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Portrait of a Lady
meets Essencial Sentir.

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

Shared ground

Patchouli · Sandalwood · Sandalwood

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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Natura Essencial Sentir bottle
Natura

Essencial Sentir

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceBrazil
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102024
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · rosewoody · citrus · patchouli
Notes unique to this recordRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Incense, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, VanillaBergamot, Spiked Pepper, Lavender
Longevity / 54.10 · 5,324 votes3.22 · 1,202 votes
Projection / 42.93 · 5,845 votes2.02 · 1,202 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.

The brands publish these ingredient names in different languages. Read the original declarations below; wording differences are not evidence of different ingredients.

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

Essencial Sentir

Deo parfum · Brazil listing · 100 mL

álcool etílico, Perfume, água, Limoneno, Linalol, Hexil benzoato de dietilamino hidroxibenzoíla, Hidroxicitronelal, Citral, Caprilato de poliglicerila-3, Geraniol, Benzoato de denatônio, Corante violeta 60730, Azul brilhante, Corante laranja15510, Amarelo de tartrazina, Cloreto de sódio, Sulfato de sódio.

Official Brazilian declaration. Ingredient names are preserved in Portuguese as published by the brand. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Natura official Brazilian 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 citrus direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.