Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady Decant | 2ml 5ml 10ml

400 Turkish roses per bottle, packed into one of the most iconic niche releases ever made.

Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady is what happens when Dominique Ropion is given an unlimited budget and told to build a baroque cathedral around Turkish rose. The result is the highest concentration of rose essence and patchouli ever balanced in a single fragrance — wrapped in cinnamon, clove, raspberry, blackcurrant, and a thick incense-resin foundation.

Turkish rose hits first, but it's not a soft tea-rose — it's deep, jammy, almost wine-soaked, lifted by raspberry and blackcurrant. Then cinnamon and clove turn up the heat in the middle. Then patchouli, sandalwood, frankincense, and benzoin form a smoky-resinous bed that the rose floats on for the next 12 hours. Wears like silk, projects like thunder.

A full 100ml bottle runs $410. This is one of the most cloned, copied, and chased rose fragrances on earth — and there's a reason. Try a 5ml first.

Scent Profile: Rose · Patchouli · Incense · Spicy · Iconic
Top Notes: Turkish Rose, Raspberry, Black Currant
Heart Notes: Cinnamon, Clove
Base Notes: Patchouli, Sandalwood, Incense, Ambroxan, Benzoin, White Musk

Longevity: 12+ hours | Projection: Beast — fills a room, lasts on clothes for days
Best For: Date nights, special occasions, statement wear
Season: Fall / Winter / Year-round indoors

House: Frederic Malle | Perfumer: Dominique Ropion | Concentration: Eau de Parfum

100% authentic, hand-decanted from authenticated Frederic Malle stock
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