Portrait of a Lady
meets Her Majesty.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Rose · Cedar
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Frederic Malle Portrait of a LadyEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  By Kilian Her MajestyConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Concentration not recorded |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2010 | 2026 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · amber · rose | woody · rose · floral |
| Notes unique to this record | Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Ambergris, Vanilla | White Peach, Rum, Aquatic notes, Ambrette, Oakmoss, Papyrus, Cypriol |
| Longevity / 5 | 4.10 · 5,324 votes | 3.28 · 100 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.93 · 5,845 votes | 2.09 · 102 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.
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
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Eugenol
- Linalool
- Citral
- Farnesol
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Cinnamal
- Benzyl benzoate
Listed only on Her Majesty
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Juniperus virginiana oil
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Linalyl acetate
- Vanillin
- Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil
- Pinene
- Hexadecanolactone
- Santalol
- Betacaryophyllene
- Pelargonium graveolens flower oil
- Coumarin
- Geranyl acetate
- Terpineol
- Terpinolene
- Alpha terpinene
- Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
- Ethylhexyl salicylate
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
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
Her Majesty
Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing · 100 ml refill; 50 ml perfume; 7.5 ml perfume
Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Linalool, Juniperus virginiana oil, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Rose flower oil/extract, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalyl acetate, Vanillin, Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Pinene, Hexadecanolactone, Santalol, Betacaryophyllene, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Coumarin, Citral, Farnesol, Geranyl acetate, Terpineol, Terpinolene, Eugenol, Alpha terpinene, Benzyl alcohol, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
Source: Kilian Paris official US size-specific ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN55851
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 verdictEau 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 woody and rose direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.