Wednesday, September 10, 2008

What's The Difference?

When browsing for perfume at Dillard's you see all different types of titles on most of the bottles, perfume, eau de parfum, and eau de toilette. Surprisingly they all mean something different and all have different concentrations which effect the scent, so here's the difference:


From highest concentration to least, the different forms of perfume are:
  • Perfume, also called extract or extrait perfume, can include 15-40% perfume concentrates. This is the purest form of scented product and is the most expensive as a result.
  • Eau de parfum, contains about 7-15% perfume concentrates. This is the most popular and common form of perfume. It provides a long-lasting fragrance and generally doesn't cost as much as extract perfume.
  • Eau de toilette, has around 1-6% perfume concentrates. This makes for a light scent that doesn't linger as long as the more intense versions. It was originally intended to be a refreshing body splash to help people wake up in the morning

Quote-''Wear perfume wherever you want to be kissed."-Coco Chanel