Lavender Honey Wine

[doomsday_disco]

A goblet of pale liquid gold infused with an almost iridescent shimmer of lavender essence.

[Wwindy]

Does exactly what it says on the tin -- if you've ever had lavender mead, this is it! The honey is well-rounded, with just enough of an edge to let you know that yes, the alcohol is lurking in there somewhere; the lavender floats on top, leaning slightly more towards the herbal than the floral side but just enough so to balance out the honey. Really lovely! (and oooh, would I drink a whole lot of this if it were an actual drink...)

[faeriedust87]

The lavender is strong and herbal. The honey is pretty mild and I get no wine at all. It's a very soft scent with low throw

[doomsday_disco]

Lavender Honey Wine is probably the 2025 Lavender Kitchen scent that is strongest on the lavender, at least out of the gate. At first, it's a blast of herbal lavender, backed by some honey. Over time, the lavender calms down and gives way to the honey wine, and you can tell it's wine and not honey, as there's a bit of fruity booziness to it. By the end of the day, it's honey wine tinged with just a bit of lavender.

 

I like this one, but it doesn't leave me swooning like several of this year's Lavender Kitchen scents have. I'll probably retest this before it goes away to see if I need more of it. But for now, I'm definitely keeping the decant and will probably use it as a sleep scent.

[Assimbya]

I agree with the general consensus that this is very predominantly lavender - almost a lavender single note on me as it goes on, with just a hint of mead-like depth behind it. I would also call it an herbal lavender, though it's wearable and balanced in a way that a lavender essential oil wouldn't be. As it dries, it sweetens, though I still don't get a distinct honey note, just a richer, sweeter lavender.

 

This is very pleasant and likable, but not what I was hoping for; BPAL's wine and honey notes both tend to show up beautifully on my skin, so I was disappointed not to clearly get them here. It also had extremely short longevity on my skin, so much that it had almost entirely faded after ~2 hours. I do imagine the longevity might improve with age, and that the honey note might come out more as I have seen BPAL's honeys consistently do. I'll certainly keep my decant and possibly use it as a sleep scent as @doomsday_disco suggested, but I won't need more than a decant and I doubt this will be a frequent one for full day wear.