Gluhwein

[Missy_killer]

Warm red wine spiced with cinnamon sticks, cardamom, vanilla beans, honey, clove, lemon and orange rind, bay leaf, and honey.

 

In the imp: Very strong, thick and gloopy honey with a slight touch of cinnamon. I'm hoping this won't be too strong for me, but it smells really good!

 

On me: The same thick honey with some spices trying to say hello, but they pale in comparison to their golden friend. Instantly I know that this is very yummy and LOVELY! It smells like Christmas

All I have of this is an imp, but I will cherish it. It has some nice and good throw, which not a lot of perfumes have on me, and it's staying far away from the migraine-area. I've been wanting to try Glühwein since I first heard of it, and it smells just as good as I hoped it would. This is happiness, finally the perfect winter day-perfume for me!

 

After an hour it still smells just as lovely. It has got a nice honey-base with spices and a dash of red wine, just to keep it from going too sweet.

 

Three hours later and it's still going strong! The honey has calmed down a bit, so the wine is making a bigger appearance. I love this. This is a keeper!

[Numanoid]

Oh so sad! I so wanted to hope this would work for me. Every note is amazing except honey, so I was hoping the honey would take a back seat!

 

In bottle: Yep....gooey, syrupy honey! Oh no!

 

On skin: Gooey, syrupy honey!!

 

Dru down: Nothing but HONEY!! I get no other notes! So sad. Off to the swap/sale pile!!

[dementia_divine]

In the decant: I tend to amp the Lab’s red wine note, but I wanted to see if this reminded me of the Glühwein I’ve had in Germany and Austria. This is actually much sweeter. I think this is more like a lightly spiced punch, while the boy thinks this is more like gummy candies. Neither of us think it smells like actual Glühwein.

 

Wet: I get the honeyed red wine note backed by some spices. After a minute, I’m able to smell the citrus. The spices are stronger on my skin than they were in the decant, but do not dominate the scent. As it begins to dry, the honey note becomes more prominent.

 

Dry: The wine note is dominant for a while, with the honey and orange gaining more strength during this stage until it mostly becomes honeyed orange and wine with hardly any spice left.

 

Verdict: This isn’t the scent of Glühwein to me, in the vial or on my skin. It was nice to be able to try it, but I won’t be holding on to the decant.