Perfume house · 
France · Since 2000
Frédéric Malle
France
Perfumes published under the names of the perfumers who made them; Portrait of a Lady, by Dominique Ropion, is the best known.
Frédéric Malle, grandson of the man who set up Dior's perfumes, started Editions de Parfums in Paris in 2000 as a publisher of perfumers, printing their names on every bottle. Estée Lauder bought it in 2015; Malle left in 2024.
Owned by
The Estée Lauder Companies, since 2015. Checked September 2026.
Where this comes from
The sentence · elcompanies.com · en.wikipedia.orgThe story · en.wikipedia.org · elcompanies.com · beautydirectory.com.auOwned by · en.wikipedia.org · elcompanies.comThe perfumes that made it · en.wikipedia.org
10 of the 36 perfumes its own site lists are here.
In many of its perfumes
Best known
Portrait of a Lady2010 · Eau de ParfumFor women · wearers say anyoneA dark, jammy rose with raspberry, pink pepper and a touch of cumin over patchouli, incense and sticky resins.
Acne Studios par Frédéric Malle2024 · Eau de ParfumUnisexA fizzy burst of aldehydes and peach skin over rose and violet, settling onto creamy sandalwood, vanilla, incense and musk.
Carnal Flower2005 · Eau de ParfumFor womenJuicy melon and leafy greens opening onto a lush, milky tuberose with a cool camphor edge, over clean white musk.
French Lover2007 · Eau de ParfumFor menGreen capsicum pepper, angelica and juniper over earthy vetiver and patchouli, ending in dry cedar and frankincense resin.
Heaven Can Wait2023 · Eau de ParfumUnisexHoneyed peach and plum with a pepper-and-clove spark, over powdery iris and vetiver, ending in vanilla and white musk.
Iris Poudre2000 · Eau de ParfumFor womenSoft aldehydic sparkle over rose, violet and ylang-ylang, a powdery iris heart, and creamy sandalwood, musk and tonka.
Musc Ravageur2000 · Eau de ParfumUnisexBergamot, mandarin and lavender flaring into warm cinnamon, then a soft, skin-like musk with amber, vanilla and creamy sandalwood.
Northern Love2026 · Eau de ParfumWarm cinnamon and saffron spice with a biscuit-like sweetness, resting on creamy sandalwood, jasmine and vanilla.All 10 here
10 perfumes · the best known first
Portrait of a Lady2010 · Eau de Parfum · For women · wearers say anyone · Top luxury $$$$$A dark, jammy rose with raspberry, pink pepper and a touch of cumin over patchouli, incense and sticky resins.No sales evidence yet for the 9 below, so A to Z
Acne Studios par Frédéric Malle2024 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Top luxury $$$$$A fizzy burst of aldehydes and peach skin over rose and violet, settling onto creamy sandalwood, vanilla, incense and musk.Carnal Flower2005 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Juicy melon and leafy greens opening onto a lush, milky tuberose with a cool camphor edge, over clean white musk.French Lover2007 · Eau de Parfum · For men · Luxury $$$$Green capsicum pepper, angelica and juniper over earthy vetiver and patchouli, ending in dry cedar and frankincense resin.Heaven Can Wait2023 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Top luxury $$$$$Honeyed peach and plum with a pepper-and-clove spark, over powdery iris and vetiver, ending in vanilla and white musk.Iris Poudre2000 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Soft aldehydic sparkle over rose, violet and ylang-ylang, a powdery iris heart, and creamy sandalwood, musk and tonka.Musc Ravageur2000 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Top luxury $$$$$Bergamot, mandarin and lavender flaring into warm cinnamon, then a soft, skin-like musk with amber, vanilla and creamy sandalwood.Northern Love2026 · Eau de ParfumWarm cinnamon and saffron spice with a biscuit-like sweetness, resting on creamy sandalwood, jasmine and vanilla.
Promise2017 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Top luxury $$$$$Pink pepper, rosemary and apple over Bulgarian and Turkish rose with clove, drying down to patchouli, labdanum and oud-like woods.
The Night2014 · Eau de Parfum · Top luxury $$$$$Saffron and Turkish rose over smoky oud, settling into frankincense, sandalwood and amber.Its perfumers here: Dominique Ropion (4), Pierre Bourdon (2), Maurice Roucel, Suzy Le Helley, Bruno Jovanovic, Jean-Claude Ellena.