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 use...

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 body ...

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 thinking ...

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 intimi...

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 Cabaret (...

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 ge...

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 ingr...

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 is al...

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 scent i...

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 lipsti...