It is always best to keep perfume in cool, dark and/or dry places. Avoid direct sunlight and intense moisture. Common places to store your sample would be a drawer, closet, or cabinet. Keeping your sample upright will avoid chances of leakage.
What is Eau De Cologne (EDC)?
Eau De Cologne is the most diluted version of fragrance or perfume, usually 2% to 5% of perfume oil. These Eau De Colognes generally tend to be splash kind of perfumes.
What is Eau De Toilette (EDT)?
These are lighter still but generally most of the department store fragrances tend to be Eau De Toilette with a few being Eau De Parfum. Generally 4% to 15% perfume oil goes into an Eau De Toilette and are certainly stronger and last longer than Eau De Colognes.
What is Eau De Parfum (EDP)?
Eau De Parfum is stronger than Eau De Toilette and of course much stronger than Eau De Cologne. Normally the perfume concentration that goes into making Eau De Parfum is 10% to 20%.
What is Extrait De Parfum or Pure Perfume?
Extrait De Parfum or just Perfume is the strongest concentration of perfume you can purchase. Perfumes generally tend to contain 15% to 40% of perfume oils and tend to last a lot longer than Eau De Parfums and much longer than Eau De Toilette’s and Eau De Cologne’s.