A La Nuit
meets Portrait of a Lady.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Musk · Benzoin
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Concentration not recorded leads with white floral; Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Serge Lutens A La NuitConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |  Frederic Malle Portrait of a LadyEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Concentration not recorded | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | Not yet verified | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2000 | 2010 |
| Leading accords | white floral · honey · floral | warm spicy · amber · rose |
| Notes unique to this record | Egyptian and Indian Jasmine, Honey, Green Notes, Grenadine, Cloves | Rose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.12 · 548 votes | 4.10 · 5,324 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.41 · 765 votes | 2.93 · 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.
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
- Parfum (fragrance)
- Aqua (water)
- Linalool
- Eugenol
- Benzyl benzoate
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Benzyl alcohol
- Farnesol
Listed only on A La Nuit
- Alcohol
- Dipropylene glycol
- Hexamethylindanopyran
- Hexyl cinnamal
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Cananga odorata oil/extract
- Eugenia caryophyllus oil
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Jasmine oil/extract
- Linalyl acetate
- Benzyl salicylate
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Terpineol
- Geranyl acetate
- Bht
- Citrus aurantium peel oil
- Methyl salicylate
- Benzaldehyde
- Isoeugenol
- CI 19140 (yellow 5)
- CI 17200 (red 33)
- CI 42090 (blue 1)
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Alcohol denat.
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Cinnamal
- Citral
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.
A La Nuit
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Dipropylene glycol, Aqua (water), Linalool, Hexamethylindanopyran, Hexyl cinnamal, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Eugenol, Beta-caryophyllene, Jasmine oil/extract, Linalyl acetate, Benzyl salicylate, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl benzoate, Terpineol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Bht, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Limonene, Benzyl alcohol, Methyl salicylate, Farnesol, Benzaldehyde, Isoeugenol, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 17200 (red 33), CI 42090 (blue 1)
Source: Serge Lutens official US product page · 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 verdictConcentration not recorded
Start here if the listed white floral and honey 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.