The word “Cologne” simply means perfume. However “Eau de Cologne” or EDC means a lesser concentrated perfume than EDT. Eau de Cologne perfume is not as generic as the rest and often times EDC type perfumes are usually the classic ones.

Eau de Cologne contains is slightly more concentrated than Eau Fraiche. EDC perfumes are usually cheaper than EDT but not as cheap as Eau Fraiche ones.

One can expect up to 4 hours of perfume longevity from this perfume type and of course perfumes tend to last longer on clothes and as usual

EDT is the most famous ones among all of them simply because all the perfumes are resolved around Eau de Toilette as it stands in the middle between all of them and this also means the best cost per perfume oil concentration.

EDT perfumes are usually more affordable than EDP, but one should never take lightly of an EDT perfume simply because the concentration is lower than EDP. During our review of Davidoff Champion for another post, it lasts an incredible 48 hours on clothes ! 

An Eau de Toilette perfumes typically lasts up to 6 hours and around 10 hours on clothes, as usual

Eau de Parfum or EDP is the 2nd most concentrated among all.

EDP perfumes are naturally more expensive than EDT but this perfume type typically tend to last longer which is up to 10 hours and around 16 hours on clothes. The longevity certainly justify its price.

A decade ago, you will only be able to find Eau de Parfum on lady perfumes. But luckily nowadays, more and more EDP perfumes are made available for men and those who has jumped onto the EDP-wagon certainly never look back again !

so.. why would anyone still want an EDT perfume? The answer to this is the same as earlier on Eau Fraiche. Eau de Parfum perfumes are normally much stronger and not everyone could stand the scent of a strong perfume and you certainly would not want to use an overly strong perfume on hot weather or at any cramped places where you spend most of your time example a small office with few people around.

One can expect EDP to lasts up to 10 hours on skin and around 16 hours on clothes.

Take note however not all EDP perfumes smell overly strong, some can be just as soft as EDT.

Parfum contains from 15 ~ 40% concentrated perfume oil in it making it the most concentrated of all perfume types. This is also the reason for it being the most expensive among all.

However ! The good days are here, just like Eau de Parfum has been made more available in the market, the parfum too. These days, we can find 100ml Parfum at a fair price.

Parfum lasts up to 12 hours on skin and of course having this perfume to last over a day on clothes is something to be expected.

Testers are even more discounted than the fancy boxed versions and are great if you don’t have a need for the fancy packaging. Testers are 100% authentic, fresh and completely full just like the original fragrance, however they are meant for the counter in a department store. Testers often come in a plain white box but sometimes they do not have a cap or box.The savings on the packaging means you save even more!