Portrait of a Lady 15th Anniversary Edition
Charm that emanates from within, boldly depicted without; an expressive portrayal of modern grace.
Top Note: Rose
Heart Notes: Blackcurrant, Raspberry, Clove
Base Notes: Patchouli, Sandalwood, Frankincense
Portrait of a Lady is perhaps Dominique Ropion’s most sublime achievement – an overdose of the finest Turkish rose absolute (400 flowers per 100ml bottle), blended with raspberry, cassis, clove, cinnamon, patchouli and amber. Simmering and stunning, profound sillage and mysterious alluring sexuality.
Consider perfume a portrait of its wearer: the sound of her voice, her gaze, the way she plays cards. At once timeless and resonant with today, here is a scent that speaks of her innate sophistication. Charm that emanates from within, boldly depicted without; an expressive portrayal of modern grace.
This 15th anniversary edition release is the same, much loved, fragrance as Portrait of a Lady, but in special limited edition packaging.
An exceptional fragrance by Dominique Ropion, Portrait of a Lady enhances the opulence and voluptuousness of the Turkish rose in extravagant proportions. To mark 15 years of this iconic fragrance, the limited-edition bottle has been reimagined in bold red lacquer. This striking masterpiece, where art meets perfume, leaves an unforgettable impression on the eye, just as the fragrance does on the senses.
With Portrait of a Lady, Frédéric Malle and perfumer Dominique Ropion mark a new stage in the great timeline of perfumery. With this immoderate rose, magnified by woody tones, amber and incense, the designers are redrawing the contours of the chypres, an olfactory family synonymous with the finest eras of 20th-century perfumery. Their play of light and shadow, their elegance and extreme refinement. From this expert craftsmanship, there emerges a splendour created to outlast time.
Top Notes: Rose
Heart Notes: Blackcurrant, Raspberry, Clove
Base Notes: Patchouli, Sandalwood, Frankincense
Frederic Malle’s concept for Editions de Parfums has been to assemble some of the greatest perfume talents in the industry to establish a publishing house of fragrance featuring a new stable of outspoken and provocative olfactory authors.
His mission was to bring inspiration back to the ‘hidden heart’ of perfumery: commissioning the perfumers to move away from the constraints and demands of today’s mass market and encouraging them to create scents without restriction, from the outer limits of their imagination.
These highly unusual and imaginative fragrances herald a new purity and style in the world of fragrance; rare and precious ingredients are combined in stunning collectors pieces, each one a triumph of the perfumer’s art.
