Rasasi Hawas Nautilus
5.0
Overall
Accords
woody
marine
aromatic
sand
salty
mineral
amber
Notes Pyramid
Top
Sea waterAmbergris
Heart
CypressCedar
Base
SandDriftwood
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ First spray impressions (directly from the bottle without maturation) The opening is very 'sea-breeze' piny with a slightly mentholated undertone of La Vosgienne Pine Sap Sweets and, here and there, a hint of Svalbard poppy. After about 10 minutes, the ambergris joins in and the fragrance takes on a smoky character, which after 30 minutes is accompanied by a sharp, slightly medicinal clove edge. It is as if you are standing on the edge of a fjord in Norway with a damp pine forest behind you through which the salty sea breeze blows. Down on the pebble beach, a fire of driftwood and cedarwood is smoldering, into which someone has thrown a handful of cloves. In the late drydown, the sea breeze disappears, leaving behind a dry, smoky driftwood scent interwoven with snippets of clove smoke. I can still smell this on my hand for up to 12 hours. I think the scent will change a bit after a few weeks of maturation, but for now it is a masculine 'aquatic' with a dry, woody, smoky character without sweetness. It is a mature, atmospheric scent that belongs in the same category as Hawas Black, Viper, and Venom; let's say, the 'fresher' little brother.
