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Portrait of a Lady
meets Yellow Gold Eau de Cologne.

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

Shared ground

Patchouli · Amber

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Eau de cologne leads with woody. 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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Natural Scents

Yellow Gold Eau de Cologne

Eau de cologne

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de cologne
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year2010Not recorded
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · rosewoody · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Cedar, Ambergris, VanillaCypress, Juniper
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes0.00 · 0 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes0.00 · 0 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.

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

Yellow Gold Eau de Cologne

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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 cologne

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