#glossary

10 posts

What separates niche houses from designer brands, what the price gap buys, and when the upgrade is worth it. With real prices.

The same bottle spans €59 to €234 across shops we track. Parallel import, margins and exclusivity explain it. How to use the gap.

Moisturize, spray warm covered skin, use fabric for the tail hours and pick the right bases. The routine that doubles wear time.

Where to find a perfume's batch code, how to decode the production date, and what a match does and does not prove.

The checks that catch nearly every counterfeit: price spread, batch codes, packaging detail and the wear test, in buying order.

Projection is how far a perfume radiates while you stand still; sillage is the trail you leave moving. Why it matters when you buy.

How long perfume really lasts per concentration, why notes beat oil percentage, and how to buy for staying power.

Eau fraiche to extrait: what each concentration label means, how long each wears, and what the step up really costs.

Sillage is the scent trail you leave behind. What drives it, how it differs from projection, and how loud you actually want to be.

EDP carries more perfume oil than EDT, but the same name is often a different scent. What the labels mean and when the upgrade is worth it.