They do smell a little like lavender, but it’s not strong as you use very little oil. Take the beeswax and melt a bunch into a bowl/pot/container you don’t care about using a double boiler. I melted mine into a ceramic ramekin. Let the wax cool completely. Once it’s solid, use an eye dropper (the bottle I got came with one) to drop the lavender oil onto the wax. Pure lavender oil will melt the wax. About 10-12 drops is enough to start it melting. Using a smooth clean cloth (old t-shirts work great) rub the melted wax into the cloth and then apply to your prints. Depending on the print size you will need to add more oil to the wax a number of times. Once coated, use your fingers to thoroughly rub the wax into the print. This is the most important part! The warmer your hands the better. After you’ve done the whole print, use a clean rag to wipe off the excess and buff the finish. This works well with matte paper. I have a project I want to do with Art 300 paper soon and hoping will work just as well. Don’t bother with glossy or rc paper. After I’m done, I store the ramekin with the wax in a ziploc bag to keep out dust and contaminants.
HUGE shout out to Gary Samson and David Speltz for showing us this a couple years ago at a Camera Commons meet-up! It’s my go-to finish now that I use for about 90% of my prints.