Clinique Happy Perfume Review

I feel a little bad giving a bad review to a fragrance so loved by so many, but well, let me start off by saying that I am very sensitive to perfumes--even ones I like will turn my stomach a little if I wear them more than a day in a row--but none provokes the nausea and headache quite like Happy. Oddly enough, Happy Heart doesn't really bother me that much.

As for the scent itself there is nothing offensive (must be something in the chemicals?). It is a very basic, bright, citrus-floral much like the box color suggests. To me, it doesn't smell interesting at all, but rather generic. When this came out, I remember feeling like anyone in a cardigan and khakis would be immediately drawn to it, very cute, very soccer mom. This wouldn't have been a bad thing except that during this time period darn near everyone seemed to be wearing it. Maybe it's a little too accessible, too crowd-pleasing? The result of having everyone wear a perfume, to me, is that it can't be you signature scent.