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Derby(1985)
Guerlain · Jean-Paul Guerlain · Chypre
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Created by Jean-Paul Guerlain, Derby opens on bergamot and spices, moves through a heart of leather and patchouli, and closes on oakmoss, leather, and spices, its name referencing horse racing and continuing Guerlain's occasional equestrian-themed naming alongside earlier releases like Vetiver.
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This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital.
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Derby is a fragrance from Guerlain, released in 1985 and composed by Jean-Paul Guerlain. It sits in the Chypre family. It opens with Bergamot and Spice, moves into a heart of Leather and Patchouli, and settles into a base of Oakmoss, Leather, and Spice.
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