Portrait of a Lady
meets Baccarat Rouge 540.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Cedar · Ambergris
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum 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 ↗ |  Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540Eau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | 35 mL · 70 mL · 200 mL Checked 2026-09-21 · US catalog · Listed formats, not live stock. |
| Brand origin | France | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2010 | 2015 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · amber · rose | woody · amber · warm spicy |
| Notes unique to this record | Rose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Vanilla | Saffron, Jasmine, Amberwood, Hedione, Fir Resin, Sugar, Ambroxan, Oakmoss |
| Longevity / 5 | 4.10 · 5,324 votes | 3.96 · 15,389 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.93 · 5,845 votes | 2.79 · 15,585 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
- Limonene
- Benzyl benzoate
- Linalool
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Alcohol denat.
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Cinnamal
- Eugenol
- Citral
- Farnesol
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Baccarat Rouge 540
- Alcohol
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Citrus aurantium peel oil
- Jasmine oil/extract
- CI 19140 (yellow 5)
- CI 14700 (red 4)
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
Baccarat Rouge 540
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water/eau); Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane; Citrus aurantium peel oil; Limonene; Jasmine oil/extract; Benzyl benzoate; Linalool; CI 19140 (yellow 5); CI 14700 (red 4).
Source: Maison Francis Kurkdjian official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21 · Formula reference 2FROUGE540MFK3
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.
Eau de parfum
Start here if the listed woody and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.