PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Frederic Malle

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    5.0
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    rootbeergirl

    2 years ago

    I love this. It works with my chemistry. It is heavy and complex. I don't think it is gothic and all that. I am not, and I love it. It's polarizing, so try before you buy. I got a sample, and...

    About reviewer (8 reviews)

    Age44-55

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    4.0
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    OhThatFragrance

    3 years ago

    I see a lot of heavy, church incense and gothic words when I see reviews of this fragrance. I do love it but in my world this is more of a light, summery rose fragrance. I suppose it's all about...

    About reviewer (8 reviews)

    Age56 & Over

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    5.0
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    ajb1

    4 years ago

    This is a very special, heady, grown-up fragrance. I wouldn't have worn it in my 20s but now that I'm in my (late) (OK very late) 40s it's just perfect. I originally smelled it on a man,one who...

    About reviewer (40 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

    HairBrunette, Curly, Other

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    4.0
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    Ana57

    4 years ago

    I used a 10ml. spray over the past year. Still have almost half of it left as I use it only on occasion since I have a lot of other perfumes I also love. This smells almost identical to Gres...

    About reviewer (3 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    Bobbyboy

    4 years ago

    I am absolutely in love with poal the smell makes me feel lovely as soon as I spray it on I feel gorgeous & in my eyes worth every penny it’s definitely one of my must have luxuries without fail I...

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    Age44-55

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    5.0
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    rp1017

    4 years ago

    The other day I was at Neiman's buying a bottle of Musc Ravageur and smelled for the first time Portrait of a Lady and was completely wowed. I smelled a dark sensual rose and could not stop...

    About reviewer (497 reviews)

    Age36-43

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    mihailo1980

    6 years ago

    For the love of God do try before you buy. Opulent, dark, Gothic rose, church incense...to name a few of two hundred notes. The concentration of essential oils is high, plus the carrier and other...

    About reviewer (13 reviews)

    Age36-43

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    5.0
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    ktassop

    10 years ago

    This is my favorite perfume. It makes me happy to just smell it from the bottle. I love it so much that I bought the body cream. The cream does not have as strong a sillage as the perfume. The...

    About reviewer (19 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Medium, Cool

    HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

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    5.0
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    snkatha

    10 years ago

    This perfume wowed me the second i sprayed some of it on. That has never happened! The first thought I had when i smelled it was "wow" followed by "I need to wear a dress, some high heels & red...

    About reviewer (118 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinVery Dry, Dark, Warm

    HairBlack, Kinky, Fine

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    Aimbl

    10 years ago

    My main impression of POAL is new wood, perhaps cedar, not rose, not floral. This is unisex, despite its name, and wearable in all seasons and climates. Not heavy in feel, but it throws off silage...

    About reviewer (517 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

    HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

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    5.0
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    stls

    10 years ago

    Portrait of a Lady is perfume with a capital P, dense, evocative and full bodied. Light, fresh roses aren't for me but this is baroque, dark and smokey. There's a lot going on here. The opening...

    About reviewer (1000 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

    HairBlond, Curly, Medium

    EyesGreen

    5.0
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    firesyren

    10 years ago

    Update 07/15: Having used two 10ml spray decants of this, last week i bought a full bottle from Barneys in Chicago. I still do not get a light or airy rose here. With my body chemistry this...

    About reviewer (383 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinNormal, Fair, Neutral

    HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

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    5.0
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    Reemyn

    11 years ago

    My first perfume review, well I'm not a perfume expert, never was and probably never will be, so sorry but I just have to write down my feelings. I moved to my aunt's apartment in 2011, it's in...

    About reviewer (45 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    poppycherry

    11 years ago

    THE SELLER AT AEDES DE VENUSTA WAS SO EAGER TIO GET THIS TO ME, ITS HIS FAVOURITE HE GENERALLY HAS GREAT TASTE AND KNOWS WHAT IM LOOKING FOR AND KNOWS MY BASE PERFUME IS FRACAS SO I LIKE LOUD, (...

    About reviewer (4 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinDry, Fair

    HairBlond

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    ninanina

    11 years ago

    The opening of POAL is lovely, it goes down hill for me quickly and I am left with rose and benzoin...not a terrific combo. By the time I got home I had to scrub it off. This happened with Tom...

    About reviewer (243 reviews)

    Age56 & Over

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

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    5.0
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    muxu11

    12 years ago

    this is my favorite perfume i have ever smelled, and i smelled a lot of perfumes from expensive to affordable. this is indeed a strong perfume that caught me off guard at first and was absolutely...

    About reviewer (1 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

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    5.0
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    cocorocha

    12 years ago

    a shortes review ever- this smells like a love child of Lalique's Perles du Lalique(spicy,peppery rose) and PdE's Wazamba with it's bonfire, pine ,camphoric feeling... a wonderful perfume,...

    About reviewer (203 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairRed, Straight, Fine

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    3.0
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    rpolisk

    12 years ago

    Many of the reviews have this one right on target: dusty rose, lots of berries up front, patchouli but not head-shop product. Second every reviewer on MUA urging great restraint when spritzing....

    About reviewer (197 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

    HairBrunette, Other, Other

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    Fiammetta

    12 years ago

    This is it, I've found THE rose fragrance I never knew I was looking for. It's a rose that is spicy and dark, and with it comes fruity berries and soft musk, and the little bit of woody patchouli...

    About reviewer (186 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinDry, Fair, Warm

    HairRed, Other, Other

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    5.0
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    tecumsum

    13 years ago

    What a shock! I have always absolutely hated rose scented fragrances. This one has wholeheartedly won me over. It is an intense rose fragrance that doesn't smell like somebody's grandmother. Long...

    About reviewer (31 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Dark, Warm

    HairGrey, Kinky, Coarse

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