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Portrait of a Lady
meets Galvanize.

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

Shared ground

Rose · Musk

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 yellow floral. 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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Ex Nihilo Galvanize bottle
Ex Nihilo

Galvanize

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year2010Not recorded
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · roseyellow floral · floral · musky
Notes unique to this recordClove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, VanillaPink Pepper, Mandarin, Narcissus, Tuberose, Floral Notes, Solar Notes, Ambrette
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes0.00 · 0 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes0.00 · 0 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)
  • Water\aqua\eau
  • Citronellol
  • Limonene
  • Benzyl benzoate

Listed only on Portrait of a Lady

  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Geraniol
  • Cinnamal
  • Eugenol
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Farnesol
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Galvanize

  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Hydrolyzed beta-glucan
  • Tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
  • Sodium benzoate
  • Potassium sorbate
  • Citric acid

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

Galvanize

Perfumed mist · US listing

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Ethylhexyl salicylate, Hydroxycitronellal, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Benzyl salicylate, Limonene, Citronellol, Hydrolyzed beta-glucan, Tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Benzyl benzoate, Citric acid

Source: Ex Nihilo official US product ingredient panel · 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 yellow floral and floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.