Portrait of a Lady
meets Black Orchid Parfum.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Patchouli · Ylang-Ylang
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Parfum leads with earthy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Frederic Malle Portrait of a LadyEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  Tom Ford Black Orchid ParfumParfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2010 | 2020 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · amber · rose | earthy · woody · sweet |
| Notes unique to this record | Rose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Incense, Sandalwood, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla | Truffle, Plum, Rum, Black Orchid |
| Longevity / 5 | 4.10 · 5,324 votes | 4.08 · 1,899 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.93 · 5,845 votes | 2.88 · 1,953 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
- Alcohol denat.
- Fragrance (parfum)
- Water\aqua\eau
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Cinnamal
- Benzyl benzoate
- Eugenol
- Linalool
- Citral
- Farnesol
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
Listed only on Black Orchid Parfum
- Bht
- Cinnamyl alcohol
- Coumarin
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Benzyl salicylate
- Benzyl cinnamate
- Isoeugenol
- Anise alcohol
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
Black Orchid Parfum
Parfum · US listing
Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Bht, Linalool, Limonene, Cinnamyl alcohol, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Eugenol, Farnesol, Benzyl benzoate, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl cinnamate, Citral, Isoeugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Cinnamal, Anise alcohol
Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN42666
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.
Parfum
Start here if the listed earthy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.