Nº23 Honey Milk Mix:Bar 2025 Eau de Parfum

I've been searching for a creamy-honey fragrance for a while - not pure wildflower honey, but a true honey-milk blend... without much else to detract from those main notes. Seeing Nº23 Honey Milk Eau de Parfum and Nº23 Honey Milk Hair & Body Mist , I was excited to test them. Comparing the two:

Nº23 Honey Milk Hair & Body Mist
- Opens with a fluffy cloud of sweet, ambery honey
(deeper than wildflower honey, and nothing "cat urine" about it like some honey notes are)
- The honey is then joined by a a bit of sweet whiskey
(boozy/smokey heat, but not overpowering; it's a background player)
- Subtle vanilla then comes in
(I didn't get anise, coffee liqueuer, or oat milk, as the notes suggest)
- Remains mostly linear (with all of these notes) for the remainder of the wear, sweetening and softening in dry-down
- The projection is a bit quieter than the EDP; stays closer to the skin and is warmer

Nº23 Honey Milk Eau de Parfum
Similar to the breakdown above, however:
- It also has a slightly-synthetic "transparent musk" background
- This musk feels like something in the base used to help improve projection of the EDP
- The EDP projection is definitely stronger than the mist, but this transparent musk took away from my enjoyment and made the blend "cooler"/not quite as warm
- The difference is small, but I'm really sensitive to these types of musks; you might not notice it, if you keep your nose away from your wrist or are not sensitive to them
- The musk does soften after several hours, so the EDP warms up more the longer you wear it

Longevity:
Nº23 Honey Milk Hair & Body Mist : strongest wear on skin was 2-3 hours, dropped off steeply at this point... but surprisingly went to 14-15 hours (super faint then - had to get your nose close to the skin to find it)
Nº23 Honey Milk Eau de Parfum : strongest wear on skin was 8-10 hours, but went to 20 hours (very faint by that point)

In the end, I still preferred the mist - but both are beautiful. It's primarily a resinous ambery-honey blend - with subtle boozy-smokey warmth, a hint of vanilla, excellent longevity, and just gorgeous overall. I can't wait to (hopefully) wear this one in the fall/winter!