Hawas Elixir

My search for the best Le Male Elixir clone has come to an end, to me this is the the one to get! First of all, this is by far the stongest of the clones I've tried, not as strong as the original, but really powerful overall. Talking about the scent, this is fresher in the opening just like Lionheart by Armaf. The mint is there but is less present than Lionheart, Hawas Elixir is definitely more balanced. After the first 15 minutes this starts to get closer and closer to Le Male Elixir (Lionheart also do that but it feels a bit minty even in the dry down). The only difference this Hawas Elixir has in comparison to the OG? I don't know if it's the chocolate note but this feels like a creamier version of the OG, almost buttery i would say. There is also a slightly fruity touch in the background but I don't know where this comes from. The difference are absimal and you only get them if you smell it upclose, in the air they are IDENTICAL. By the way, i let some of friends smell Hawas Elixir, Lionheart and Le Male Elixir side by side and by my surprise, they all choose the rasasi fragrance. Also, i found this at a Ridiculous price on notino making it also the best fragrance in terms of quality/price. Final rank list: 1. Rasasi Hawas Elixir (22€) 2. Armaf Lionheart (28€) 3. Fragrance World Urban Man Elixir (21€) 4. Khadlaj La Fede Intoxicate blue elixir (25€) 5. The Kingdom (17€) 6. Rayhaan Elixir (22€) 7. Zimaya Charisma (20€) [spot on in the opening, that it becomes a Le Male Le Parfum clone] 8. Ard Al Zaafaran Wild Oud (12€) it's a twist on le Male Elixir with oud, a lot deeper and masculine. 9,25/10

* Pretty much an accurate Le Male Elixir clone * Hybrid fresh/gourmand/fougere fragrance * Great blend of sweet, aromatic, herbal, floral and gourmand aromas * Prominent notes of vanilla, lavender, mint, cocoa and musk * Excellent value for what it offers * Great for all ages and sexes * Good for intimate occasion and social outings * Unisex despite the male marketing * Not good for those older adults who dislike sweet fragrances * Plain presentation * May throw off Hawas fans who were expecting it to be as fresh and aromatic as the other flankers in the line Hawas Elixir is a straight up clone of JPG's Le Male Elixir -- and a very high quality accurate one at that. You can stop reading this review here if this is what you're after. It's an insanely good value for what it offers and obviously a lot more affordable than the original. For Hawas line fans, this is a rare sojourn into gourmand territory for Hawas which is reknowned for its fresh and sweet DNA. This has sweetness and freshness but mixes it with fougere and gourmand traits. It's a great blend of sweet, aromatic, herbal, floral and gourmand aromas with rominent notes of vanilla, lavender, mint, cocoa and musk. This is great for intimate occasions and social gatherings. Both sexes can use it despite the obviously male oriented marketing. It does have sweetness so older adults who don't enjoy sweet fragrances should avoid. Otherwise, it's great for all ages to use. Presentation for this and the entire Hawas line is rather plain, but the value is in the fragrance and not the bottle's looks. Highly recommended.

I think this is my current favorite cologne of all time (so far) I have 50 in my collection and they range from 20 dollar cheapies to 150 dollar designers... This lovely gold bottle is supreme is every single fragrance category... The scent? Absolute heaven IMO.... a beautiful blend of vanilla mint and chocolate.... perfect for those who want to make people around them feel all warm and fuzzy inside. If i had to describe it off the top off my head without thinking ott much i would say its SEXY, WARM, INVITING and DELICIOUS. The performance? Literally top notch!!! Out of all my fragrances this performs with the best I have... I love spraying just a few sprays on myself and catching whiffs of it for hours and hours. This stuff is loud and has some serious sticking power as well. The atomizer is very solid and it sprays a decent amount in a nice medium-wide spray. The Value? 10000/10. I mean...... with fragrances like this... that i can get for 35 bucks..... its really out here smelling just as good as the expensive ones, lasting just as long, getting more compliments!!!!! for 35 bucks this is a LEGENDARY fragrance... i LOVE the solid GOLD bottle.. it really matches this beautiful fragrances personality.... i like to refer to it as hawas GOLD because it really does make me feel like im slathered in gold flakes of creamy yumminess.... hahah. Try layering this with JPG le male le parfum and OMFGGGGGG NOSEGASM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hawas Elixir by Rasasi is my favorite from the line. It is obviously intended to resemble Le Male Elixir by Jean Paul Gaultier, and it does so in its own way. Let me start by saying that this is almost 1:1 to the Le Male flanker in the air, up close there's some notable differences that in practice makes it more enjoyable to wear than the real deal (at least, in my opinion). Biggest difference: The opening and the vanilla in the drydown. The opening has a hint of powder cocoa that does a good job of transitioning into the aromatic mid section. Its not like it sticks out or changes the scent profile in a big way but it's there, and i like the way it plays with the mint accord. Lastly, the vanilla in this is more powdery than in the original. This in turn makes it fully unisex unlike the Le Male Elixir, not much to say about this other than if you're not a fan of Le Male Elixir and are thinking of getting this because it might be less sweet, don't. This is definitely sweeter than the original JPG. Performance: 11/10. This outperforms the original by a wide margin. This will be on your skin and clothes for ever. Maybe this just clicks with my skin or something but at work, people say the whole space smells like vanilla and freshly baked bread from just 6-7 sprays on a deep winter day. This is a step above nuclear imo, never had anything close to this, so yeah be careful if say 2-3 spays is enough.

Overall thoughts and scent profile: This smells like luxurious, clean chocolate, with faint minty and nutty undertones, it smells amazing, it smells smooth, and definitely deserves the high rating of 4.55 to 4.6 it has. This is NOT a direct clone, it veers quite far from the original le male elixir dna in my opinion, I would say this is more of a khamrah type of take, where it's sort of in a similar headspace but it takes its own twist on the original dna. To me this smells better than the original, though if you want something that smells closer to the original while also being than said original, then I'd recommend Rayhaan Elixir. Presentation and bottle quality: Classic hawas bottle, the shape is nothing special and neither is the box (but at least it's compact), decent atomizer but definitely not premium. Performance: Decent performance, it projects well for the first hour or so, then you get a very smooth skin scent for around 10 hours. Expect mildly better performance on fabrics. Blind buy factor: Easy blind buy, I blind bought this when I saw the high rating (I think most fragrances rated higher than 4.5 are usually safe blind buys), and I was surprised that it isn't that close to the original le male elixir, but then I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Final rating: 9.1/10