EDT, EDP and bottle sizes

Match the concentration and volume before comparing prices.

Read the letters after the name

EDT stands for eau de toilette. EDP stands for eau de parfum. These are concentration labels, and they are part of the fragrance you choose. A familiar name on two bottles does not make them interchangeable. Check the full name and concentration at the store rather than choosing by the largest price difference.

In Saving Scents, a fragrance in one concentration is separate from the same name in another concentration. An EDT and an EDP keep separate prices and histories. A price change for the EDT therefore does not change the EDP’s Verdict. Choose the concentration you want before adding a Watched product to your Watchlist.

Check the volume too

Bottle size is the amount you are buying. Compare the stated volume, not the height of the bottle in a photograph. Stores may show fluid ounces, millilitres or both. Read the amount on the Store listing and confirm it again before paying. Similar-looking bottles can hold different amounts.

A smaller bottle can cost less overall while costing more for each unit of volume. For example, a 50 mL bottle at $60.00 costs $1.20 per mL. A 100 mL bottle at $90.00 costs $0.90 per mL. These are illustrative amounts. The larger bottle costs less per mL but still requires $30.00 more at purchase.

Compare what you actually want

Unit arithmetic can help you compare sizes, but it does not tell you which bottle to buy. Consider the amount you want and your budget. A lower cost per mL does not make a larger bottle the right choice for everyone.

Keep Condition consistent as well. A smaller New bottle and a larger Tester differ in two ways. Saving Scents gives each size and Condition its own Lowest price and history. The Verdict compares the selected bottle with its own recorded past prices, rather than treating a larger size as a price drop.

Check before leaving the store

Confirm the full fragrance name, concentration, volume and Condition at the store before you buy. Check the final total with shipping and tax. A daily Price observation cannot guarantee that the same price or size will still be available.

Read New vs Tester for Condition, and Retail price vs current price for the difference between a reference price and recorded history.