Happy Chopard Bigaradia Chopard for women

If you know what Hermes Jardin Sur Le Nil smells like in the dry down and can imagine some orange bitters added in - sort of campari without the alcohol - then you can get an idea of what this one smells like. Bigaradia is actually much stronger than the Hermes so it's great value for a summer perfume (and what a beautiful bottle!), but you will have to like neroli!

A sweet, surprising little gem of a perfume. I hated the Lemon Dulci one—which turned synthetic on my skin—and fell in love with Bigaradia instead. I smell honey, bitter orange and neroli. It’s creamy without being soapy. It reminds me of eating breakfast on the terrace, bursting with fresh spring flowers and bees buzzing about.

I waited a long time before I bought both Bigardia and Lemon Dulci blind, now I wish for a larger bottle of Bigaradi. Placed firmly in the easy to wear category, I plan on buying several more as gifts. And like others, the bottle has a higher quality feel than many others in much more expensive categories.

I got this during a mini Christmas haul and was initially disappointed when comparing this to the other citrus perfume I received. Once I gave it a real application I was able to appreciate it for what it is instead of what I’d been expecting. It’s fruity and sweet in a lovely rich baked good way. The honey and patchouli give it a weight that is unique for a citrus fragrance. Like a buttery orange pound cake. Looking forward to seeking out the carrot and sesame notes on future applications. Overall 8/10

Unexpected budget charmer. It's cheap and it's cheerful and those are MAJOR pluses. Definitely hits way above its weight in terms of value and joy: Happy is genuinely the right word for once. For a big orange and bitter-orange niche snob like me, it's just a leeeetle bit basic (don't hate me): a tiny touch oversweet, a tad generic at the bottom end. It's not as amazing as its higher-end Chopard cousin Orange Mauresque (less sophisticated, a bit less warm and complex) and - let's face it - it's not Boucheron Orange de Bahia, which is my own personal bigarade sweet spot. Happy Bigaradia also comes on real strong at first (great big burst of teenage enthusiasm on first spray!) but doesn't quite have the staying power to stay (on me) for long; and its undertow gets a little samey.

But forget all that, because it will simply make you smile. Perhaps it's the carrot that convinces me. This may not WOW, but it definitely does ZING. Has the zest of the best. Welcome to the big leagues, bigarade baby!

I think this perfume is similar with Guerlain Terracotta Le Parfum—the opening & sweetness. It’s not really offce friendly use, but you still want you need to spray less. I wouldn’t repurchase both of them.

I blind-bought it, and I must say I am very happy with this purchase! I found it to be very linear; the smell does not change much. I cannot detect any cedar or patchouli in the dry down. Oranges and neroli all the way. The sillage and projection are not very strong; however, I think a lot of people would love this fragrance in summer. I haven't yet tested this fragrance in colder weather, but I think it would be very nice as well. I also like the presentation; the bottle is very sturdy. Overall, very positive experience :) and totally ok for the price!

The promising notes are played out on the safer side, so Happy Chopard Bigaradia ends up quite dull, safe and rather familiar. Kind of citrus fruity and fresh (but not overly) floral scent.

Diluted orange blossom water sweetened with honey left in the room temperature. Not really refreshing or bright.
Some earthy carrot and leathery labdanum with fresher neroli; also very small dose of mandarin and bitter orange; and nicely grounding patchouli done right.
Moderation in everything.

This is an energizing fragrance and, although it might seem totally summery, I think it can be very versatile, a citrus scent that fits all year round.

It has bitter orange and carrot at the top. It almost reminds one of those juices with a supposed Mediterranean flavor that I liked so much when I was a teenager. After a while, the perfume starts to sweeten very slightly thanks to the honey and I start to smell orange blossom and neroli. The result is juicy, almost makes my mouth water. With the time, the scent becomes somewhat more ambery.

It has a moderate sillage and lasts on my skin for about 8 hours, excellent when it comes to this olfactory profile.

Personally I like the bottle, I find it very cheerful, as is the perfume itself.

In short, a perfume with a great value for money, perfect for lovers of the citrus-neroli-orange blossom combo.

Smell 7.5/10
Duration 8/10
Sillage 7/10
Quality/price 8/10
Versatility 7.5/10
Packaging 8/10
Would I buy again? Probably

It’s an interesting composition, not just another citrus fragrance. Initially I liked that it’s a bit different and to my surprise it works best in cooler weather, it’s a winter citrus fragrance in my opinion.
Eventually though I couldn’t handle it, it’s got something quite hefty about it that I don’t enjoy and if you overspray, it feels unpleasantly overpowering.
I don’t regret buying it as it has some unusual traits but now that I’ve finished with it - after some room spraying at the end I must confess - I won’t consider having it again.

Very fresh juicy and floral reminds me of the Mediterranean. Much high end smelling and lasts for ages esp on clothes. Im surprised by reviewers mention weak or poor longevity as quite strong smelling and wafts. Must have a good bottle..

I wore this for just over a week but the lack of sillage and longevity put me off. It is a fresh oranges smell, not juicy with maybe a touch of washing powder- it reminded me a little of Moschino So Real. I mostly sprayed it on my clothes in an attempt to make it last a little longer, but sillage was still minimal. I could only smell the honey when I smell the sprayer, once sprayed the honey note is lost. So far it is the one I like the least from the line. Bottle is beautiful and the cap is actually glass, which doesn't happen very often. I am afraid it might just sit on my tray for the way it looks not the way it smells or performs. I got it for less than £25, so it's no big deal.

Another let down, nothing happy about Bigaradia.
The orange is quickly replaced by a dirty carrot and overpowers the whole dry down as it isn't a long lasting one anyway. In an hour you need to sniff your skin, touching it with your nose to be able to detect some scent.
Patchouli shouldn't be there at all, doesn't fit with the rest of the aromas.
Overall bad combination.
The only happy Chopard perfume is the Happy Roses ...for now.

This is not such a light scent I expected. Its bit heavy and in your face. Bitter orange detected at first seconds. After 15 mins its more rounded and well balanced. I got it for £14 for 50ml so it was a bargain! It will be great for spring and maybe summer

I just received this today, I've been wanting to buy it for a long time. I tried it before in store and I was amazed by it. Where I live you can find this perfume online for about 20 euros so it's very affordable.
I sprayed it and immediately I was blown away. It's orange and mandarin at first then it dries down to a very well rounded fragrance. I can really pick up the carrot and honey as well as the patchouli and the labdanum makes it feel balsamic and warm. Not a dirty or offensive patchouli by any means it just gives a bit more depth to the fragrance, I am not a patchouli lover but it doesn't bother me here, it's soft. I wouldn't call this a light summer fragrance, this is more suitable for spring or fall.
It has a very sophisticated, elegant vibe. It has a natural sweetness to it but I wouldn't call it a sweet perfume.
This could be a perfect everyday scent for somebody who likes to stand out but not in a loud, harsh way.
When it dries down you won't get the orange and mandarin anymore it's more of a neroli, honey, carrot combination playing with the base notes.

Generally I like oranges as they very well correspond to my soft appearance.
I blind bought this on recommendations and very first spray is... questionable.
This one seems to be heavier than expected. No bright light fresh orange but a wintery one. Ambery.
Poor sillage but a heavy scent with short life 😄😝
Very bad and strange combination for a positive summary frag.
Well I have got a 100 ml jar and hope I am just very mistaken about its quality. Will keep on trying to make it happy.

Edit: 40 days later I am giving this away. Nope. At least not for me.

Beautiful bitter orange peel dipped in a generous bowl of orange blossom water. This is basically Neroli Portofino without all the things I dislike about Neroli Portofino. I found NP to be a bit too harsh and almost icy & too bitter, Bigaradia is way softer, somewhat warmer and definitely more feminine. Lasts much longer too and has decent sillage. It does have that particular bitterness NP has, but in a much smoother and more pleasant way if that makes sense. It’s wearable all year round imo.

If this fragrance was a person, it would be an elegant, soft-spoken, beautiful lady. She’s always well dressed and has a calming aura.

Overall, a safe blind buy if you like Neroli Portofino or if you like pure orange blossom scents, otherwise I would advise sampling first because it is not a typical sweet designer orange blossom scent.

Absolutely stunning presentation I totally looking for very long time The smell of orange blossom is mixed with orange peel Plus a mild jasmine scent It's a great combination Scente The aroma is mild, well distributed.
This smell is suitable for both hot and cold weather and the Very good Price. 👌

I bought this based on the notes and good reviews. Paid it about 20 euro,so it was very cheap. I figured it would be a nice office fragrance, nothing too offensive. Well...it's not offensive alright. It's boring. Does not feel fresh by any means, on me it's just beleah. I don't hate it, but it doesn't smell like anything. I use it after shower now,trying to finish the bottle and it doesn't last more than half an hour

I love this perfume. It's fresh, a little bit sweet, last 4-5 hours. Three days of wearing this and I already got 5 compliments from different people. My co worker said I smell 'holy' Lol!😂 I already ordered my back up bottle as it's not expensive.

Time to review this one, as it's been more than a year that I have bought it, and worn it (a lot).
This line from Chopard has some unsung little gems, quality frags, superb packaging at a very affordable price (when issued and on their website it was priced at more than100 euros per bottle; now, a 100ml bottle is under 30 Euros, a great value, I bought a few for gifting).

This is a typical bigarade perfume, meaning bitter orange + orange blossom based; here you get the peel of the orange, sweet and oily, you can also detect the sweetness of tangerine and honey.
There is some green crispiness to it, but this is a summer, happy perfume that is NOT your typical citrus fresh minty cologne; it manages to have a performance and a sillage that elevates it to something that be worn also in autunm and or Spring. Uplifting and sunny.
You can get a similar vibe from AA Orange Soleia (but this one is 5 times more expensive).
Longevity is good (4 hours mark).

The bottle is a luxury: solid, heavy quality glass shaped like an orange topaz, the stopper is a pink sphere made of glass (!), gold lettering, it's a remarkable item (I'm not always keen on commenting bottles, but this one is beautiful, really beautiful).

I am finishing my 1st bottle and have already bought 2 backups ;-)

I echo the positive reviews below. A light citrus floral with a bright opening that elevates my mood. Happy is an appropriate name for the line.

I purchased this perfume based on it's reviews as I am a big fan of citrus perfumes. It's opening note it rather interesting and it produces a strong herby (sage) smell which I am not too keen on. This eventually fades away to evolve into a soft blossom perfume. I have had many compliments after the dry down. I just wish it didn't have the initial herb note.

It is a warm sunny day in London, England and I am wearing Happy Chopard Bigaradia by Chopard again today. Its the 2nd or third time ive worn it this week. Since it arrived and I love it soooooo much, that I literally cannot stop respraying it, as it makes makes me so happy! Corny, I know.

The carrot note is just like wow! And the honey is like mmmmmm. The orange blossom and jasmine sambac are bright,fresh and airy. And the green mandarin and and bitter orange are juicy, without being citric. Being tamed by the sesame seeds which add to a nicely rounded, but very slight, warm but not toasted nuttiness. Like in sesame snap bars but much more subtle! And that makes this slightly earthy without being unwearable.

It is like sunshine in the best possible way. A real hidden gem for Summer. And its lasts on clothing for a good 5-6 hours id say. So you can smell it around you. Even when it isnt projectijg much and I'd say that men can wear this.

This is so much more than a typical neroli/orange blossom perfume thanks to the honey and carrot note. I blind bought this and was worried it would be a sickly sweet floral patchouli fragrance, but thankfully, the honey and patchouli are just supporting players. It's an extremely classy and uplifting clean scent that is incredibly well-blended. If you enjoy perfumes like Un Jardin en Mediterranee, you will love this. Though not dupes, I get a very similar experience in terms of feeling, quality, and performance. An absolute steal for the price. Blind-buy safe if you enjoy neroli/orange blossom perfumes.

This opens with a blast of wonderful bitter Orange. The dry down is a combo of Orange and orange blossom to my nose. I love them both...very different to each other. Certainly not just another ordinary citrus scent, Happy Bigaradia has a sweet luminous quality in the dry down, but is never cloying. It's exactly what I thought it would be. I adore this one!

Spritz some Bigaradia and be transported to orange groves, blue skies and golden sunshine. This is by far the most interesting and impressive citrus fragrance I have ever tried. It has staying power but lingers on in a delicate way. This is a luminous fragrance and one that I absolutely LOVE.

I saw the Chopard Happy collection at a perfume warehouse sale and was surprised that I had not heard of this collection before. The fun, bright bottles are delightful and I was COMPLETELY taken aback by the fragrance contained in them. Someone below pointed out that the pandemic interrupted usual marketing, pity - it deserves far more attention!

got this as a gift for a feminine citrus fan:
She likes 4711 Eau de Cologne, Hermes Eau d'Orange Veste, Guerlain Mandarine Basilique.

I totally think Happy Bigaradia is in the same vein but more orangey-fruity.

It is juicy, feminine and happy!

I have bought all the Chopard Happy testers for less then 20 dollars. And trying them on back and forth I have to say this one is good.

Bigaradia has an amazing bitter orange opening but that does not last more then 45 mins and then it turns into a bit of a sweet perfume probably because of the honied carrot. Brigardia lasts OK as well but its such a shame because the orange on top is soooo good.

It does remind me of the TF neroli perfume at the beginning, afterwords it turns into a soleil blanc/Fleur d'orchidee type of scent.

Light touch aldehydes radiate the citrus in the top. There's quickly a slightly sweet and creamy vegetal note. Honeyed carrot and sesame creates a hippy chick tone to the fragrance, even as it remains modern, light, gauzy and friendly. There is a solid base. It's similar to the French aperitif style, Lillet, for example, and not like an Italian bitter. It's unusual, "le sport chic", with Swiss understatement.

Bought a tester online, 100ml gorgeous bottle with cap, for $20. There may be some irony because I wonder if this was launched just before the pandemic and never had a chance to find its delighted customers, and now Chopard is clearing stock. I wouldn't recommend it at the $100 Geneva shop price, unless somone has throwaway money, but it's a "Happy" purchase indeed, at $20.

I find that although this has a similar scent character as TF's Neroli Portifino, Happy blows that fragrance out of the water in its execution and performance. Happy is one of those orangy citrus scents that smell natural, but isn't too tart and boring. I find TF's to be the blandest citrus scent that lasts all but 5 seconds on the skin then poof its gone. I find the base notes in Happy really ground the fragrance in staying put.

Happy Chopard Bigaradia was a blind buy for me and it is a really well blended, natural smelling perfume for sweet and bitter taste lovers. Unfortunately too much bitterness/sweetness is going on plus there's smth that irritates me a bit, especially in the first accord which gradually and too slowly for me fades away as the perfume develops on skin. May be it's the carrot note which gives kind of a vegetably feeling on me although Chopard itsef does not mention it. I gave the perfume to my aunt who likes bright bittery perfumes! She loves it and it really corresponds so well her sparkling, open and optimistic personality! Therefore do test on your skin first if you are on a more introvert side!

I love it! It is fresh citrus and spicy scent that reminds me of my time in Italy few years ago. I'm a huge fan of orange blossom and I love Bigaradia's orange blossom just like I love Lancôme's O de L'Orangerie orange blossom. It is so well blended, it represents the fresh summer in bottle. Imagine a summer day beach walk in Italy's Marina di Ravenna surrounded by greenery, herbs, flowers and the sea breeze in your hair. I just LOVE IT!

Aigner`s Debute dupe.But Debut is way much more high class,although is much cheaper.This one looks like a bottle for a child and although the juice is nice, doesnt justify its price.

Wow, instant like! No, instant LOVE! What a happy, bright, fresh but at the same time creamy summer scent.This is like a honeyed freshly squeezed orange/mandarin juice that you drink under an aromatic jasmine tree on a hot summer day somewhere south Italy. Gorgeous!

This one is really surprised me after wearing amber malaki from chopard i know that theres quality from this house. And this citrus one is lassssttttt and project very well much much better than chanel in my opinion. At first sprits it smells like an expensive floor cleaner and its better with time when it settles in your skin you’re know you’re in the lush garden. Very comforting and Beautiful ! Dont be fooled by it’s ugly bottle