Courreges in Blue

Finally, I got my "baby" back, today!!! And, I'm over the moon with this long time lost perfume, which stupid me gave away in 2014, because he/she/it called me a hoarder, which I wasn't than - but proably is now :)) Yes, I bought my first bottle i Palma, Mallorca, back in -85, it was a 50 ml, but this bottle in an unopened box, I bought private is only 25 ml, and it smells so good as it should. I think it's an aldehylic perfume, I think there is some galbanum in it, but it's not. It smells as a lot of my older perfume, and this is the way I like it. This perfume is what I would call a "mature" perfume, to me, first came the marigolds, and than oakmoss, and coriander and cloves. Not so much fuzz about it, but you have to like the strong notes to find any pleasure in this perfume, and, of cause, I LOVE it!!!

I have a vintage bottle of this fragrance and I love it. The vintage version of Courreges in Blue EdT is in the same vein as Estee Lauder's White Linen, both share a 1970's elegant vibe in the opening. Aldehydes, herbs (basil) and spices (coriander) in the top notes, as it develops, a beautiful powdery chypre with a spicy-green dry down. Carnation isn't listed, but on cold days, I get a carnation note. In the dry down, this diverges from White Linen in that it remains dry, crisp and powdery. With the addition of amber, honey, and benzoin, White Linen becomes warmer. I love both perfumes - they both have a surprising complexity that makes them enjoyable to wear. Two sprays last all day, which is impressive performance for an EdT.

Courreges is spring-like to me, it's green, fresh and herbal. I get a bit of tuberose in the middle-not a really creamy one, then it dries down into a slightly spiced chypre. I love it, it's hard for me to describe it, it's different. I have 2 bottles of Courrages, one is a mini parfum, the other an EDT in the glass bottle with the ball cap. I loved the mini so much I got a full bottle, but they're different. The mini is richer, creamier and more powdery, the EDT is sort of like a skim milk version, it's not as creamy and much more green and herbal. I'm wondering of the EDT is a reformulated version. Both are very wearable, sillage and longevity are excellent.

I love the freshness of this perfume when it is first applied, perhaps due to it's strong coriander and citrus top notes. It settles into a unique fragrance unlike any other I have in my wardrobe while still retaining some of it's citrus. I live in a hot climate and it can be a bit overpowering when first applied but the fragrance stays all day and remains "true" without becoming too "watery". Love it but hard to find

I bought this nice perfume in Palma city at Mallorca in -85. And now I want to try their other perfumes.