The Trained Nose

Guerlain

Derby (Vintage)

What it is made of, at the heart of a wearing — and the colour this page is tinted with. Wider means more of it.

Leads herbs and citrus, over earth and moss, and white flowers underneath. It turns over the day rather than fading. It carries more earth and moss than the rest of the catalogue.

The pyramid

top 0–15 min
heart 1–3 hr
base 3 hr +
Consensus needs more than one owner. Right now no one has this linked, so there is nothing to agree or disagree about yet.

What is it chasing?

No original is recorded for this entry. Two kinds of evidence, and they disagree in useful ways.
Closest, as Akin sees it
Ranked by what the crowd says resembles what, with the measured accords breaking ties — falling back to the note pyramid where neither has anything to say. Right about half the time, and the column says which of the three answered.
What people say it reminds them of
Agree and disagree counts. Here is this site’s own owners voting; elsewhere is a tally read from another site.
Dior Jules elsewhere 18 / 18
Dior Jules (2016) elsewhere 12 / 9
Roja Parfums Diaghilev elsewhere 3 / 3
Guerlain Derby elsewhere 100 / 16
Hermès Equipage elsewhere 45 / 32
Daniel Hechter Caractere elsewhere 16 / 27
Prissana Nimitr Edition 2022 elsewhere 12 / 4
Eris Parfums Ma Bete elsewhere 8 / 11
Burberry Burberrys for Men (1981) elsewhere 7 / 10
Molyneux Fete elsewhere 7 / 9
Balenciaga Ho Hang elsewhere 6 / 8
Perry Ellis Perry Ellis for Men Anniversary Edition elsewhere 6 / 5
Angelos Créations Olfactives Grâce D' Orient elsewhere 5 / 7
Jean Patou Patou pour Homme elsewhere 5 / 7
Orlane Derrick elsewhere 4 / 5
Guerlain Mitsouko Eau de Parfum elsewhere 3 / 2
Guerlain Mitsouko Eau de Toilette elsewhere 3 / 2
Davidoff Davidoff elsewhere 2 / 1
Pierre Cardin Enigme elsewhere 2 / 1
Guerlain Mitsouko Limited Edition 2019 elsewhere 2 / 0

On the scent map

Nearest to it at the heart of a wearing, and what put each one there.
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Not yours yet

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