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Is there a quantitative difference in the chemical composition between perfume and cologne?

Most of us agree that women wear perfumes and men wear cologne. But what is the difference in composition of the two? Does one differ markedly in chemical composition? And what is the difference in eau de toilette and parfum or parfume?
How would you go about manufacturing cologne or perfume? How would you make scented oils such as patchoulli?