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Tubereuse Couture 17
meets Portrait of a Lady.

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

Shared ground

Ylang-Ylang · Benzoin

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

The distinction

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
Pierre Guillaume Paris Tubereuse Couture 17 bottle
Pierre Guillaume Paris

Tubereuse Couture 17

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 year20092010
Leading accordswhite floral · tuberose · sweetwarm spicy · amber · rose
Notes unique to this recordIndian Tuberose, Sugar Cane, Jasmine, Papyrus, Green Notes, OrangeRose, Clove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Incense, Sandalwood, Musk, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla
Longevity / 53.71 · 246 votes4.10 · 5,324 votes
Projection / 42.85 · 297 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.

Tubereuse Couture 17

Concentration not specified by source · France listing

Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Glycerin, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl salicylate, Methyl salicylate, Citrus limon oil, Limonene, Amyl cinnamal, Pinene, Benzyl alcohol, Linalool, Menthol, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Juniperus virginiana oil, Citral, Isoeugenol, Hexyl cinnamal, Vanillin, Mentha viridis leaf oil, Myroxylon pereirae (balsam peru) oil and extract, Linalyl acetate, Beta-caryophyllene, Amylcinnamyl alcohol, Benzyl cinnamate, Eugenol, Terpineol, Acetylcedrene, Lavandula oil and extract, Alpha-terpinene, Terpinolene, Turpentine, Benzaldehyde, Cinnamal, Methyl 2-octynoate, Carvone.

The brand scopes this declaration to its most recent production update and advises checking the purchased packaging. Published chemical wording is preserved. Brand formula update: 01-2025.

Source: Pierre Guillaume Paris official French product ingredient panel · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 1017-A

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 white floral and tuberose 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.