from €44.95
Happy vs A Midsummer Dream
from €415.00
The scent fingerprint
Floral: Happy 80 out of 100, A Midsummer Dream 40 out of 100. Woody: Happy absent, A Midsummer Dream 80 out of 100. Citrus: Happy 53 out of 100, A Midsummer Dream 40 out of 100. Warm spicy: Happy absent, A Midsummer Dream 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
Top notes
the first half hour
Heart notes
the central character (1 to 4 h)
What are they for?
Happy
A Midsummer Dream
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Suitable
Summer
Very suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Not its territory
Suitable
Night
Not its territory
Suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Happy
- The cheaper of the two: from €44.95, against €415.00.
- Its pyramid opens on freesia, mimosa, nowhere to be found opposite.
- Markedly fresher, carried by citrus.
- Eau de Parfum: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
- “winter” is not its register, according to the profile we calculate.
Why choose A Midsummer Dream
- It is more concentrated — Extrait de Parfum where the other is eau de parfum — so theoretically more tenacious.
- cyclamen, rhubarb, aldehydes: all materials absent from Happy.
- Markedly more enveloping, carried by warm spicy.
- More versatile according to our calculated profile (8 contexts out of 8, against 5).
- The investment is heavier: €415.00 minimum.
The verdict
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Best price
Happy — €44.95 at the low end, while the other starts at €415.00
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Most concentrated
A Midsummer Dream — Extrait de Parfum, so more material than an eau de parfum
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Freshest
Happy — signature carried by citrus
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Most enveloping
A Midsummer Dream — signature carried by warm spicy
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Most versatile
A Midsummer Dream — 8 situations out of 8 suit it, against 5 for the other
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Most original
A Midsummer Dream — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (fir balsam, cyclamen)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.