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Portrait of a Lady
meets Tales of Amber.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Cinnamon · Musk · Ambergris

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with iris. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Portrait of a Lady bottle
Frederic Malle

Portrait of a Lady

Eau de parfum

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Goldfield & Banks Australia Tales of Amber bottle
Goldfield & Banks Australia

Tales of Amber

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceAustralia
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102025
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · roseiris · powdery · amber
Notes unique to this recordRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, VanillaOrange Blossom, Moss, Orris, Labdanum, Agarwood, Oud, Labdanum, Vanillin
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes3.80 · 154 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes2.39 · 156 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Geraniol
  • Limonene
  • Cinnamal
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Linalool
  • Farnesol
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Portrait of a Lady

  • Water\aqua\eau
  • Citronellol
  • Eugenol
  • Citral

Listed only on Tales of Amber

  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Aqua (water / eau)
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Vanillin
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Pinene
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • Terpineol
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Isoeugenol
  • Geranyl acetate

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Portrait of a Lady

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Cinnamal, Benzyl benzoate, Eugenol, Linalool, Citral, Farnesol, Benzyl alcohol

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44325

Tales of Amber

Extrait de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Aqua (water / eau), Benzyl salicylate, Vanillin, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Limonene, Pogostemon cablin oil, Citrus aurantium flower oil, Pinene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Terpineol, Beta-caryophyllene, Farnesol, Isoeugenol, Cinnamal, Geranyl acetate, Geraniol, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl alcohol.

Source: Goldfield & Banks official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed warm spicy and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed iris and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.