Sa Majeste la Rose
meets Portrait of a Lady.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Musk · Clove
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Concentration not recorded leads with rose; Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Serge Lutens Sa Majeste la RoseConcentration 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 | rose · floral · honey | warm spicy · amber · rose |
| Notes unique to this record | Moroccan Rose, White Honey, Guaiac Wood | Rose, Raspberry, Black Currant, Cinnamon, Red Berries, Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Incense, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang, Incense, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Ambergris, Vanilla |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.51 · 441 votes | 4.10 · 5,324 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.46 · 540 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)
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Linalool
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Eugenol
- Limonene
- Citral
- Benzyl benzoate
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Sa Majeste la Rose
- Alcohol
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Bht
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Hexyl cinnamal
- CI 19140 (yellow 5)
- CI 15985 (yellow 6)
Listed only on Portrait of a Lady
- Alcohol denat.
- Cinnamal
- Farnesol
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.
Sa Majeste la Rose
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Eugenol, Limonene, Bht, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl benzoate, CI 19140 (yellow 5), Benzyl alcohol, CI 15985 (yellow 6)
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 rose and floral 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.