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Portrait of a Lady - 565

Name: Portrait of a Lady - 565 Eau de Parfum
Brand: The Essence Vault

The Essence Vault Portrait of a Lady - 565 is an Eau de Parfum. Portrait of a Lady - 565 opens with Spicy Notes and Blackcurrant, settles into a heart of Rose and Raspberry, and dries down to a base of Musk, Patchouli, and Incense. The Essence Vault's Portrait of a Lady - 565 carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

No. 565 leads with a generous, convincing Turkish rose that echoes Frederic Malle's Portrait of a Lady, but the patchouli-incense base is noticeably thinner, trading the original's smoky, animalic depth for a softer, more one-dimensional finish.

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Elegant
Dramatic
Confident
Sophisticated

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Inspired by

Portrait of a Lady by Frédéric Malle

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Blackcurrant57%

Spicy Notes43%

Heartas listed

Rose77%

Raspberry23%

Baseas listed

Patchouli48%

Incense32%

Musk20%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Fall Winter

Community season votes for Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring, autumn and winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Casual

Wearers put Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and formal occasions.

STATEMENT

Portrait of a Lady - 565

EDP

The Essence Vault U

ScentArt

Elegant Dramatic Confident Sophisticated

Top

Blackcurrant

Spicy Notes

Heart

Rose

Raspberry

Base

Patchouli

Incense

Musk

Longevity

Projection

Intensity

Mood Calming

EnergisingCalming

Character Serious

PlayfulSerious

Sentiment Brooding

UpliftingBrooding

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Ingredients and allergens

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Ethics and formulation

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About

Portrait of a Lady is famous for its extravagant dose of rose over a dark, incense-laden patchouli base, and No. 565 gets the rose right - big, jammy and slightly fruited with blackcurrant, just as the original opens. Where it diverges is the base: Malle's original builds an animalic, smoky patchouli-incense accord that lingers for the better part of a day, while this version's woody-incense drydown is gentler and fades within a handful of hours. The result is a genuinely elegant, rose-forward fragrance that channels the drama of the original without matching its full-bodied, room-filling presence. It suits the same occasions - formal evenings, special dinners, anywhere you want to feel deliberately dressed up - just with more reapplication needed to keep the performance going.