Beauty news: today is Clinique Happy Day!

From the minute it hit the counters in the late 1990’s, the fragrance Clinique Happy was a hit. Created in 1997 by Jean Claude Delville and Rodrigo Flores-Roux, it received a 1998 FiFi award and iconic images from their advertising campaigns (like the ones from 1999, above) defined a generation.

Clinique Happy is still hugely popular, and still is the epitome of “a fragrance of joy, the essence of a sunny, happy morning”. Wear Happy and be happy was the goal from the get-go, and the fresh apple, plums and bergamot mixed with the likes of freesia, lily, rose and morning orchid still make people smile every day.

Which brings me to today - Clinique Happy Day, a global initiative and an opportunity to focus on making people happy in small but meaningful ways. This year New Zealand Clinique counters have partnered with Look Good Feel Better, and will be offering women who have benefited from the Look Good Feel Better program with special skincare and makeup experiences on counter all day long. They will also be gifting a 15ml Clinique Happy Body Lotion in return for any donations made towards the organisation, which is the perfect chance to fall in love with Happy, if you haven’t already.

From Clinique employees working in store, to Clinique Happy Helpers providing Random Acts of Happiness, the aim is to bring a piece of happiness to as many people as possible. Love that – get thee to a Clinique counter ASAP!