Ostrall buying guide
Cologne buying guide
By Ostrall · Updated October 20, 2026
Two bottles with the same name can be different products: strength, edition and size all change the price. Ostrall matches the exact fragrance you mean, so prices in NZD compare like with like.
What Ostrall asks to narrow it down
- Which fragrance, and which edition?
- Eau de toilette, eau de parfum, or parfum?
- What size?
- New, or partly used?
Concentration: EDC, EDT, EDP and parfum
The name tells you roughly how much perfume oil is in the bottle, which mostly affects how long it lasts:
- Eau de Cologne (EDC): about 2–4%. Light and short-lived.
- Eau de Toilette (EDT): about 5–15%. The most common for men's fragrances.
- Eau de Parfum (EDP): about 15–20%. Lasts longer, often a little richer.
- Parfum or Extrait: 20% and up. Strongest, usually the most per ml.
The same scent in EDT and EDP can smell noticeably different.
Same name, different product
"Intense", "Elixir", "Sport" and reformulated editions are different scents. Ostrall keeps the full name, concentration and size together when it compares prices.
Scent families
- Fresh and citrus: bergamot, lemon, grapefruit.
- Aromatic: lavender and herbs; the classic barbershop style.
- Woody: cedar, sandalwood, vetiver.
- Amber and spicy: vanilla, resins, spice.
- Aquatic: marine, "clean" notes.
Price per ml, testers and samples
Bigger bottles usually cost less per ml. Testers are often the same fragrance without a cap or retail box, and samples and travel sizes are the lowest-cost way to try a scent. A price far below every other store for a popular scent is the usual sign of a fake.
When prices move
Fragrance prices in New Zealand move most before Father's Day (the first Sunday in September), Black Friday and Christmas, when gift sets appear, and in the Boxing Day sales.
Let Ostrall find it
Search in your own words. Ostrall asks only the question your search leaves open, then shows the fragrances that fit, with today's prices in NZD (GST included), from stores such as Farmers, Chemist Warehouse and Life Pharmacy, and a link straight to each store's product page.
Results come closest match first, then what is in stock, then the cheapest delivered price. No store pays to rank.