Courrèges in Blue Courrèges 1983

While the first designs of the fashion creator André Courrèges, who passed away this January, were rather provocative, as they were futuristic and inspired by the then very young space travel, he made a significant shift towards more feminine fashion as early as the 1970s, which differed greatly from the spacey Courrèges style of the 1960s. His perfume creations underwent a similar development. While Empreinte Courrèges, with its woody, earthy, and animalistic notes, was almost a masculine Chypre and Eau de Courrèges could also be categorized in the rugged Chypre faction, Courrèges in Blue exudes the essence and scent of a bouquet of flowers infused with plenty of greenery, having just experienced a spring rain shower.
Aromatic without a masculine touch, green-floral without slipping into the floral-sweet, girl-like-romantic without pink cotton candy, and slightly nostalgic with a hint of soap - Courrèges in Blue is a surprisingly understated Chypre for a creation from the 80s. Here, balsamic herbal nuances harmoniously come together with unsweetened white flowers and woods in a bed cushioned with oak moss. A Chypre that is also suitable for getting to know the perfume family of green Chypres, as it lacks the large portion of soap and the earthiness found in many older representatives of this genre.