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[iammatt]

Thanks to the LL, I have been able to find a few scents that I both like, and that do no irritate my eyes or my skin.

My question is what is the difference between scents marked 'Eau de Parfum', and those marked 'Eau de Toilette', and wheter there are different ways to use the two either in amount applied or application style.

[Prince Barry]

Excellent question!

Basically the edp is the stronger version. When a perfumer creates a scent there are often 3 versions of the same scent, Parfum or Extrait/Extract is the strongest of the versions, usually sold in smaller bottles, this is the ultimate. Next in line is Eau de Parfum, this one is weaker, but still contains a fairly high amount of essential oils/aroma chemicals. Next comes the Eau de Toilette, this one is a lot weaker and is the most commonly avail;able strength in men's scents. The weakest of the formulas is Cologne.

You will find that the Extract/Parfum is more of a skin scent, it stays closer to the skin whereas the Eau de Parfum creates more of a sillage. Having said that, I often wear Caron's Tabac Blond Extract and it creates a wonderful sillage and often ellicits many compliments.

Hope that has answered your question.

[iammatt]

Thanks. That does make sense.

So, for a company like Creed that makes men's scents in a EdP and EdT, will the ones in EdP will be a bit more concentrated, and therefore used in smaller amounts?

Thanks again.

[Prince Barry]

Creed use their own kind of trademark for their scents, they call the edp version a 'Millesime'. Silver Mountain Water, Green Irish Tweed are all Millesime strength. Their edts which are more of the older formulas include Bois de Cedrat, Baie de Genevievre, Scottish Lavender and English Leather.

I would say that you should go fairly steady with the Millesimes because they are fairly strong and long lasting. They also have good sillage.

[iammatt]

Thanks again.

Some of the older scents seem to be more full of character. I am thinking especially of the original Tabarome and the Royal Leather. Would you also suggest skimping a bit with the classic EDTs from Creed when compared to other brands EDTs?

[Prince Barry]

I would say that Creed's edts are on a par with the edts from other companies. If you are like me, I spray scents on like crazy, some people prefer a lighter touch. I would suggest that you experiment with the number of sprays that you use. You will soon be able to decide then how many sprays to put on.

I agree that the older Creeds are much nicer than the modern ones. I don't seem to be able to get on with the creations of Olivier Creed who is the current perfumer/owner. He tends to use quite a bit of crushed mint and ambergris.

If you get a chance to smell any of their 'Private Collection' do so, they are quite wonderful. One in particular 'Angelique Ensens' was actually created for Marlene Dietrich but is perfectly suitable for a gentleman.

[Incroyable]

Marlene Dietrich had tastes that were rather refined and shall we say, unisex.

Her tailoreds were from Knize or Eddie Schmidt.

[Prince Barry]

Incroyable, I also read a while ago that Marlene also wore Knize Ten.