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Main AccordsScent family: Aromatic
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 4,900+ wearersBuilt on fruity, citrus and sweet. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. Most reach for it during the day, mostly in warmer months.
Day or night
Mostly worn during the day.
Seasons
Apple, Italian lemon, Sicilian bergamot and star anise open crisp before plum, orange blossom and cardamom build a fruity-spiced middle. Rasasi Hawas Ice settles into musk, amber, driftwood and moss. 66% of voters call the longevity long lasting, and 58% rate sillage strong.
The opening is a bright citrus-fruit accord: apple, Italian lemon and Sicilian bergamot sharpened by star anise. Plum moves in next alongside orange blossom, softening the citrus with a fruity-floral sweetness, while cardamom adds a light spice underneath. The base turns drier and woodier, with musk and amber providing warmth against driftwood and moss for a slightly salty, weathered wood character. The shape runs from sharp and citrus-forward to a warmer, ambered wood finish, with the plum and orange blossom middle acting as the bridge between the two. The star anise carried from the opening keeps a faint spiced edge present even once the citrus itself has faded, which stops the middle from turning purely floral.
Apple, lemon and bergamot are loudest in the opening minutes, giving an immediate, crisp freshness with star anise sharpening the edges. As the citrus fades, plum and orange blossom come forward, and the scent softens into fruitier, more floral territory with cardamom's spice still present. Later in the wear, musk and amber take over as the dominant pair, with driftwood and moss settling in behind them for a drier, woody close. The shift from citrus to fruit-floral to wood happens gradually across the wear rather than in sharp stages, and the driftwood-moss pairing gives the finish a slightly salty, outdoors quality that sets it apart from a straightforward amber-musk close.
Longevity votes lean firmly toward long lasting (66%), with a further 9% calling it eternal and only 3% rating it weak or very weak. That points to a scent built to hold through most of a day. Sillage is the stronger of the two performance axes here: 58% call it strong and a further 8% enormous, with moderate at 31%. This is a scent that projects noticeably rather than sitting close to skin, worth factoring into where and how it's worn. Weak or very weak ratings together sit under 3% on both axes, so a flat or short-lived result is uncommon.
Season votes lean warm-weather: summer takes 39% and spring 34%, together nearly three quarters of all votes, with winter the smallest share at 9%. Daypart voting backs this up at 70% day. Together these point to a fresh, citrus-led scent suited to spring and summer daytime wear rather than colder months.
Gender votes lean firmly male: 45% male and a further 43% male-leaning, with female votes together under 2%. Combined with the fresh-citrus-woody profile and its marketing as a men's release, this is a men's fragrance rather than unisex.
Voters most often name Invictus Aqua by Rabanne as the closest comparison, sharing its bright citrus-aquatic opening and a similarly ambered wood base.
This suits anyone wanting a fresh citrus scent with real projection for spring and summer daytime wear. It works well where a noticeable presence is welcome rather than a close, subtle scent.
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Wide range of budget friendly to relatively high end priced perfume brands. Rayhan, Armaf, French Avenue, Brandy, Lattafa just to mention a few. They also sell a 10ml of any brand you like, good for testing before you commit to the whole bottle.
This store reminds me of my days in Dubai. Prices are competitive and most probably the best I have found on the market. Amazing perfumes!
Shahed was very welcoming and friendly… He was knowledgeable about the perfumes and took the time to understand what I was looking for before recommending a fragrance that suited my preferences perfectly.
What a good find! A place where you can smell all the Dubai perfumes. Monique assisted us and she was very helpful. Will see you soon!
Customer service 10/10. Tamzyn helped me she was very nice energetic and helpful… when I heard the price I had to take it. So very affordable in my opinion.
The quality of the fragrances is outstanding. The oils and perfumes are impressive and has longevity… I will definitely be returning and recommending this shop to others.
He was very helpful and friendly as I did not have a clue of what I wanted to get for my mom… It smells very nice. I got compliments at work… I would recommend people to go here.
Abdul Razzak Kalsekar founded Rasasi in 1979 with one perfume shop in Murshid Bazar, in Deira, Dubai. Rasasi now has more than 165 stores in 60 countries.
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Apple, Italian lemon, Sicilian bergamot and star anise open crisp before plum, orange blossom and cardamom build a fruity-spiced middle. Rasasi Hawas Ice settles into musk, amber, driftwood and moss. 66% of voters call the longevity long lasting, and 58% rate sillage strong. What Does Rasasi Hawas Ice Smell Like?The opening is a bright citrus-fruit accord: apple, Italian lemon and Sicilian bergamot sharpened by star anise. Plum moves in next alongside orange blossom, softening the citrus with a fruity-floral sweetness, while cardamom adds a light spice underneath. The base turns drier and woodier, with musk and amber providing warmth against driftwood and moss for a slightly salty, weathered wood character. The shape runs from sharp and citrus-forward to a warmer, ambered wood finish, with the plum and orange blossom middle acting as the bridge between the two. The star anise carried from the opening keeps a faint spiced edge present even once the citrus itself has faded, which stops the middle from turning purely floral. How Does It Develop Through the Day?Apple, lemon and bergamot are loudest in the opening minutes, giving an immediate, crisp freshness with star anise sharpening the edges. As the citrus fades, plum and orange blossom come forward, and the scent softens into fruitier, more floral territory with cardamom's spice still present. Later in the wear, musk and amber take over as the dominant pair, with driftwood and moss settling in behind them for a drier, woody close. The shift from citrus to fruit-floral to wood happens gradually across the wear rather than in sharp stages, and the driftwood-moss pairing gives the finish a slightly salty, outdoors quality that sets it apart from a straightforward amber-musk close. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Longevity votes lean firmly toward long lasting (66%), with a further 9% calling it eternal and only 3% rating it weak or very weak. That points to a scent built to hold through most of a day. Sillage is the stronger of the two performance axes here: 58% call it strong and a further 8% enormous, with moderate at 31%. This is a scent that projects noticeably rather than sitting close to skin, worth factoring into where and how it's worn. Weak or very weak ratings together sit under 3% on both axes, so a flat or short-lived result is uncommon. What Season Is It For?Season votes lean warm-weather: summer takes 39% and spring 34%, together nearly three quarters of all votes, with winter the smallest share at 9%. Daypart voting backs this up at 70% day. Together these point to a fresh, citrus-led scent suited to spring and summer daytime wear rather than colder months. Is It for Men or Women?Gender votes lean firmly male: 45% male and a further 43% male-leaning, with female votes together under 2%. Combined with the fresh-citrus-woody profile and its marketing as a men's release, this is a men's fragrance rather than unisex. What Is It Similar To?Voters most often name Invictus Aqua by Rabanne as the closest comparison, sharing its bright citrus-aquatic opening and a similarly ambered wood base. Who It's ForThis suits anyone wanting a fresh citrus scent with real projection for spring and summer daytime wear. It works well where a noticeable presence is welcome rather than a close, subtle scent. | Regular price
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| Rasasi | Eau de Parfum | Aromatic | Daytime, Warmer months | Apple, Italian Lemon, Sicilian Bergamot, Star Anise | Plum, Orange Blossom, Cardamon | Musk, Amber, Driftwood, Moss |
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Main AccordsScent family: Aromatic
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 4,900+ wearersBuilt on fruity, citrus and sweet. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. Most reach for it during the day, mostly in warmer months.
Day or night
Mostly worn during the day.
Seasons
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