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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Mini Love
meets Portrait of a Lady.

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

Shared ground

Raspberry · Sandalwood

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Ulric de Varens Mini Love bottle
Ulric de Varens

Mini Love

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 originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20082010
Leading accordsfruity · citrus · floralwarm spicy · amber · rose
Notes unique to this recordTangerine, Cranberry, Cherry Blossom, Cyclamen, Peach, GrapefruitRose, Clove, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Musk, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla
Longevity / 52.33 · 97 votes4.10 · 5,324 votes
Projection / 41.93 · 100 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.

Mini Love

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bht, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Cinnamyl alcohol, Citronellol, Coumarin, Hexamethylindanopyran, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Pinene, Rose ketones, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, CI 17200 (d&c red 33).

Official perfume ingredient declaration. Body fragrances, deodorants and other related formats are not substituted. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Ulric de Varens official product ingredient 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 fruity and citrus 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.