Portrait of a Lady
meets Death and Decay.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Rose · Ylang-Ylang
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 white floral. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Frederic Malle Portrait of a LadyEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  Lush Death and DecayConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Concentration not recorded |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | United Kingdom |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2010 | 2014 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · amber · rose | white floral · yellow floral · sweet |
| Notes unique to this record | Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla | Jasmine, Tonka Bean |
| Longevity / 5 | 4.10 · 5,324 votes | 3.44 · 286 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.93 · 5,845 votes | 2.40 · 302 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
- Fragrance (parfum)
- Water\aqua\eau
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Cinnamal
- Benzyl benzoate
- Eugenol
- Linalool
- Citral
- Farnesol
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Alcohol denat.
Listed only on Death and Decay
- Drf alcohol
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Coumarin
- Glycerine
- Cananga odorata oil/extract (ylang ylang oil)
- Tonka seed extract (dipteryx odorata)
- Rose oil
- Jasmine extract (jasminum grandiflorum)
- Amyl cinnamal
- Benzyl cinnamate
- Benzyl salicylate
- Cinnamyl alcohol
- Isoeugenol
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
Death and Decay
Perfume · US listing · 3.3floz bottle
Drf alcohol , Fragrance , Hydroxycitronellal , Water (aqua) , Coumarin , Glycerine , *Linalool , Cananga odorata oil/extract (ylang ylang oil) , Tonka seed extract (dipteryx odorata) , Rose oil , Jasmine extract (jasminum grandiflorum) , Alpha-isomethyl ionone , Amyl cinnamal , Benzyl alcohol , Benzyl benzoate , *Benzyl cinnamate , Benzyl salicylate , *Cinnamal , Cinnamyl alcohol , *Citral , Citronellol , *Eugenol , *Farnesol , *Geraniol , *Isoeugenol , *Limonene
* Occurs naturally in essential oils.
Source: Lush official US 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 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 white floral and yellow floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.