Fragrance Concentration Types

The first approach in discovering your preferred perfume and signature scent is to comprehend the many scent groups on which each scent is founded, as well as fragrance concentration types. Warm, woody, oriental, and fresh are the four basic categories, with distinct aroma mixtures bringing out each sensation. Crisp perfumes, such as Davidoff Cool Water, concentrate on marine and citric elements, whereas warm scents focus on florals and luscious fruit scents. To learn even more about various fragrance kinds, check out our FAQ section.



Crisp

Citrus, water, and green tones are common in fresh scents. This implies they smell fresh, tangy, and vivid. Fruit scents are typically prepared with lemon, mandarin, and bergamot, whereas aquatic perfumes are developed with marine elements like sea spray or Giorgio Armani's Acqua di Gio.

For a fresh, energizing perfume, freshly cut fragrances are frequently reflective of herbal and leafy scents. They are sometimes described as pleasant fougère perfumes because they contain lavender, rosemary, or basil notes.

Flowers

Flowery perfumes are amongst the most famous and diverse perfume groups. This group consists of any scent with a sweet and floral smell that includes undertones like rose, jasmine, lilies, and peonies. Floral scents can range from mild and subtle, to deep and powerful.

Exotic

Oriental perfumes are warm, sweet, and sometimes spicy. These scents diversify into a more opulent fragrance family that includes floral oriental, soft oriental, and woody oriental scents.

Perfumes and aftershaves in this category are deep and sensuous, with fascinating undertones of spices like cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla, and flowers like jasmine, orchid, and orange flower.

Woody

Woody scents are another cozy category, with seductive and fascinating scent notes that are especially prominent in aftershaves. It's a terrific choice for using in at night because it contains wood-based scents including cedarwood, sandalwood, vetiver, and amber.

Aromatic smells are classified as mossy woods, which have an earthen and sweet undercurrent, and dry woods, which have a dry, gritty aroma.

Fragrance Categories

You've probably heard the phrases 'Eau de parfum' and 'Eau de toilette', but what precisely do they mean? These diverse scent categories indicate the intensity and duration of the smell once it has been spritzed.

Perfumes are made by combining fragrance essences with alcohol; the more fragrance essence used, the deeper the aroma and the better its longevity.

The greatest type of fragrance we supply is Eau de parfum (EDP). Eau de parfum comprises 10-20% perfume essence and is a common choice among both fragrance brands and consumers. Eau de parfum has a typical duration of about eight hours and above.

Following that is Eau de toilette (EDT), which contains 5-15% perfume essence. Eau de toilette scents typically provide a brief burst of lovely scents before dissipating, implying that they can make an awesome first impression. On average, such smells can endure between four and seven hours.

Eau de cologne has a considerably lighter scent than the preceding options. Eau de cologne contains only about 2-4% percent perfume essence and is commonly used to refresh the skin on a frequent basis. On average, Eau de cologne lasts approximately two to three hours.