Paul Smith Portrait for Women
The smell in short
Main smell: warm spicy and aromatic. It opens with cardamom and black currant, moves to wild rose and jasmine and dries down to myrrh and musk.
- Came out
- 2013
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- spring
Portrait for Women 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
Paul Smith Portrait for Women in detail
Portrait for Women is made by Paul Smith.
For work or for evenings
It works in the day and at night.
Is Portrait for Women long lasting?
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Clive Christian Xxi Art Deco Blonde Amber and Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like myrrh and musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Paul Smith perfumes worth knowing
The house has 21 perfumes here, led by London Men, Extreme Woman and Rose 2013.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is spring and fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: spring, fall, winter and summer.
Who will like Portrait for Women
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by aromatic and rose. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and aromatic smells and notes like wild rose and myrrh. Less obvious notes include black tea. Perfume fans rate it 3.97 out of 5.
Flankers and editions
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2013.
Perfumes that smell like Portrait for Women
Similar picks to try: Clive Christian Xxi Art Deco Blonde Amber (5 shared notes), Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (5 shared notes), Prada Amber (4 shared notes) and Roja Dove Roja Parfums Elysium Eau Intense (5 shared notes).
Quick answers
When did Portrait for Women come out?
It came out in 2013.
Does Portrait for Women project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.