EDP vs EDT vs Attar: What the Letters on Your Perfume Actually Mean

The letters on a perfume box decide how strong it is, how long it lasts, and what it should cost. Here's the two-minute decode.

The concentration ladder

• EDC (Eau de Cologne), 2–4% oil: ultra-light, 1–2 hours. Splash-and-go.
• EDT (Eau de Toilette), 5–15%: fresh daytime wear, 3–5 hours.
• EDP (Eau de Parfum), 15–20%: the sweet spot — 6–8 hours, evening-capable.
• Parfum/Extrait, 20–30%: dense, close-wearing, 8–12 hours.
• Attar (oil, alcohol-free): India's original concentrate — intimate and very long-wearing. Full story in our attar guide.

Which should you buy?

Office → EDT. Dates and dinners → EDP. Tradition and sensitivity → attar. Nothing lasts "all day" from one morning spray — that claim is marketing; see how to make perfume last longer.

One bracelet, every concentration

All of these — EDC to attar — fill into the ATTARVA perfume bracelet, so your strongest scent is always one wrist-press away.