Lavender Milk Tea

Milky tea fragrances must be where my Dunning-Kruger comes out in full force. Surely it can't be THAT difficult to create a tea latte fragrance without notable downsides, but alas, my dedicated test of milk tea samples had a lot of duds. It's either not milky enough, or not tea-like enough, or the additional scent (like lavender) either underperforms or overpowers. Of the milky tea samples I tested from a variety of houses, Elysian's Lavender Milk Tea was the best and yet it is not without its problems. Shout out to HoB's London Fog as a close second! This was not my smartest full bottle decision after finishing the sample. It is definitely creamy enough and the lavender is lovely and balanced, not screechy or 'laundry lavender.' That being said, I would recommend this to people open to an oddball lavender option and not someone hunting for their holy grail milk tea. And for the price point, 'oddball lavender option' is a tough sell. If you are into very sweet and slightly odd gourmands that at least pretend to be fancy, Navitus does some wacky gourmands at nearly the same price point for double the milliliters, and their performance is better too.

So I have been on the hunt for the perfect London Fog for a while now and I will say that this did check boxes. It's a strong, milky black tea with lavender. It's not too aromatic. The milk softens it just how I prefer. I will continue to use this but I do not think I will get another bottle. FYI, if you are looking for a London Fog go for Lepus by Piper & Perro. It's warm, perfectly blended and has such a perfect latte feel it. It's like you're stepping into the most gorgeous cafe. The bergamot and vanilla bean absolutely sell it. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy LMT but the way the black tea opens in this? - so soft and creamy. Not to mention this brand is cheap?!?!! My hunt is complete.

Omg, believe me when I say this is the most comforting and calming fragrance I have ever had. the sweet floral Frangrance is perfect for any occasion, and combined with creamy milk and black tea, it's just perfection. The main note of lavender adds the calming effect which feels great and which we all need!!!!! It lasts all day and can be worn day and night. It has become my everyday fragrance so quick and I gotta stock up now before I'm out of it.

I was a little disappointed on first spray because it opened very floral and did not give the tea latte feeling I was hoping for. After the dry down it stayed really close to the skin but the smell is exactly what I hoped for- a beautiful sweet milky scent with just a touch of floral in the background like you made a black tea latte with a lavender syrup. I adore it

I loooove this perfume!!! I originally bought a sample and loved it so much that I requested a bottle for Christmas. It's a scent that I want to wear all the time and would hate to run out of. Floral gourmand describes this perfectly and lasts on skin and clothes quite long. Packaging is beautiful, as to be expected. Will repurchase.