Is The Essence Vault Portrait of a Lady - 565 - Intense a dupe of Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady?
Portrait of a Lady EDP
| EDP | Concentration | Parfum |
| F | Gender | U |
| 2010 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Portrait of a Lady - 565 - Intense Parfum
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
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Which Should You Buy?
A regal rose cloaked in spicy incense and velvet patchouli, Portrait of a Lady is commanding, opulent, and deeply sensual. Not for the timid, but unforgettable for those who want to leave a legacy.
The Intense pushes the rose dose and darkens the patchouli-incense base further than the standard No. 565, chasing Portrait of a Lady's full-strength drama, but it still runs flatter and fades quicker than Malle's genuinely room-filling original.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Blackcurrant
54%
Spicy Notes
46%
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Patchouli
21%
vs
46%
Rose
21%
vs
82%
Incense
21%
vs
33%
Raspberry
21%
vs
17%
Blackcurrant
20%
vs
53%
Musk
18%
vs
20%
Clove
22%
Cinnamon
19%
Sandalwood
19%
Amber
18%
Benzoin
18%
Red Fruits
17%
Ylang-Ylang
16%
Cedar
16%
Ambergris
16%
Vanilla
15%
Spicy Notes
46%
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
The rich, spicy, and ambery character is ideal for cooler weather, with opulent rose and incense blooming in fall and winter. It can work in spring when applied lightly, but is often too intense for hot summer days.
Occasions
This commanding, sensual fragrance is best suited for formal events or romantic evenings, where its projection and complexity shine. Its boldness can overwhelm in professional or sporty settings.
Seasons
Community season votes for Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring, autumn and winter.
Occasions
Wearers put Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and formal occasions.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 6 of its 16 notes, including Raspberry, Blackcurrant, Rose
Adds amber and ambergris, drops spicy notes
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