sea breeze, green notes, cedar, cypress drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Happy For Men, top notes: Lime, Mandarin, Sweet orange, Lavender

Heartas it settles

Happy For Men, heart: Sea breeze, Green notes, Geraniol (rose)

Dry-downwhat stays

Happy For Men, dry-down: Cedar, Cypress, Patchouli, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What the label names

22 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

5 citrus8 herbs & lavender6 florals2 woods1 spices

2 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Uomo Born in Roma Yellow DreamValentino · shares lime, mandarin and cedar (Atlas cedar)$138 for 100 ml · about the same as Happy For Men’s $111
His ConfessionLattafa · shares mandarin, cedar (Atlas cedar) and cypress$49.99 for 100 ml · about half of Happy For Men’s $111
Million GoldRabanne · shares mandarin and cedar (Atlas cedar)$145 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.