Hawas thunder review
I was very lucky to have access to a release this early and at a reasonable price as well, i heard people from the US are paying 80 bucks, while i paid 34 quid which is just less than 50 usd from tiktok shop.
Hawas Thunder is meant to be a clone of YSL myslf absolu that is quite close and has ok performance. This gets at least 80% close but it feels less sweet and dense, making it more fresh in a way, so definitely not a 1 to 1. I do feel it is missing something that i love in absolu. My nose isn't the most precise but on fragrantica it does not list a patchouli note that labsolu does. This might lowk be placebo but i could tell that earthy undertone is missing. btw In the air it is way more similar than up close so keep that in mind.
Performance wise, on skin i got about 5 hours but on clothing its at least 9 hours and projection is moderate, but these might improve after maceration. This is NOT a beast mode like the typical hawas i think
If you want a versatile fragrance and fw myslf absolu, then this is a decent pick up. Id say for the price i paid it is worth it but don't pay 80 usd for this LOL
side note: the bottle is a finger print magnet, and the inner plastic part of the cap fell out (even though it doesn't show in the image) because the glue dried out before it actually stuck to the metal outside part