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Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
The original reads: floral.
The genuine fragrance
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
floral
Accords cited from Frederic Malle (official)
Listed for womenThe scent, note by note
How Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady is built
Notes as published by Brand-Official, mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
The accessible option
Inspired by Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
Honest "smells-like" alternatives to Portrait of a Lady, ranked on shared cited accords then price, alongside the genuine original above, never in place of it. Where an alternative publishes no profile of its own, the accords shown are the original's. The genuine Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady is $284.89; accessible alternatives from $39.
The signature we're matching: Clove · Raspberry · Blackcurrant. The distinctive notes that define Portrait of a Lady, from its cited pyramid.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
The genuine Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady is $284.89. The closest honest accessible version we can verify starts at $39, ranked first because it shares Portrait of a Lady's cited floral profile. The extra $245.89 buys the exact branded formula. The cheaper bottle is inspired by it, honestly labeled, not the same formula. We publish no longevity or performance measurements, so we won't claim it lasts longer. We list the original first, always, and we earn the same whichever you pick.
Common questions
Where can I buy Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady?
You can buy the genuine Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady straight from FragranceNet.com. The real bottle comes first; the accessible alternatives below are there if you'd rather spend less.
What does Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady smell like?
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady opens with Rose; a heart of Blackcurrant, Raspberry and Clove; drying down to Patchouli, Sandalwood and Incense, from notes Brand-Official publishes. Those notes read as floral, the coarse families Frederic Malle (official) cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady cost?
The genuine Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady runs $284.89 at FragranceNet.com as of this page's last update, though retailers set their own prices and change them; a real 5ml sample is $7.97; the "smells-like" alternatives start around $39.
What's the closest accessible alternative to Portrait of a Lady?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to Portrait of a Lady by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke Portrait of a Lady, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is Portrait of a Lady for men or women?
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady is listed as a women's fragrance by the retailer. That's a marketing label, not a rule: fragrance has no gender, and plenty of "women's" scents are worn by anyone. We show how it's sold and leave the wearing to you.
Is AromaPassions Intrigue Extrait de Parfum a good dupe for Portrait of a Lady?
AromaPassions Intrigue Extrait de Parfum is the alternative we list first for Portrait of a Lady, ranked on shared cited accords then price, at $39 against $284.89 for the genuine bottle. Most alternative houses publish no scent profile of their own, so for those we show the original's cited accords rather than claim an independently verified match. It's meant to evoke Portrait of a Lady, not replicate it, so we link the real bottle first and let you judge for yourself.
What fragrances share notes with Portrait of a Lady?
Montale Paris Oud Tobacco (shares Clove, Incense, Sandalwood); Amouage Jubilation Xxv (shares Clove, Incense, Rose); Lancome Tresor La Nuit (shares Raspberry, Incense, Rose). These share specific notes with Portrait of a Lady, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of Portrait of a Lady's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of Portrait of a Lady, and has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.