Portrait of a Lady
meets Ébène Fumé.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Rose · Incense · Incense
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 ↗ |  Tom Ford Ébène FuméEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Eau de 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 | 2021 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · amber · rose | woody · amber · smoky |
| Notes unique to this record | Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla | Palo Santo, Black Pepper, Violet Leaf, Leather, Labdanum, Cade oil, Papyrus, Resins, ebony tree, Guaiac Wood |
| Longevity / 5 | 4.10 · 5,324 votes | 3.64 · 1,698 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.93 · 5,845 votes | 2.28 · 1,653 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
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Limonene
- Benzyl benzoate
- Linalool
- Citral
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Cinnamal
- Eugenol
- Farnesol
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Ébène Fumé
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Benzyl cinnamate
- Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
- Pinene
- Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil
- Linalyl acetate
- Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Vanillin
- Isoeugenyl acetate
- Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
- Terpinolene
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Alpha terpinene
- Terpineol
- Geranyl acetate
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Ethylhexyl salicylate
- Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
- Yellow 5 (CI 19140)
- Red 4 (CI 14700)
- Ext. violet 2 (CI 60730)
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
Ébène Fumé
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol denat., Water aqua eau, Fragrance (parfum), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Limonene, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool, Citral, Benzyl cinnamate, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Pinene, Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Linalyl acetate, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Beta-caryophyllene, Vanillin, Isoeugenyl acetate, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Terpinolene, Rose flower oil/extract, Alpha terpinene, Terpineol, Geranyl acetate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Red 4 (CI 14700), Ext. violet 2 (CI 60730)
Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54219
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.