What Makes an Extrait De Parfum Truly Luxurious? The Truth Behind High-Concentration Perfumes
What Makes an Extrait De Parfum Truly Luxurious?
Perfume has many strengths — EDT, EDP, and the most revered of all: Extrait De Parfum.
But what makes extrait so special?
And why does it feel richer, deeper, and more expensive?
1. Higher Concentration = Higher Luxury
Extraits contain 25–40% fragrance oil, while most EDPs sit around 15–20%.
More oil means:
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longer wear
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richer complexity
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deeper projection
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smoother evolution on skin
This is why True Born extrait creations — The Statesman, The Enchantress, The Empress, The Savile Row, The Conqueror — feel profoundly luxurious.
2. Better Ingredients
Extrait houses invest in:
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aged woods
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premium ouds
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rose centifolia
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natural resins
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handcrafted attars
Cheap dupes simply cannot replicate this — they rely on shortcuts and synthetics.
3. A Gentle, Skin-First Experience
Extraits use less alcohol and more natural oils, creating:
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softer diffusion
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no harsh sting
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less irritation
Especially important for people sensitive to denatured alcohol.
4. Deeply Personal, Never Loud
Extrait perfumes are not “shouty.”
They don’t blast into a room like cheap high-alcohol scents.
Instead, they radiate quiet mastery — the luxury of depth, not noise.
5. True Born Philosophy: Clean, Concentrated, Untamed
True Born extrait perfumes are crafted without:
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phthalates
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parabens
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carcinogenic stabilisers
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toxic fixatives
Luxury should never come at the cost of your health.