How to Best Shop for Fragrance
By European Perfumes
Don’t give an arm or leg for a designer perfume, let them design and you buy the aroma to your desired concentration and forget the fancy bottle and the box
Most fragrance customers don’t realize the difference between the terms: Eau de Parfume (E.D.P.) and Eau de Toilette (E.D.T.) but their meaning is key to understand the best choice when it comes to enjoy your fragrance experience.
E.D.P. vs E.D.T.
These acronyms are used in perfumery to define the level of concentration in fragrances, although there is not a universally accepted definition is very simple to understand them
EDT on one hand translates into an average concentration of 15-20% of essence (or actual juices the rest are fillers) per unit prices typically range from $25 – $60 for this type of presentation, it’s by far the most popular presentation in the market because the price ranges.
EDP on the other hand translates into a higher concentration ranging from 20-35 % per unit of volume and is the next level on fragrance concentration, this means the fragrance will linger longer on the user and therefore the price will be for a higher end product however not all the designer fragrances will have them available.
Parfume is the ultimate concentration since this presentation has no fillers or reduced to a minimum and its potency is the highest you can get this would be the essence of the fragrance the price for this kind of rarity is in the hundreds of dollars when available and it must be weared with caution if you don’t want to be overwhelmed or offensive to people around you. The best way to use it is to apply a small dab in your body joints, pulse spots and around the neck or the ears. One drop goes a long way.
In summary the cost of a perfume is a directly affected by its concentration as well as the quality of its ingredients, however there are other factors that some times have a larger weight on its retail price than those above, what are those factors?
The cost of the fancy bottle, the cost of packaging, the glamour and marketing around the fragrance, commercials, models, etc.
Ideally we all would want to wear the juice of a good quality fragrance, not the bottle or the box without having to pay for it an arm and a leg.
