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Cologne Pour Le Soir
meets Portrait of a Lady.

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

Shared ground

Benzoin · Incense · Rose

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Cologne Pour Le Soir bottle
Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Cologne Pour Le Soir

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 accordsamber · honey · warm spicywarm spicy · amber · rose
Notes unique to this recordWhite HoneyClove, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Musk, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla
Longevity / 53.09 · 137 votes4.10 · 5,324 votes
Projection / 42.29 · 218 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.

Declared on both

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water/eau)
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Linalool
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Farnesol
  • Eugenol
  • Citral
  • Limonene
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Cologne Pour Le Soir

  • Alcohol
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Pelargonium graveolens flower oil
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Vanillin
  • Pinene
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Terpineol
  • Isoeugenol
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)

Listed only on Portrait of a Lady

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Cinnamal

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.

Cologne Pour Le Soir

Eau de cologne · US listing

Alcohol; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water/eau); Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Hexamethylindanopyran; Acetyl cedrene; Alpha-isomethyl ionone; Rose flower oil/extract; Cananga odorata oil/extract; Cedrus atlantica oil/extract; Pelargonium graveolens flower oil; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane; Citronellol; Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate; Vanillin; Geraniol; Linalool; Pinene; Beta-caryophyllene; Cinnamyl alcohol; Benzyl benzoate; Geranyl acetate; Farnesol; Benzyl salicylate; Eugenol; Citral; Terpineol; Limonene; Benzyl alcohol; Isoeugenol; Benzaldehyde; Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol; CI 14700 (red 4); CI 42090 (blue 1).

Source: Maison Francis Kurkdjian official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 2F207

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 amber 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.