Frederic Malle · 2010 · For Women
Portrait of a Lady
MY COLLECTION
Main accords
warm spicy
amber
rose
woody
patchouli
balsamic
fruity
smoky
Portrait of a Lady is an oriental floral for women, composed by Dominique Ropion for Frederic Malle and released in 2010. Turkish rose is the centre of it, made darker and denser by clove and cinnamon, raspberry and blackcurrant, and an enormous patchouli. Incense, benzoin, sandalwood and ambergris hold the base. It takes its name from the Henry James novel of 1881 and its heroine, Isabel Archer, which tells you the register: Victorian, formal, a little severe. It lasts a long time and projects strongly, and belongs to autumn and winter evenings.
Notes pyramid
19 NOTES
Top Notes
6
Rose
Clove
Raspberry
Black Currant
Cinnamon
Heart Notes
5
Turkish Rose
Patchouli
Incense
Sandalwood
Ylang-Ylang
Base Notes
8
Incense
Sandalwood
Musk
Benzoin
Amber
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