Hawas London

I feel like no one has described this scent well at all. I dont get grandma vibes at all and I dont get old fashioned or outdated vibes at all what so ever. To me, when I first sprayed in the air it reminded me of a very high end modern luxury hotel or department store you'd find here in Chicago (think a Nordstrom or Neiman Marcus type, or the infamous Burberry on Michigan Ave). Its a very airy, slightly spicy and slightly sweet, floral and clean musky scent, which, to me is perfectly unisex. The rose is most prominent as well as a clean almost soapy musk throughout the scent but it's not linear or at least completely linear. In the opening I do get more of that beautiful saffron, pear, and pink pepper combo than rose and musk as in the opening they are more in the background, but they do come out more and more as it dries ofc. The opening is evervesant. There is this fizzy quality that I get from the saffron and pink pepper which reminds me of the opening of Atomic Rose but with a bit more warmth + the addition of that really nice pear which is more generally fruity then specifically pear. It has the right amount of sharp freshness, sweetness and warmth with the rose popping out a bit rounding the edges. The mid features more rose with white florals, more of that clean musk, and a slight bit more warmth then the opening which I assume is the frankincense. As it enters the base, more of the same with more woody aspects, that amber, and musk. Beautiful 10/10 for me. Projects and lasts, and like I said, very unisex. Can def wear whenever and wherever you want since it has that clean vibe and that freshness. Im glad I like this because the reviews had me second guessing the whole time. TLDR: Musky Rose scent thats airy/fizzy, clean, slightly fruity and warmth.

Just got it. Blind bought it because it was on sale from an online retailer and I felt it was worth the chance. The opening is so fresh and alluring. Pear mixing with rose has me in a trance. The transition through the dry down is so smooth I didn't realize the change in the scent profile until I thought about it because I was still dreaming of the opening. This is a sexy fresh fragrance that isn't overtly male or female. I see it in the realm of Angels Share but they removed the obvious gourmand notes and made it easy for men to wear. Edit: deep in the dry down it has a clear masculine edge. The pear and rose are long gone and the scent is really different. It's masculine, spicy, mature. Edit: The opening and mid is the best part for me. When it gets down to the base the scent is mostly amber but there's something else going on that's slightly woody. Blonde woods, is that possibly a description of oud? Whatever it is, not my favorite but not horrible.

⭐️Honest Review⭐️ If you don’t like Rose, don’t come on here and say it’s an awful fragrance! Perfumes are objective so if you don’t like it, simply say it’s not for you. Don’t trash it saying it’s awful and smells like a grandma. I love this fragrance. I haven’t had many rose fragrances. I have had Ahmed Al Maghribis Oud & Roses and that was such an intense rose. I couldn’t wear it so I sold it. This one is much different! The rose is there 100% but the pear and vanilla come out and it’s so nice. The amber comes out nicely as well and it makes for a mature elegant scent. You could dress it up or down but I’d lean more towards up. My wife hates challenging scents but she likes this one. I am so happy I got it. It was on sale for 26 bucks on Amazon and that was a steal. I will gladly pay full price when I eventually run out! If you like rose, get this fragrance!!!

This one is kind of controversial, because why would Rasasi release a Ex Nihilo Brompton Immortals Extrait clone under their Hawas line if that was meant to be for the mass market stuff? Good question, but it unfairly detracts from the fragrance itself, which is quite beautiful. Chalk it up to the management turmoil and weird decisions going on right now with Rasasi. It opens with a crisp pear and saffron and a touch of pink pepper. In the heart it evolves into this silky, powdery rose and white floral combo with background frankincense. The smoothness of the heart continues into the base where it's resinous blonde woods and musky vanillic amber. It is elegant and refined, where Hawas is otherwise usually loud and playful. Unless of course you think it smells like grandma soap, which is what half the influencers reviewing it say, but I think it is art.

If you like niche and things a little on the edge then you can pull this off. The notes above are pretty spot on, I get a general vibe of pear white floral with a nice grounding of ambers and vanilla to smooth it out. After the initial blasts then it gets into a wonderful drydown. The rose is back there but does exist. A very high class type of perfume that's slightly feminine but can be worn by men as well. I'm looking forward to this as it continues to macerate. Surprisingly the only Ex Nihilo that I've tried is Blue Talisman and what's crazy is this smells like it's from the same house, which it is supposed to be.