Hawas Elixir

This was the best dupe and then every dupe house duped the JPG, and each one was the best dupe until the next one dropped… according to influencers. If you bought them all, you could have just got JPG. I’ve had my bottle going on a year and it’s sat most of that time, not because I don’t like it, I have a collection. This smells exactly like Le Male Elixir swap tobacco for dark chocolate. Tobacco is one of my favorite notes so I’d prefer the tobacco. To me it’s not feminine but it is on the lighter masculine side, a slightly fresher take so to speak. My bottle has more mint, honey, Bergomot, lavender and tonka. The dark chocolate lasts maybe 30 minutes in the opening and then it’s gone on my skin. Can’t speak for other batches or skin chemistry.

Just wore Le Male version of Elixir and Hawas Elixir for the first time. I prefer Hawas. If you're looking for a strict clone it's not it. For my taste, the issues with Le Male are that it's very strong with honey, and nothing really cuts through and balances the hunny/vanilla. Hawas fixes those two issues. Hawas is sweet but less so, with more herbal mint and a pronounced dark chocolate. A bit of bitterness. Hawas is more powder and less amber. The freshness and spiciness from the lavender come through more on Hawas, carrying the green minty impression for a reasonable duration although the green notes subdue overtime compared to the chocolate and vanilla.

This smells like luxurious, clean chocolate, with faint minty and nutty undertones, it smells amazing, it smells smooth, and definitely deserves the high rating of 4.55 to 4.6 it has. This is NOT a direct clone, it veers quite far from the original le male elixir dna in my opinion, I would say this is more of a khamrah type of take, where it's sort of in a similar headspace but it takes its own twist on the original dna. To me this smells better than the original, though if you want something that smells closer to the original while also being than said original, then I'd recommend Rayhaan Elixir.

So I have had this bottle for a few weeks and have let it macerate for that long. When I first got it the opening was very harsh and synthetic and the dark chocolate note was overbearing. After some time now the fragrance has mellowed out and has become more bearable. The syntheic opening has calmed down a bit and the dark chocolate is there still but not as punchy as before. The vanilla and tonka add another depth on the dry down. I will say that the projection does die off after about an hour and it sits closer to the skin as a darker skin scent. It's still nice and warming.

Hawas Elixir by Rasasi is an incredibly seductive and smooth fragrance that makes a bold impression right from the start. The opening bursts with a rich, juicy sweetness that feels both vibrant and inviting, beautifully balanced with fresh, aquatic notes that keep it lively and modern. As it settles, the warm spices and creamy undertones add depth and sensuality, creating a rich dry-down that feels classy yet powerful. The performance is outstanding; long-lasting with a noticeable trail that always draws compliments.