EDP vs EDT vs body mist: how to read a fragrance listing
A fragrance listing has several parts: the scent name, the concentration or format, the size, and sometimes a packaging label. EDP means Eau de Parfum. EDT means Eau de Toilette. Body mist and fragrance mist identify a mist format. Read all of these parts together to know which product you are ordering.
Eau de Parfum and Eau de Toilette
The store's product pages describe Eau de Parfum as a higher concentration of fragrance oil than Eau de Toilette, and mist as a lighter format. Use those labels as a starting point, then read the individual scent description. The listings below do not provide fragrance-oil percentages, so there is no percentage comparison to make from these pages.
The same scent family can contain different formulas and notes. Polo Red Eau de Toilette lists grapefruit, cranberry, saffron, and coffee berry among its notes. Polo Red Eau de Parfum lists cranberry, ginger, lavender, and resins such as benzoin. Moving from EDT to EDP here changes the listed notes as well as the label.
Fragrance mist and body mist
Bombshell Fragrance Mist is described on its page as the lighter mist version of Bombshell. It lists purple passion fruit, Shangri-La peony, and vanilla orchid. Bombshell Eau de Parfum also lists passionfruit, peony, and vanilla orchid, but the page identifies it as Eau de Parfum.
If you want Bombshell, check which of those formats is in your cart. A familiar fragrance name by itself does not tell you whether you have selected perfume or mist.
Size and application format are separate
A larger bottle is a size choice, not a concentration label. Read the ounces or milliliters separately from Eau de Parfum, Eau de Toilette, or fragrance mist. Also check the selected variant: some fragrance pages offer a splash size alongside spray sizes. A product title describing a spray does not replace the details of the selected variant.
A checklist before ordering
- Confirm the full fragrance name, including words such as Intense or Candy Noir.
- Confirm the concentration or format: Eau de Parfum, Eau de Toilette, or mist.
- Read the note list rather than assuming two versions are identical.
- Select the size and check any spray, splash, unboxed, or tester label.
- Check that the option you selected is available.
These labels help identify the product. They do not give an exact number of hours that it will last on your skin. Use the individual page's description to compare the fragrance, and avoid choosing by a promised wear time that the listing does not provide.