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7–12 hours Lasting
Noticeable Scent trail
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Woody
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 100+ wearersBuilt on amber, rose and warm spicy. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with noticeable projection. It is worn from day to night, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
Hawas London opens on saffron, pink pepper and pear, moves through rose, frankincense and white flowers, then settles into blonde woods, amber, musk and vanilla. On Fragrantica's community votes, 59% of wearers call its longevity long lasting, with sillage splitting evenly between moderate and strong.
Hawas London opens with saffron and pink pepper sharpened by pear, a spicy-fruity combination that reads warm rather than sweet from the first spray. Underneath, rose sits alongside frankincense and white flowers, softening the initial spice into something rounder and more textured without turning conventionally floral. Blonde woods, amber, musk and vanilla form the base, giving the composition a smooth, faintly sweet woody-amber finish that carries most of the wear time. The scent shape moves from spice, through a resinous floral middle, into a warm woody-amber close, with each stage layered into the next rather than sharply divided, with the transitions overlapping rather than snapping from one stage to the next.
The saffron and pink pepper are most present in the first half hour, giving the opening its lift and a touch of dry heat, with pear keeping it from turning too sharp. As that fades, rose and frankincense move forward, joined by white flowers, and the fragrance settles into a warmer, more resinous phase through the middle hours. From there the base takes over: blonde woods, amber and musk build steadily, with vanilla rounding the edges into a soft, skin-close finish that holds through the afternoon and into evening. There is no abrupt hand-off between stages, more a gradual thickening from spice to resin to wood.
On Fragrantica's community votes, 59% of voters rate longevity as long lasting and a further 5% call it eternal, putting Hawas London firmly on the long-wearing side in total, against a smaller group who report a shorter, moderate run and a minority who found it fading quickly. Sillage splits evenly between moderate and strong, at 40% each, so projection can go either way depending on skin and application, with only a small share reporting it as enormous or very close to the skin.
Season votes lean toward the cooler months, with winter the single largest share at 32% and autumn close behind at 27%. Spring accounts for a similar share to autumn, while summer is clearly the smallest at 15%, suggesting Hawas London reads best in cooler-to-mild weather rather than at the peak of heat.
Hawas London is built as a unisex fragrance, and community gender votes back that framing, with unisex the largest single category at close to half of all votes. Female-leaning and male-leaning votes are both present but smaller and roughly comparable in size, so it reads as genuinely shared ground rather than skewed to one side.
Hawas London shares its accords with Brompton Immortals Extrait de Parfum by Ex Nihilo, both built around a spicy-floral heart moving into an amber-woody base. The shape is comparable rather than identical, with Hawas London leaning noticeably drier through its saffron-led opening.
Hawas London suits anyone who wants a spicy floral that leans warm and resinous rather than sweet, with enough longevity on the community's own votes to carry from afternoon into evening. The saffron-pepper opening and amber-woods close make it a natural fit for cooler weather and evening occasions, while its unisex profile means it sits equally well on any wearer looking for that balance of spice and warmth.
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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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Hawas London opens on saffron, pink pepper and pear, moves through rose, frankincense and white flowers, then settles into blonde woods, amber, musk and vanilla. On Fragrantica's community votes, 59% of wearers call its longevity long lasting, with sillage splitting evenly between moderate and strong. What Does Hawas London Smell Like?Hawas London opens with saffron and pink pepper sharpened by pear, a spicy-fruity combination that reads warm rather than sweet from the first spray. Underneath, rose sits alongside frankincense and white flowers, softening the initial spice into something rounder and more textured without turning conventionally floral. Blonde woods, amber, musk and vanilla form the base, giving the composition a smooth, faintly sweet woody-amber finish that carries most of the wear time. The scent shape moves from spice, through a resinous floral middle, into a warm woody-amber close, with each stage layered into the next rather than sharply divided, with the transitions overlapping rather than snapping from one stage to the next. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The saffron and pink pepper are most present in the first half hour, giving the opening its lift and a touch of dry heat, with pear keeping it from turning too sharp. As that fades, rose and frankincense move forward, joined by white flowers, and the fragrance settles into a warmer, more resinous phase through the middle hours. From there the base takes over: blonde woods, amber and musk build steadily, with vanilla rounding the edges into a soft, skin-close finish that holds through the afternoon and into evening. There is no abrupt hand-off between stages, more a gradual thickening from spice to resin to wood. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?On Fragrantica's community votes, 59% of voters rate longevity as long lasting and a further 5% call it eternal, putting Hawas London firmly on the long-wearing side in total, against a smaller group who report a shorter, moderate run and a minority who found it fading quickly. Sillage splits evenly between moderate and strong, at 40% each, so projection can go either way depending on skin and application, with only a small share reporting it as enormous or very close to the skin. What Season Is It For?Season votes lean toward the cooler months, with winter the single largest share at 32% and autumn close behind at 27%. Spring accounts for a similar share to autumn, while summer is clearly the smallest at 15%, suggesting Hawas London reads best in cooler-to-mild weather rather than at the peak of heat. Is It for Men or Women?Hawas London is built as a unisex fragrance, and community gender votes back that framing, with unisex the largest single category at close to half of all votes. Female-leaning and male-leaning votes are both present but smaller and roughly comparable in size, so it reads as genuinely shared ground rather than skewed to one side. What Is It Similar To?Hawas London shares its accords with Brompton Immortals Extrait de Parfum by Ex Nihilo, both built around a spicy-floral heart moving into an amber-woody base. The shape is comparable rather than identical, with Hawas London leaning noticeably drier through its saffron-led opening. Who It's ForHawas London suits anyone who wants a spicy floral that leans warm and resinous rather than sweet, with enough longevity on the community's own votes to carry from afternoon into evening. The saffron-pepper opening and amber-woods close make it a natural fit for cooler weather and evening occasions, while its unisex profile means it sits equally well on any wearer looking for that balance of spice and warmth. | Regular price
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| Rasasi | Eau de Parfum | Oriental Woody | Day to night, Cooler months | Saffron, Pink Pepper, Pear | Rose, Frankincense, White Flowers | Blonde Woods, Amber, Musk, Vanilla |
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Woody
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 100+ wearersBuilt on amber, rose and warm spicy. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with noticeable projection. It is worn from day to night, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
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