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Portrait of a Lady
meets Idôle Nectar.

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

Shared ground

Rose · Turkish Rose · Vanilla

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with rose. 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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Lancôme Idôle Nectar bottle
Lancôme

Idôle Nectar

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102022
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · roserose · vanilla · caramel
Notes unique to this recordClove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, AmbergrisGrasse Rose, Caramel, Popcorn
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes3.45 · 1,425 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes2.32 · 1,395 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

  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Water\aqua\eau
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Limonene
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Eugenol
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Farnesol
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Portrait of a Lady

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Cinnamal

Listed only on Idôle Nectar

  • Alcohol
  • Methyl anthranilate
  • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • CI 14700 / red 4
  • CI 19140 / yellow 5
  • CI 60730 / ext. violet 2
  • Isoeugenol
  • Methyl 2-octynoate
  • Coumarin
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Benzyl salicylate

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

Idôle Nectar

Eau de parfum · US listing · Official discontinued product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol ● Parfum / fragrance ● Aqua / water / eau ● Methyl anthranilate ● Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate ● Ethylhexyl salicylate ● Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ● CI 14700 / red 4 ● CI 19140 / yellow 5 ● CI 60730 / ext. violet 2 ● Linalool ● Geraniol ● Eugenol ● Isoeugenol ● Methyl 2-octynoate ● Coumarin ● Farnesol ● Limonene ● Hydroxycitronellal ● Citral ● Citronellol ● Hexyl cinnamal ● Benzyl alcohol ● Benzyl benzoate ● Benzyl salicylate ●

Source: Lancôme official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

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 parfum

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