Is Rasasi Hawas a dupe of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir?

Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.

Rasasi Hawas is a close match to Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir. Of 17 independent sources that compared them, 16 say it is near-identical or close, 1 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. Hawas costs CA$39.49 for 100 ml at Fragrance Cart (CA$0.39/ml); Le Male Elixir costs CA$155.00 for 125 ml at Parfumerie Mania (CA$1.24/ml), so the alternative costs 68% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 28, 2026.

Accords
	Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir	Rasasi Hawas
Price	$114.99 75 ml	$39.49 100 ml
Per ml	$1.53	$0.39
Verdict		Close match of Le Male Elixir
Sweet
Fruity
Citrus
Woody
Musky
Earthy
White floral
Fresh spicy
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes	Lavender Mint	Apple Bergamot Lemon Cinnamon
Heart notes	Vanilla Benzoin	Orange blossom Cardamom Plum
Base notes	Honey Tonka bean Tobacco	Patchouli Driftwood Grey amber Musk Moderate
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

17 independent sources: 17 on Reddit

Say close 16
Say similar or inspired by 1

When people said it: 20 in the last two years

Confidence: 76%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works

In their words 2

I like both but Hawas is my favorite because it’s fresh fruity and musky atralia is a clone of le male elixir and it’s better imo it’s got that mint and lavender opening with a sweet honey/amber smell

A Reddit post, Aug 2025, 5 points
Hawas is indeed a twist on the DNA, but still smells like “Le male elixir” in a way to me.

A Reddit comment, Jun 2026, 1 point

How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.

Is Rasasi Hawas a dupe of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir?

The evidence

In their words 2

Among the alternatives to Le Male Elixir