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This fragrance mainly gives me the feeling of coldness. It is kind of a sensation that it is not human-made: rather rude, crisp, unapologetic and careless.

Nonetheless, I really enjoy the mix of simulated citrusy sparkliness with the musk and vanilla. It almost gives me almond in the base? or maybe it is the nutmeg.

Nothing special imo, with little to no nuance of depth to it, just a straight-forward sharp and crisp ''fresh?'' fragrance.

My brain directly skips all the citrus, sometimes it gives me pineapple, but mainly this fragrance feels like a clean grass / mossy and sweet cleanliness that I am pretty okay with, but I wish I could apreciate more nuances or aspects of it, as I personally think otherwise it runs pretty short of being something more than just a basic green / sweet scent.

Nevertheless, I have been using it to go to the gym lately and I pretty much enjoy it, but I just think this fragrance's maximum capability is to make you smell mid.

If only this fragrance didn't hit my senses the same way my ashtrays did whenever I decided to wash them after 1 or 2 months collecting ash from the cigarettes... I would be so happy to welcome its underlying rum, vanilla, tobacco and orange-y sweetness (similar to the orange leaf happening in The One for Men Eau de Parfum )

But as my brain cannot break down / disintegrate the so strong ash sensation and smell from the opening, especially on my skin (it gets really cloying and overwhelming), I cannot enjoy this fragrance, and I truly wish I could get past the ash, because I think what's underneath is very well done.

Hawas for Him opens with a spiciness created by the mix of cinnamon and citruses, but imagining only extracting the fizziness and fuzziness of these 2 notes and putting them together to create the sensation of fireworks to the nose, without explaining / showing too much of their properties.

The apple, pear and plum are perceived by my brain as a non-identifiable mix of fruitiness, with slightly sweet tones, contrasted and enlightened / brightened by the fizzy sensation mentioned before, which happens at the opening and lingers (while slowly decaying) along until the deadline of longevity.

If Hawas happened to be a sweet gummy, it would be best described as a watery, spicy sugar on top and fruit-representing one. Not too sweet, not too fruity, not too spicy, and the feeling of being dilluted without being stale or scent-less.

Well done Rasasi.

By the way, I used to wear Invictus Eau de Toilette since its release for some time, and smelled it the other day at Douglas as well. Whatever happened to this fragrance? but its current version is 99% identical to Hawas for Him

Very satisfied with this fragrance, added it to my summer rotation

Le Mâle Elixir is a fragrance I just cannot stop re-purchasing.

In the opening I am hit with lavender + mint + sweetness. Sometimes a kind of metallic note embraces and gathers those previous 3 notes and makes me hesitant about it, but probably it happens less frequently as time goes by.

My mind perceives the honey just as a coloring element, providing with a special touch of flavour and sweetness, but only as a decoration element, without intruding too much in the main composition.

The mint gives airiness and a little bit of rest or break from the sweetness and heaviness.

The lavender and tonka + benzoin create the main song of it all, at least I perceive it that way, and this core is then brought to dance and cheered by the other balancing / contrasting elements.

I think this is a very well done fragrance, and probably the only one I can never stop smelling or getting tired of (or putting into retirement).

Le Mâle Elixir will always be in my rotation.

- Must like sweet scents
- Must decode balancing elements to not feel it cloying
- Might result too robust
- Sometimes a metallic note might show up and put off

+ Sweet, clean, spicy, bright, robust, steady
+ Statement maker
+ Well rounded and notes dance to fight for the protagonism
+ Never boring