The categories describe the concentration of perfume oil in alcohol, nothing else. An eau de toilette is typically 8–12 percent, an eau de parfum 15–20, and an extrait higher. All our fragrances are eau de parfum at 15–20 percent, hand-blended in small batches.
What you actually notice.
Not that it smells stronger in the first few minutes—the top notes hit just as hard in both. The difference comes after two hours. By then, an eau de toilette has lost much of its base, while an eau de parfum remains and has had time to become warmer against the skin.
When a lower concentration is right.
Thirty degrees, a crowded bus, an open-plan office. In those situations, a heavy eau de parfum can be too much, and the solution is usually to spray once instead of three times—not to switch categories.
”Percentage says something about longevity. Nothing about quality.”
A bad fragrance at 20 percent is still a bad fragrance; it just stays around longer. Read the notes before the numbers.
