Are they? If I’m in a perfume store and ask for cologne the store clerk will hand me eau de cologne and not parfum. Parfum, eau de parfum, eau de toilette and eau de cologne are different perfume categories that are also priced differently.
Maybe I’m just uneducated in the subject, but in terms of colloquial usage, perfume is intended for women and cologne is intended for men.
I think it would be safe to claim that most Americans would agree and would assume eau de toilette to be an air freshener you spray after taking a stinky poop.
These terms are interchangeable from a product sales perspective.
Are they? If I’m in a perfume store and ask for cologne the store clerk will hand me eau de cologne and not parfum. Parfum, eau de parfum, eau de toilette and eau de cologne are different perfume categories that are also priced differently.
Maybe I’m just uneducated in the subject, but in terms of colloquial usage, perfume is intended for women and cologne is intended for men.
I think it would be safe to claim that most Americans would agree and would assume eau de toilette to be an air freshener you spray after taking a stinky poop.