Derby Guerlain 1985 Eau de Toilette
Peppermint opens cool and camphoraceous, slicing through lemon’s tart brightness to create a brisk, almost medicinal chill that feels barbershop-fresh rather than dessert-sweet.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Mossy90
- Leather80
- Woody70
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Peppermint
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Nutmeg
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readPeppermint opens cool and camphoraceous, slicing through lemon’s tart brightness to create a brisk, almost medicinal chill that feels barbershop-fresh rather than dessert-sweet. Jasmine and rose bloom quickly underneath, their petals dusted with nutmeg’s dry, peppery warmth so the heart smells like pressed flowers tucked in tweed. Moss and vetiver surge up early, stitching green bitterness into the leather accord that dominates the base, while sandalwood’s creamy wood softens patchouli’s earthy crunch without ever turning sweet. Over hours the citrus ice melts away, leaving a dry, saddle-soap leather cushioned by cool moss and smoky vetiver that stays close but unmistakably present. Projection hovers at arm’s length for most of the day, projecting best in cool fall or spring weather and sharpening up a tailored jacket for office or dinner.
Scent twins
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