How Many Sprays in a Decant? Sizes & Value Guide
Exact spray counts for every common decant size, plus guidance on which size to buy depending on your goal — first impression, proper evaluation, or regular wear.
How many sprays are in a 5ml decant?
A 5ml decant gives roughly 50 to 80 sprays, depending on the atomiser. Smaller, finer-mist atomisers produce more sprays per ml (closer to 15 per ml). Heavier-mist atomisers spray more liquid per pump (closer to 8–10 per ml). As a working average, expect about 60–75 sprays from a 5ml.
How many sprays are in a 10ml decant?
A 10ml decant gives roughly 100 to 180 sprays, with most atomisers landing around 120–150. If you wear a fragrance 4–5 times a week at 3 sprays per wear, a 10ml decant will last you about 8–12 weeks.
How many sprays are in a 2ml decant?
A 2ml decant gives roughly 20 to 30 sprays — enough for 5 to 8 full wears at 3–4 sprays per application. This is the standard sample size: enough to wear the fragrance on a few different days, in different weather and contexts, before deciding to commit.
Which decant size should I buy?
It depends on your goal. 1–2ml is for first impressions — enough to wear a fragrance a handful of times. 5ml is the sweet spot for proper evaluation — enough wears to know whether you genuinely love a scent across different days, moods, and seasons. 10ml is for fragrances you already know you like and want to wear regularly. 30ml or larger starts approaching the cost of a smaller full bottle, so it usually only makes sense for very expensive niche fragrances.
What's a good rule of thumb for spray count?
As a working rule: 1ml gives approximately 10–15 sprays, 5ml gives approximately 60–75 sprays, 10ml gives approximately 120–150 sprays. Forum testing has put the range anywhere from 5 to 16 sprays per ml depending on the pump, so any single number is an estimate rather than a guarantee.
Fragrance ADDX offers decants in 2ml, 5ml, and 10ml — all in glass atomisers, hand-filled from authentic originals in Adelaide. Browse all sizes.