8 Element is an eau de toilette in Faberlic's men's fragrance range. Rather than describe how it smells — which no written page can do usefully, and which is set out in the catalogue by the people who made it — here is what matters around it.
What eau de toilette means
Concentration, and therefore behaviour:
- Lighter than an eau de parfum, sitting closer to the skin
- Shorter wear, typically several hours rather than all day
- Better suited to daytime, warm weather and the office, where projection is a liability rather than an asset
None of that makes it lesser. In an office in July, an eau de toilette is the correct choice and an eau de parfum is not.
Testing it properly
- On skin, never on a paper strip. Skin chemistry genuinely changes how a fragrance develops, which is why the same bottle smells different on two people
- Wait at least thirty minutes. What you smell in the first two minutes is the part that evaporates fastest
- One at a time. Three fragrances at once is three you cannot judge
- Wear it a full day before deciding
The scent family and note structure are published in the Faberlic catalogue, and that — rather than any third-party description — is where to read them.
Wearing it
- Pulse points: wrists, neck, the base of the throat. Warmth is what releases fragrance
- Do not rub your wrists together. It crushes the opening and accelerates the whole development
- Two or three sprays. Your own nose stops registering your fragrance within minutes, which is exactly how people end up wearing far too much
- Moisturised skin holds fragrance longer. If scent fades quickly on you, this is usually why
Storage
Away from light and heat, in the box, in a cupboard. A bathroom shelf is the worst place in the house — heat and humidity degrade fragrance faster than anything else.
When it suits
Daytime, work, warm weather, and anyone who prefers a fragrance noticed at conversational distance rather than across a room.