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Portrait of a Lady
meets Pearl Oud.

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

Shared ground

Rose · Turkish Rose · Ylang-Ylang

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 oud. 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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By Kilian Pearl Oud bottle
By Kilian

Pearl Oud

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 · roseoud · leather · rose
Notes unique to this recordClove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, VanillaSaffron, Black Pepper, Iris, Agarwood (Oud), Castoreum
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes4.03 · 253 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes2.96 · 273 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
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Limonene
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Eugenol
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Farnesol
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Portrait of a Lady

  • Cinnamal

Listed only on Pearl Oud

  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde
  • Coumarin
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Bht
  • Tocopherol

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

Pearl Oud

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing · 50 ml refill ; 50 ml perfume

Alcohol denat. , Fragrance (parfum) , Water\aqua\eau , Alpha-isomethyl ionone , Geraniol , Hydroxycitronellal , Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde , Citronellol , Linalool , Farnesol , Limonene , Eugenol , Coumarin , Citral , Benzyl alcohol , Benzyl benzoate , Benzyl salicylate , Bht , Tocopherol

Source: Kilian Paris official US size-specific ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44461

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 oud and leather direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.