Portrait of a Lady
meets Black Opium Le Parfum.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Cinnamon · Patchouli
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Frederic Malle Portrait of a LadyEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le ParfumConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Concentration not recorded |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2010 | 2022 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · amber · rose | vanilla · warm spicy · coffee |
| Notes unique to this record | Rose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla | Pear, Green Mandarin, Jasmine Sambac, Solar Notes, Orange Blossom, Madagascar Vanilla, Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla Absolute, Coffee, Vanilla Orchid |
| Longevity / 5 | 4.10 · 5,324 votes | 3.37 · 1,873 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.93 · 5,845 votes | 2.18 · 1,757 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
- Fragrance (parfum)
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Cinnamal
- Linalool
- Citral
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Alcohol denat.
- Water\aqua\eau
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Benzyl benzoate
- Eugenol
- Farnesol
Listed only on Black Opium Le Parfum
- Alcohol
- Aqua / water
- Benzyl salicylate
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Hexyl cinnamal
- Coumarin
- Anise alcohol
- Cinnamyl alcohol
- Amyl cinnamal
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 Opium Le Parfum
Le parfum · US listing · Official product-page label; individual bottle size not specified
Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water • Benzyl salicylate • Benzyl alcohol • Linalool • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Hydroxycitronellal • Hexyl cinnamal • Limonene • Coumarin • Anise alcohol • Geraniol • Citronellol • Cinnamyl alcohol • Amyl cinnamal • Citral • Cinnamal
Source: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty official US product 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 verdictEau 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 vanilla and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.