Frédéric Malle · 2010 · Dominique Ropion

Portrait of a Lady

VersionEau de Parfum

Frédéric Malle says

You’ll smell raspberry, cumin, pink pepper, rose, patchouli, labdanum and incense.

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Portrait of a Lady’s scent picture, a draft: raspberry, cumin, pink pepper, rose, patchouli, cistus drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Portrait of a Lady, top notes: Raspberry, cumin, Pink pepper

Heartthe first hours

Portrait of a Lady, heart: Rose

Dry-downhours later

Portrait of a Lady, dry-down: Patchouli, Cistus, Frankincense

On the label

What’s inside it

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals2 spices1 powder

Named by Frédéric Malle, never on a label

Raspberry, not in Ingredients yetCuminPink pepperRosePatchouliLabdanumIncense

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