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Portrait of a Lady
meets Eidesis.

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

Shared ground

Sandalwood · Sandalwood · Cedar

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Concentration not recorded 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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Aesop Eidesis bottle
Aesop

Eidesis

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102022
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · rosewoody · fresh spicy · warm spicy
Notes unique to this recordRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Ambergris, VanillaBlack Pepper, Olibanum, Petitgrain, Olibanum, Cumin, Vetiver
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes2.88 · 320 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes1.71 · 287 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

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Water\aqua\eau
  • Geraniol
  • Limonene
  • Eugenol
  • Linalool
  • Farnesol

Listed only on Portrait of a Lady

  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citronellol
  • Cinnamal
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Citral
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Eidesis

No distinct entries found in these published lists.

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

Eidesis

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water (aqua), Fragrance (parfum), Farnesol, Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Eugenol.

Source: Aesop official US product page · 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.

Concentration not recorded

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