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Portrait of a Lady
meets Light Blue Eau de Parfum.

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

Shared ground

Cinnamon · Benzoin

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with citrus. 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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Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue Eau de Parfum bottle
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Light Blue Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102026
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · rosecitrus · floral · amber
Notes unique to this recordRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, VanillaSicilian Lemon, Calabrian bergamot, Pink Pepper, Frangipani, Marigold, Amberwood
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes2.88 · 48 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes1.69 · 45 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.

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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
  • Geraniol
  • Limonene
  • Cinnamal
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Linalool
  • Citral

Listed only on Portrait of a Lady

  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Eugenol
  • Farnesol
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Light Blue Eau de Parfum

  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Coumarin
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Pinene
  • Vanillin
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate
  • Rose ketones
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpinolene
  • Citric acid
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Terpineol
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 15985 (yellow 6)

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

Light Blue Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Limonene, Hexamethylindanopyran, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Coumarin, Benzyl salicylate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Linalyl acetate, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Pinene, Vanillin, Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, Linalool, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Geraniol, Rose ketones, Citral, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Beta-caryophyllene, Hexadecanolactone, Geranyl acetate, Cinnamal, Citronellol, Terpinolene, Citric acid, Hydroxycitronellal, Cinnamyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Alpha-terpinene, Terpineol, Sodium hydroxide, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 15985 (yellow 6)

Current official US eau de parfum declaration. Other formats, concentrations and limited editions are separate products. Check the packaging for the list applying to your bottle.

Source: Dolce&Gabbana official US product ingredient declaration · 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.

Eau de parfum

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