BECKY SHER | Hype Jelly Belly churns out chocolate

If you're a chocolate fan, get a load of this: Jelly Belly, the company that brought you jelly beans in every flavor from cherry to jalape & ntilde;o, has gotten into the chocolate biz. The company's new candy creation is called JBz, and it's definitely different. (By the way, we guess that's pronounced "jay-beez," but we're not sure.)
Basically, the candies are a tasty combination of M & amp;Ms and Jelly Bellys -- the inside is a pretty basic chocolate candy, but the shell is infused with some of the same flavors that made Jelly Bellys famous. So you might bite into a chocolate candy with a coconut-flavored shell, or a banana-chocolate confection. The candies come in 20 flavors, so all your favorites aren't represented, but you'll find at least a few that you like. (And the wacky colors make the introduction of the purple M & amp;M seem pretty ho-hum.) Here's our advice to Jelly Belly: Not every flavor works with chocolate. Honey graham cracker: Yum. Grape: Yuck. That's just our two cents.
Look for JBz where you buy Jelly Bellys, or visit www.jellybelly.com for a store locator.
Happiness in a bottle
We're big into things that make us happy, and to be frank, we think most people would agree with us. What's better than something that brings a smile to your face? It can be anything -- a really big scoop of your favorite ice cream, a huge sale at your favorite store, an instant message from your crush. Or a pretty bottle of perfume that just makes you smile every time you spritz it.
Oilily, a Dutch company that's known for its cute clothes for kids and women, now has a line of beauty products guaranteed to make you smile. Best of all is the Orange Stripes collection -- the sunny packaging is so pretty, you don't even have to open it to feel a little brighter. But the fragrance is just as great, with its notes of mandarin, jasmine bouquet, green tea, berry and mint. The perfume runs about $35 a bottle; the lotion and body gel are $20 each. Head to www.oilily-world.com for more info and a store locator, or look for Oilily Beauty products at Sephora stores and www.sephora.com.
XBecky Sher writes Hype for Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. You can write to her at bsher@krtinfo.com.