Courrèges in Blue Courrèges 1983

Already eagerly awaited: My supply of fresh vintage (!) Courrèges in Blue is here! And I dance through the rooms on this beautiful sunny day to Pharrell Williams "Happy," almost tipsy from my signature scent - for so many years.

It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to say... Sunshine she's here, you can take a break... I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space...

Because I'm happy...
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy...
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
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... if you know what happiness is to you
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... if you feel like that's what you want to do

...and 1001 parallels to my original comment about the scent! I'll leave that in the drawer now; Angelliese has already explained so beautifully about André Courrèges, and I'll just staple my feeling in here!

I stick with the happy feeling because just like in the song, my first encounter with the scent went:

On the way home from university, I happened to take a tiny detour to my favorite perfume shop in Aachen... I deserved it!
My reward was waiting for me there, I had been circling around it for so long... but first, I had to take the exam...

But now I really wanted it: my first truly self-chosen scent, not from the promotion table, not from a friend, never smelled on anyone else before, and immediately completely MINE, MY SCENT! Bought, sprayed on, and back out into the sunny pedestrian zone...
From then on, it really took off for me - I could lift off, simply floating out of the gray facades of the street, into the blue spring air, exactly, no roof, no limit above me, just pure joy, pride, self-confidence. That was me! And I had made it. And now I had "break," time alone for myself. Suddenly, I knew what I wanted, that I could do it, and I was completely with myself, at home within myself.

And that's exactly what a signature scent is for me: at home and free within oneself.

This wonderfully balanced chypre creates for me this fantastic floral-green lightness, this gentle good-mood kick through bergamot and ethereal orange blossom, grounding my self-esteem with animalistic finesse and cradling me, protected by the finest woods in soft moss.

But oh - this is not a "little treasure," but a fully grown, spiced treasure with delicious coriander, basil, creamy marigold, and dark vetiver! The straight flowers, supported by aldehydes, do not fit into a Biedermeier bouquet! They demand the largest vase in the house and plenty of space for their extravagant arrangement! For that, they then exude so much beauty, so fresh garden scent, that it irresistibly draws you into the sun: That's how it is, happiness!

So is a perfect day with a perfect scent that belongs only to you :)))