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Portrait of a Lady
meets Iris Pallida Extrait 6.

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

Shared ground

Sandalwood · Sandalwood · Musk

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 musky. 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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Guerlain Iris Pallida Extrait 6 bottle
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Iris Pallida Extrait 6

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102023
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · rosemusky · powdery · almond
Notes unique to this recordRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, VanillaIris Pallida, Almond, White Suede
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes3.92 · 219 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes2.43 · 218 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
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Geraniol
  • Linalool
  • Farnesol

Listed only on Portrait of a Lady

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Citronellol
  • Limonene
  • Cinnamal
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Eugenol
  • Citral
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Iris Pallida Extrait 6

  • Alcohol
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Vanillin
  • Coumarin
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Santalol
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Methyl anthranilate
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)

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

Iris Pallida Extrait 6

Extrait de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Hexamethylindanopyran • Vanillin • Coumarin • Hydroxycitronellal • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Geraniol • Santalol • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Benzaldehyde • Methyl anthranilate • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Farnesol • Juniperus virginiana oil • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate • Linalool • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) • CI 19140 (yellow 5)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22532

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 musky and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.