Le Chameau Portia
How it smells
Main smell: citrus and fruity. It opens with mandarin orange and grapefruit, moves to orange blossom and rose and dries down to amber and vanilla.
- Lasts
- 9 to 12 hours
- Best in
- fall
Portia notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Le Chameau Portia
Le Chameau is the house behind Portia.
How long it lasts
This is a long lasting scent: expect about 9 to 12 hours on skin. It lasts longer than Goldfield & Banks Ingenious Ginger and Gabriela Sabatini. Base notes like amber and vanilla are the part that stays longest on the skin.
How far it spreads
Its sillage is very strong. It fills the room. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Goldfield & Banks Ingenious Ginger and Gabriela Sabatini.
Which weather suits Portia
It is at its best in fall and winter. It is less suited to spring. From best to least suited, the seasons are fall, winter, summer and spring. If you need something for spring, Natura Manga Rosa e Agua de Coco is a better fit.
Le Chameau perfumes worth knowing
This house has 30 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Arabia Madame, Arabia the Beauty and Arabia Silver Vetiver.
Is Portia your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is citrus (100%), followed by fruity and white floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy citrus and fruity smells and notes like orange blossom and amber. Less obvious notes include apple, jasmine and blackberry. Perfume fans rate it 4.05 out of 5.
Portia dupes and alternatives
These perfumes have a close smell: Goldfield & Banks Ingenious Ginger (8 shared notes), Gabriela Sabatini (9 shared notes), Clandestine Angel Heart (10 shared notes) and Natura Manga Rosa e Agua de Coco (8 shared notes).
More questions
Can men wear Portia?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Is Portia better for day or night?
Both. It works day and night.