# Portrait of a Lady

**Brand:** Frederic Malle · **Perfumer:** Dominique Ropion · **Year:** 2010
**Rating:** 4.6 / 5 (9 ratings) · **Popularity:** #879

## Notes
**Top:** Czarna porzeczka, Cynamon, Goździki, Malina, Czerwone jagody, Róża
**Heart:** Kadzidło, Paczula, Róża, Drzewo sandałowe, Ylang\-Ylang
**Base:** Bursztyn, Ambergris, Benzoina, Drzewo cedrowe, Kadzidło, Piżmo, Drzewo sandałowe, Wanilia

## About Frederic Malle
Frederic Malle to wybitna marka perfum, znana z rzemieślniczego kunsztu i awangardowej kreatywności. Współpracując z najlepszymi perfumiarzami, Malle tworzy unikalne zapachy, które wywołują emocje i artyzm, przekształcając zapachy w arcydzieła węchowe, które głęboko rezonują.

## Top reviews
- ★5/5 — Spring, Summer — "FREDERIC MALLE 🥀 Portrait of A Lady 🥀 (named after the novel by Henry James from the 1881) Dominique Ropion 2010 Totally unisex I wore this one of the best dark rose scent yesterday evening. Straight away after spraying the scent filled all the living room and my husband who was in the kitchen came to say “ wooow, what is this scent, amazing, it’s everywhere here”. This is always a magical, myst…"
- ★5/5 — Fall, Winter — "Portrait of a Lady is one of Frederic Malle’s most popular scents, and for good reason. It opens bright and fruity with a prominent rose accompanied by raspberry and blackcurrant, with a slight spicy touch coming from the clove. A strong heart of earthy patchouli and smoky incense then begins to develop, blending beautifully with the rose and clove.  The base is comprised of an ambiguous musky amb…"
- ★5/5 — Spring, Summer — Casual, Office — "A beautiful, rich, sweet yet fresh dewy rose.

Some gentle sweetness and spices linger in the background.

Smooth touches of vanilla, and ambergris keep the scent well rounded.  Resinous and balsamic warmth add a depth also.

I love this."
- ★5/5 — Spring, Summer — Date, Special — "wherever you enter you leave your trail without a question even if you hug someone their clothes get your beautiful scent and ask you what you wear"
- ★4/5 — "Strong ambroxan, watery rest of notes. It's OK but it's not a masterpiece. Maybe it used to be. Also, I get more geranium than rose, with that specific mintiness that ofren comes with it, although geranium isn't listed. Lasts forever if you count the residue of ambrox-chemicals as perfume lasting."
- ★2/5 — "I understand that this is an iconic creation but this smell is atomic! Kinda like Guidance, you can’t get rid of it. I prefer lighter perfumes so this one was a scrubber for me…"

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