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Portrait of a Lady
meets Rose de Grasse.

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

Shared ground

Musk · Amber

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 rose. 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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Aerin Rose de Grasse bottle
Aerin

Rose de Grasse

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102015
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · roserose · musky · floral
Notes unique to this recordRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Cedar, Ambergris, VanillaWatery Notes, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), French Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Woody Notes
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes2.68 · 198 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes2.04 · 226 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.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

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

Rose de Grasse

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Phenethyl alcohol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Farnesol, Linalool, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Eugenol, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bht

Official French storefront declaration. Formula reference is preserved; check the packaging of your bottle for its batch-specific list.

Source: Estée Lauder official French storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN42248

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 rose and musky direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.