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Portrait of a Lady
meets Esencia Elixir.

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

Shared ground

Patchouli · Amber

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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Loewe Esencia Elixir bottle
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Esencia Elixir

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceSpain
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102023
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · rosewoody · patchouli · earthy
Notes unique to this recordRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Cedar, Ambergris, VanillaVetiver
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes3.85 · 295 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes2.57 · 292 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.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

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

Esencia Elixir

Eau de parfum · United States listing · 50 mL

Alcohol – Parfum (fragrance) – Aqua (water) – Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate – Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane – Ethylhexyl salicylate – Bht – Tocopherol – Limonene – Linalool – Citral – Geraniol – Citronellol 69% vol.

Official US declaration for this bottle size. Alcohol volume statement is retained in source evidence and is not an ingredient. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: LOEWE Perfumes 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 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 patchouli direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.