Portrait of a Lady
meets La Vie est Belle L'Elixir.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Rose · Raspberry
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with fruity. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Frederic Malle Portrait of a LadyEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  Lancôme La Vie est Belle L'ElixirEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2010 | 2024 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · amber · rose | fruity · sweet · ozonic |
| Notes unique to this record | Clove, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla | Liquor, Calabrian bergamot, Violet Leaf, Leather, Cacao Butter, Cedarwood |
| Longevity / 5 | 4.10 · 5,324 votes | 3.63 · 1,555 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.93 · 5,845 votes | 2.48 · 1,522 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)
- Water\aqua\eau
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Benzyl benzoate
- Linalool
- Citral
- Farnesol
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Alcohol denat.
- Cinnamal
- Eugenol
Listed only on La Vie est Belle L'Elixir
- Alcohol
- Tris(tetramethyl-hydroxypiperidinol) citrate
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- CI 15510 / orange 4
- CI 17200 / red 33
- CI 42090 / blue 1
- CI 60730 / ext. violet 2
- Coumarin
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Hexyl cinnamal
- Benzyl cinnamate
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
La Vie est Belle L'Elixir
Eau de parfum · US listing · Official product-page label; individual bottle size not specified
Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water / eau • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Tris(tetramethyl-hydroxypiperidinol) citrate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • CI 15510 / orange 4 • CI 17200 / red 33 • CI 42090 / blue 1 • CI 60730 / ext. violet 2 • Linalool • Geraniol • Coumarin • Farnesol • Limonene • Hydroxycitronellal • Citral • Citronellol • Hexyl cinnamal • Benzyl alcohol • Benzyl benzoate • Benzyl cinnamate
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 verdictEau 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 fruity and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.