Eau de Parfum women

Finding a new signature scent can be a challenging task. Not only do you have to choose a fragrance, but you also have to decide what form you want it in. Cologne, perfume, eau de toilette.

To start, you need to know the difference between "perfume" and "cologne". Gender is not a specifying factor for the intended use of these products. Instead, it relates to the concentration of perfume oil in alcohol and water. Names such as toilette and cologne indicate the strength and durability of the fragrance. Here is a more detailed description of each fragrance description to help make your new fragrance shopping experience more accessible:

Eau Fraiche
The most diluted version - containing 1 to 3 percent perfume oil - these scents usually last less than an hour.

Eau de Cologne
In North America, these are often masculine scents. But don't let their association with men fool you: they are light, fresh and fruity. These fragrances typically contain between 2 and 4 percent perfume oils and last about two hours.

Eau de Toilette
Here lies the center of the scent pathway. Eau de toilettes have a relatively light spray composition - 5 to 15 percent - of pure perfume essence dissolved in alcohol. Expect these to last around three hours.

Eau de Parfum (perfume)
These concentrations are historically genderless and are second only to their perfume cousins in strength. As Reader's Digest pointed out, Princess Diana's favourite fragrance was an Eau de Parfum—Hermès 24 Faubourg, to be exact. These contain between 15 and 20 percent pure perfume essence and can last up to eight hours.

Perfume
Lifehacker points out that these are the most concentrated and expensive fragrance options. Perfume, slightly oilier than its lighter relatives, consists of 20 to 30 percent pure perfume. A single application of perfume can last up to 24 hours. Go a little easy with the application of these scents.

Scents
Perfumes and cologne is a collection of scents. Specifically, these fragrances are a composition of ingredients. The primary components separate the different fragrance categories, which are more subjective, as everyone's memories, feelings and interest in a particular fragrance vary. Here are some of the most common scents used in fragrances

Aquatic
Aquatic scents evoke beach scents like sea salt and sea breeze. This fragrance is often associated with summertime, marine life, coastal destinations or immersive coastal and sandy memories.

Florals
Flower petals and other botanical oils emit floral scents, often used in fragrances or perfumes. Common flowers used for these types of fragrances include rose, jasmine, gardenia, lavender, violet, and lily of the valley.

Fruit scents can exude exotic, soothing or sweet scents. Soaps and lotions use fruit scents like lemon or citrus for their fresh and therapeutic associations. Other fruits, such as coconut or kiwi, have a more tropical distinction.

Sweet and spicy
Sweet scents combine vanilla, chocolate, burnt sugar, coffee and caramel oils for a gourmand scent. This indulgent scent represents many foods it's derived from and can be polarizing based on your preferences. Spicy scents can also come from popular food sources, such as cardamom, mint, cloves, cinnamon, ginger and pepper. Spicy aromas are typically long-lasting and very fragrant.

Woody
Tap scents of trees, nature trails and outdoor adventures to get a woody smell. Woody fragrances use trees, roots, moss, leaves and grasses to determine oils for these fragrances. Popular sources include cedar, amber, sandalwood, balsam, and other woods.