Hawas Thunder

Always sample before buying and save yourself $$$ on wasted blind buys :) If anyone's interested in a sample at the best price check it out at my website: Decantified.com we have them all! ---- thank you! Here is my honest review for Fragrantica: Ok, I'm really not sure what Hawas is doing with this release lol. I mean first the bottle comes out and it's like $80 dollars and barely available anywhere. And now I got to look again about 2 weeks after I got it and it's not available basically anywhere. Either it's a super limited release and they did not make that many bottles, or people are scooping this up and trying to resell it at a ridiculous price? I've been behind on my fragrance reviews since my friend had a motorcycle accident. I have about 10 reviews backed up. But I'm really happy to be finally posting about Hawas Thunder. It's one of my favorite perfumes that I have tested the last few days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The review: YSL MYSLF L'Aboslu is my favorite of the MYSLF line. It has in my opinion the most presence and longevity of all of them. Hawas Thunder was no exception for me. This fragrance performed amazing after letting it mature for almost 2 weeks. I received instant compliments from my 3 female employees. Woman just love this kind of smell on a man, it is very manly in a clean and fresh way. I cannot compare what the OG smells like because it's only based on memory. But I did compare it to the famous "Nitro Elixir". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The comparison: Nitro has somewhere in the background it's famous sweet bubble gummyness to it blended into the fragrance. Nowhere near the level of Hawas, but you can see they put their own touch into the YSL MSLF L'Absolu DNA. Now for some people, they might prefer this actually and consider it a improvement on the DNA. I don't feel too strongly, I think I like it just as much, but not more then the original DNA. If I have to say which one was closer I would go with Hawas Thunder. I cannot say which one lasts longer between any of them. But Thunder projected for about 3 hours and a half which was well above average projection. Take note that it does not project a good distance, it sits a little closer to the skin. But I could still smell it for 3 hours in the air, and that's what matters most to me. I could still smell it on my skin at 9pm when I sprayed it at 11am. Great longevity too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My conclusion: Overall, I would highly recommend this fragrance to anyone who like this DNA. This made it's way up to being in the group with my favorite Hawas! $80 is reallyyy high up for these fragrances that you can usually find at $35 once the price regulates. At that price this is a STEAL. Try the fragrance first,, to see if you really like it. And then I would recommend waiting until this gets a little lower, because $80 is sort of close to the OG at that point.

Always sample before buying and save yourself $$$ on wasted blind buys :) If anyone's interested in a sample at the best price check it out at my website: Decantified.com we have them all! ---- thank you! Here is my honest review for Fragrantica: The review: YSL MYSLF L'Aboslu is my favorite of the MYSLF line. It has in my opinion the most presence and longevity of all of them. Hawas Thunder was no exception for me. This fragrance performed amazing after letting it mature for almost 2 weeks. I received instant compliments from my 3 female employees. Woman just love this kind of smell on a man, it is very manly in a clean and fresh way. I cannot compare what the OG smells like because it's only based on memory. But I did compare it to the famous "Nitro Elixir". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The comparison: Nitro has somewhere in the background it's famous sweet bubble gummyness to it blended into the fragrance. Nowhere near the level of Hawas, but you can see they put their own touch into the YSL MSLF L'Absolu DNA. Now for some people, they might prefer this actually and consider it a improvement on the DNA. I don't feel too strongly, I think I like it just as much, but not more then the original DNA. If I have to say which one was closer I would go with Hawas Thunder. I cannot say which one lasts longer between any of them. But Thunder projected for about 3 hours and a half which was well above average projection. Take note that it does not project a good distance, it sits a little closer to the skin. But I could still smell it for 3 hours in the air, and that's what matters most to me. I could still smell it on my skin at 9pm when I sprayed it at 11am. Great longevity too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My conclusion: Overall, I would highly recommend this fragrance to anyone who like this DNA. This made it's way up to being in the group with my favorite Hawas! $80 is reallyyy high up for these fragrances that you can usually find at $35 once the price regulates. At that price this is a STEAL. Try the fragrance first,, to see if you really like it. And then I would recommend waiting until this gets a little lower, because $80 is sort of close to the OG at that point.

I love cardamom. It is one of my favorite notes in fragrances, however I do not like them in fresh fragrances. It tends to make the fresh smell a bit weird and sharp. With myslf l’absolu, I get a really sharp laundry detergent note which probably is that cardamom note, while Hawas Thunder opens up much smoother without it. It is also a tad bit sweeter in the dry down, which IMO makes it more mass appealing but tbh with this DNA I don’t think it’s a game changer since the DNA is very mass appealing. Longevity is on par with the OG and I got it for 45 euros, which is roughly 1/4th of the price. Honestly while clones like this exist, it really is a no brainer when it comes to choosing the dupe over the OG. If the OG was a little bit cheaper I probably would have gone with it, but I’m glad I chose this fragrance. Rasasi almost (almost) never dissapoint. I think they should be calming down on the Hawas releases tho since that signature sweet fresh marine note is not in any of the new releases. Just come up with new names and bottles is what I’d say, but since the name is so popular it’s east to understand why they go with the Hawas name. 8.5/10.

This is by far my favorite Hawas fragrance. Right off, the immediate opening smells a bit synthetic, but it settles swiftly. Thunder has a good balance of bergamot and orange blossom — neither too sweet nor too florally; matching the same balance of fruitiness to floralness the YSL MYSLF line has. I would say Thunder is closer to MYSLF EDP than L'Absolu, because it leans fresher and does not have that distinct, spicy-camphorous cardamom note I can pick up in L'Absolu. Thunder is basically bergamot-orange blossom-powdery-musky, just like MYSLF EDP but thicker — more powdery and musky. Performance is good, I get moderate, arms-length sillage for about 1.5-2 hours, as it settles closer. Lasts on my skin for roughly 10 hours. The deep drydown is a soft, sweet, ambery and musky base. Overall, I would say this is less fresh than MYSLF EDP but definitely still fresh, and is more versatile than both the EDP and L'Absolu. Safe for any season. Thunder is not as spicy as L'Absolu, yet has enough density and depth for dressed-up occasions. Honestly in the air, Thunder just "smells like a YSL". ✅Excellent

I vastly prefer Hawas Thunder compared to Nitro Elixir for clones of L'absolu mostly for the development of the sweetness within the blend of the florals. What I found was Nitro Elixir has the sweetness show up a little too early in the fragrance it peaks at a very distracting point in parallel with the florals which actually makes it slightly cloying to me which I didn't realize until I had tried the different interpretation that Hawas Thunder brings. Hawas Thunder sorta let's everything have its turn which was a huge help for my overall enjoyment even though I actually did like Nitro Elixir as well. You go from more of a citrus fresh to a soapy clean into a well blended sweet floral clean in the dry down with Thunder and that dry down is actually just so well done every time I get there I'm just thinking yeah alright that's really good. When the fragrance is just kinda undeniable like that and the performance is there to back it up I just can't help but recommend it.