Eau de Parfum, often shortened to EDP, is a fragrance category. You will see it beside other terms such as Eau de Toilette and parfum when comparing perfumes. It gives you information about how a fragrance is presented, but it is only one part of choosing a bottle.
Concentration is the starting point
Fragonard’s perfume museum explains the categories through the proportions of perfume oil, alcohol and water. In common usage, Eau de Parfum generally has a higher fragrance concentration than Eau de Toilette. Fragonard gives typical examples, rather than a formula for every brand.
A category name does not disclose the exact composition of an individual perfume. If a precise percentage matters to your purchase, look for information supplied for that specific product rather than assuming a number from a general guide.
EDP and millilitres tell you different things
The label 20ml or 50ml describes how much product is in the bottle. EDP describes the fragrance category. A larger bottle is not automatically a stronger perfume; it contains a larger volume. Compare concentration and bottle size as separate details.
The Velour bottle-size guide can help you choose between exploring with testers and buying a bottle for regular use. First decide whether you know the scent, then consider how often you expect to wear it.
Choose the scent profile as well as the category
Two products sold as Eau de Parfum can have very different scent directions. In Velour’s collection, Aqua is described through citrus, aquatic and musky notes, while Hey Girl has a sweet floral, vanilla and tonka profile. The shared category does not make those descriptions interchangeable.
Do not use EDP as a promise of an exact number of hours for every wearer. If performance is important to you, ask about the specific fragrance and evaluate a sample where available. A general category is not the same as a measured result for that bottle on your skin.
What to read on the product page
Before you order, check the fragrance name, scent profile, available size and selected price. Read the label directions when the bottle arrives. If two options sound appealing, choose the one whose description matches your preferences rather than treating a concentration label as a quality ranking.
Explore the Velour collection, or start with the Zyris, Aqua and Savage tester pack if you want to compare those three fragrances first.