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Fragrances Similar to FREDERIC MALLE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Tiziana Terenzi Porpora, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Portrait of a Lady's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
If you love Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Portrait of a Lady, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Portrait of a Lady's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
- #1
Tiziana Terenzi · 2017PORPORA
join_inner 17 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (6165)Shared accords: woody, fruity, floral, balsamicShared notes: Benzoin, Rose, Amber, Incense, Musk - #2
The Spirit of Dubai · 2019TURATH
join_inner 17 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (5032)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Black Currant, Amber, Incense - #3
Yves Saint Laurent · 1977OPIUM PARFUM
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 4.5 / 5 (4066)Shared accords: woody, powdery, balsamic, smokyShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Rose, Amber, Incense - #4
Elizabeth Taylor · 1993DIAMONDS AND RUBIES
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (5553)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Rose, Amber, Cedar - #5
Grès · 2002CABARET
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4169)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, balsamicShared notes: Rose, Amber, Incense, Musk, Patchouli - #6
Mauboussin · 2000MAUBOUSSIN
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (9487)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Amber, Cedar, Turkish Rose - #7
O Boticário · 2015ELYSÉE
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (4256)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, patchouliShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Rose, Amber, Musk - #8
Kenzo · 1993KASHAYA
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (3686)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Rose, Amber, Cedar - #9
Franck Boclet · 2018EROTIC
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (2886)Shared accords: woody, powdery, balsamic, smokyShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Amber, Incense, Cedar - #10
Majda Bekkali · 2012MON NOM EST ROUGE
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (8446)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, rose, smokyShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Incense, Cedar, Musk - #11
Natura · 2017KRISKA DRAMA
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (4386)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Cedar, Musk, Patchouli - #12
Boucheron · 1994JAIPUR
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4240)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Rose, Amber, Musk
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Portrait of a Lady in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Portrait of a Lady, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.