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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Rose Musc
meets Portrait of a Lady.

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

Shared ground

Cinnamon · Musk · Patchouli

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Narciso Rodriguez Rose Musc bottle
Narciso Rodriguez

Rose Musc

Concentration not recorded

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Portrait of a Lady bottle
Frederic Malle

Portrait of a Lady

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20162010
Leading accordswarm spicy · woody · rosewarm spicy · amber · rose
Notes unique to this recordMoroccan Rose, Cloves, Peony, Woody Notes, Saffron, Black Pepper, LabdanumRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla
Longevity / 53.67 · 178 votes4.10 · 5,324 votes
Projection / 42.70 · 246 votes2.93 · 5,845 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.

Rose Musc

Eau de parfum intense · International listing

Alcohol, Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Linalool, Benzyl salicylate, Geraniol, Limonene, Citronellol, Bht, Benzyl alcohol, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl cinnamal, Eugenol, Cinnamyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Coumarin, Farnesol, Citral, CI 17200 (red 33), CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Official English fragrance declaration. Ingredient lists may change; check the packaging for your edition and batch.

Source: Narciso Rodriguez official English product declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

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

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

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed warm spicy and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.