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Fragrance mini-guide

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Fragrance concentrations

To help explain the difference in fragrance types, we have listed below the types of fragrance products, their concentrations and the average time it takes for the scent to evaporate.

Perfume	5%-30% concentration of perfume oil	6 - 8 hours
Eau de Parfum or EDP	8%-15% concentration of perfume oil	5 - 7 hours
Eau de Toilette or EDT	4%-8% concentration of perfume oil	4 - 6 hours
Eau de Cologne or EDC / Aftershave	3%-5% concentration of perfume oil	2 - 3 hours

Types of fragrance scent

The different types of fragrance are described by their scent which can be categorised as follows:

citrus	The clean, tangy aroma of citrus fruits:lemons, mandarins, bergamot oranges and grapefruit.
green:	The sharp green scent of crushed leaves and fresh-cut grass.
water:	Soft sea breezes.
floral:	The fresh-cut fragrance of flowers from a single rose to a rich bouquet.
soft floral:	These soft, powdery floral aldehydes blend nature's flowers with the perfumers aldehydes.
floral oriental:	The soft, spicy notes of orange flowers, sparkling aldehydes and sweet flowers.
floral oriental:	Incense adds a sensual softness to heady flowers, spices and amber.
oriental:	The hypnotic fragrances of oriental resins, night-blooming flowers, vanilla, musk.
woody oriental:	Rich oriental notes blended with the potent wood scents of patchouli and sandalwood.
mossy woods:	Perfumers call these forest notes of oakmoss, woods and citrus chypre fragrances.
dry woods	Dry resins, cedar and tobacco make a mossy-woody fragrance drier, sometimes a little smokey..
aromatic fougere:	Sexy cool-warm notes of citrus and lavender, sweet spices and oriental woods.

[Fragrance guide]

Louise from Manchester My favourite fragrance ever nice and fruity and long lasting, I love it. sadiya from birmingham Makes me light headed. It's too fruity. Go for dkny pure instead. Marie from belfast A beautiful light and fresh perfume, my favourite! My daughters and grandaughter wear it too. Kiran K from B'ham I absolutely love it, it's my fave fragrance. Garth from Leeds Makes me all fuzzy! Previous 1 2 Next from 6 reviews Dkny Women Edp 30ml Spray 4 out of 5 based on 6 ratings. Write a review

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