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1740 Marquis de Sade(2000)

Histoires de Parfums

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Created for Histoires de Parfums, 1740 Marquis de Sade opens on artemisia and bergamot, moves through a heart of patchouli, cardamom, and coriander, and closes on immortelle, leather, elemi resin, and vanilla, its title referencing the year of the French writer's birth as part of founder Gerald Ghislain's collection of fragrances named for historical figures and dates.

Did you know? This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital. Read the full story →
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2000

1740 Marquis de Sade is a fragrance from Histoires de Parfums, released in 2000. It opens with Artemisia and Bergamot, moves into a heart of Patchouli, Cardamom, and Coriander, and settles into a base of Immortelle, Leather, French Labdanum, Elemi Resin, Birch, Vanilla, and Virginia Cedar.

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Top notes
ArtemisiaBergamot
Heart notes
PatchouliCardamomCoriander
Base notes
ImmortelleLeatherFrench LabdanumElemi ResinBirchVanillaVirginia Cedar
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