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Ranked 31 in Unisex Perfume
8.2 / 10 3277 Ratings
A popular perfume by Nishane for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is fruity-fresh. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fruity
Fresh
Citrus
Woody
Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
PineapplePineapple GrapefruitGrapefruit BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CedarwoodCedarwood PatchouliPatchouli JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes
OakmossOakmoss Clearwood™Clearwood™ Dry woodsDry woods

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Scent
8.23277 Ratings
Longevity
8.53073 Ratings
Sillage
8.23065 Ratings
Bottle
8.02895 Ratings
Value for money
7.12577 Ratings
Submitted by Michael · last update on 02/15/2026.
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Interesting Facts
Hacivat is a character from the Turkish shadow play "Karagöz".
The fragrance is part of the Shadow Play Collection collection.

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HugoMontez

81 Reviews
HugoMontez
HugoMontez
Very helpful Review 4  
Beast mode pineapple juice
I'm not a fan of the now hyped niche brands and the rise of arabic brands, but Im not against their existence. People that like beast mode scents, have plenty of choices nowadays. I'm more into dynamic French compositions with aromatics, woods and spices.

Creed is a brand that i really like due to their great rounded and well blended scents, but their prices are crazy for me. I dont play those prices for a fragrance, no matter how good they are. But that's just my perspective.

Nishane is an example of a brand that have powerful blends but with a row finish. Fan your flames is a beast mode coconut with tobacco that i dont care. I sold my bottle cause its very static and pushy. Not my thing.

This one, surprised me in a way. There's an obvious resemblance to Aventus but different enough to be a stand alone composition. Aventus is dynamic, super fresh, well blended, with a smoky birch note, a great bergamot, a addictive blackcurrant and a soft aura overall.

This is just straight to pineapple juice with a high dose of moss in the background. Yes, it has bergamot too. The grapefruit give that bitter quality and there's patchouli and cedar in the middle, which round things up. But the moss and pineapple are so strong that the other notes have a minor role here.

The smell is static and dont change during the lifetime of the fragrance. And talking about longevity, this is beast mode. 5 sprays are enough to smell like pineapple and green moss for 12+ hours. I usually overspray fragrances but this one, with 8-10 sprays, it's super strong and headache inducing.

Overall, Aventus is miles better that this in terms of composition, but in longevity and price point, this is much better. The smell is likeable, dont get me wrong. And in fact, is probably the best from the brand, but its a bit synthetic and not rounded enough, specially in the first 2h, where the fragrance hás a strong projection.

Overall, i like it very much but i still prefer Aventus for a more dynamic and quality fragrance.

4/5
Updated on 05/29/2025
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Aymab

3 Reviews
Aymab
Aymab
Very helpful Review 5  
Wait for the woody notes
It's such an intense pineapple fragrance. It starts off like a generic cologne, like Aventus. But it's unique once it dries down and the woods start appearing. It lasts 6-8 hours on me and has pretty strong sillage. What I like the most is that it's a spring/summer fragrance and there aren't many masculin citruses for summer with such good performance. Overall I love wearing Hacivat, especially in summer.
Updated on 06/02/2024
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StinkSultan

79 Reviews
StinkSultan
StinkSultan
Very helpful Review 2  
Overhyped Mossy Pineapple
Hacivat is yet another example of how social media hype can make any fragrance seem ten times better than it is. Sure, it's a pleasant fragrance, and I can definitely understand why people love it, but when a fragrance, especially a niche fragrance garners so much popularity on social media, it's usually not a good sign. And by that I mean that that particular fragrance takes a more mass-appealing approach, which is not exactly how "niche" works.

Hacivat sets off with a citric blast of bergamot sweetened up slightly by some grapefruit. That fruity sweetness soon gets overrun by the juicy, sweet aspects of the pineapple, which gives the composition a bright and tropical vibe. It's pleasant; not the most realistic pineapple, but good enough to get most people hooked to the scent.

Things progressively turn slightly darker and heavier; more dense. The patchouli brings its usual musky touches while lending a damp soil-like accord. The jasmine pairs nicely by adding heady, sweet white floral richness, while the cedarwood contrasts it with a dry, but mild woodiness. These give the pineapple note from the opening a more "dirty" feel, kind of like if you cut a pineapple open in the middle of a forest right after rain, with the soil and moss still damp.

And that is only accentuated by the oakmoss at the base, which I feel it fits right in, giving the composition a grounding aspect. The dry timberwood keeps that faint dry woodiness alive, while the clearwood adds this clean, sort of soapy coating which makes the fragrance remind me of some shower gel or shampoo. However, by this point, the pineapple in tandem with the rest of the notes turn dare I say slightly rubbery. And that, to me, doesn't read like excellent quality. Regardless, the scent itself is... just pleasant. That's it. There's no magic here. Nothing worth the waves of hype it receives on the internet. The pineapple clearly does all the heavy lifting in that regard; it's not everyday that you see pineapple in a fragrance. Well, either that or it's just the obsession social media influencers have with exotic fruits.

In terms of performance, I wasn't too impressed either. Hacivat made it to around 7 hours of longevity on my skin, while projection was decent, but not praiseworthy. The first hour it kept going at a constant 2 feet of projection, after which and up until hour 4 it would settle for a milder bubble around me, staying fairly consistent but without much pushing power.

It's pretty self-explanatory that if a fragrance such as Hacivat got the hype that it got online, it's also going to be fairly versatile. Social media doesn't tend to hype fragrances without ease of wearability. Hence, Hacivat is a pretty easy wear, regardless of occasion. It can do as a daily for the office or school just as well as it can for more special events. But given the pineapple note, it shouldn't surprise you seeing most influencers hype it up for tropical summer parties. A more niche scenario to be honest, more niche than the scent itself.

Ultimately, I find it hard to justify the price tag here. The pineapple alone isn't enough to buy me over, but it sure is enough for most people. And that's fine, it is a nice scent. But if you look at it purely from a perfumery perspective, leaving aside all the fame and hype around it and not letting them influence your final verdict, you might reach a different conclusion. That's what I try to do with every hyped fragrance that I test. I always ask this exact question and I judge it based on it: if there was no hype, no spotlight on it, just an unknown fragrance from a random brand, would I like it the same as if it were social media famous or not? And in the case of Hacivat, it's definitely not bad, but hardly worth its ranking.

Overall Rating: 6.2/10
Updated on 01/07/2026
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10Scent
DevilJuice

62 Reviews
DevilJuice
DevilJuice
Helpful Review 4  
A higher quality Aventus?
Alright so this isn't quite like aventus. Its missing that smoky birch drydown that makes Aventus addictive.

But this is addictive in its own way. Its like if you took that fresh pineapple opening to Aventus and amped it up to 10 with high quality ingredients

This is pineapple citrus fresh, and kinda mossy. Its kinda hard to describe how good this fragrance is cuz its so high quality. I say ignore any reviews and get a decant. If you’re looking for quality ingredients, look no further. This is the stuff right here.
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Heftykeebs

10 Reviews
Heftykeebs
Heftykeebs
Helpful Review 4  
My first Nishane
Hacivat is so nice - I just love the bright and fruity opening that reminds me of a sparkling citrus drink. Then you have an earthy-woody dry down with oakmoss.

The longevity and performance of this is crazy as well lasts 12 Hours on my skin and days on clothes.

This is the fragrance that caused my total shift to niche. The quality and longevity is just so good.
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I wish we would stop comparing Hacivat and Aventus. The two are completely different, and Hacivat is definitely animalic and sensual.
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4
Juicy pineapple, vibrant-tangy grapefruit.
Damp/musky patchouli intertwined with sweet jasmine, clean/soapy woods.
Rich oakmoss-driven base
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5
Pineapple at his best! Just a sexy not overly Sweet fragrance, very fruity and you can really feel the pineapple vibe! Just love it!
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4
Wonderful clean and powerfull fragrance. Starts up with bright citrus and pineapple and dries with a beautiful oakmoss with citrus undertone
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4
Fresh, effervescent, fruity. Aventus-adjacent with a more prominent patchouli. Versatile.
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4
At first it's mouldy. After a few minutes it turns into a beautiful unisex pineapple fragrance. Not a blind buy. And NOT similar to Aventus.
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4
Oakmoss on steroids
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4
Just amazing ! Enough Said.
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4
Sweet and strong pineapple, smells too good! compliments are on the way
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4
Very dominant pineapple and moss, I was expecting more. Not a bad bad fragrence but overhyped in my eyes.
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