Rasasi Comparison Guide: Hawas For Him or Hawas Ice? (Office Wear in Sabah)

If you work in Sabah and want a perfume that fits office life, Rasasi has two men's fragrances worth a look: Hawas For Him and Hawas Ice. Both are 100ml Eau de Parfums for men, and both suit office and daily wear. The difference is in the scent style, so here's a simple guide to help you choose between them.

Hawas For Him

Hawas For Him is an Eau de Parfum in the Aromatic family, and the notes are spelled out clearly. It opens with apple, bergamot, lemon and cinnamon, so you get a fresh, slightly spicy citrus start. The heart brings orange blossom, cardamom and plum, and it settles into a base of ambergris, musk, driftwood and patchouli. That gives it a fresh aromatic aquatic signature with a deeper woody-musk side once it settles.

The store lists it for office, evening, special events and daily wear. So if your day doesn't end at 5pm — dinner plans, a wedding, an event after work — this one covers those too. And since it's built around fresh, bright notes, it makes sense for Malaysia's warm weather, whether you're walking to the car in Kota Kinabalu or rushing between meetings.

Hawas Ice

Hawas Ice is the fresh one of the pair. It's also a 100ml EDP for men, but in the Fresh family. The store describes it as a modern fragrance that combines crisp aquatic, citrus and woody notes, giving it a cool, invigorating feel. A full note list isn't given for this one, so what you're really choosing is the overall style: clean, cool and fresh.

Occasion-wise, it's listed for casual, formal, everyday and special occasions, and the store specifically mentions office wear. If you want one bottle that moves between the office, weekends and the occasional formal event, that's the lane Hawas Ice sits in.

Which one for the office in Sabah?

Both work for office wear, so it comes down to the kind of scent you enjoy sitting with all day in an air-cond office:

• Pick Hawas For Him if you like knowing exactly what's in the bottle. The notes run from fruity citrus (apple, bergamot, lemon) through a spicy-floral heart to a musky, woody base. It also stretches beyond the office into evenings and special events.
• Pick Hawas Ice if you prefer a simpler, cool and fresh style. The aquatic, citrus and woody mix is easy to wear daily, and it covers casual, formal and everyday use.

One more thing about Sabah: it's hot and humid most of the year, and both of these lean fresh rather than heavy. That's usually the direction that feels comfortable in our weather, especially when the air-con inside is freezing while the sun outside is blazing.

Quick recap

• Both are Rasasi, both are men's EDPs in 100ml.
• Hawas For Him is Aromatic, with apple, lemon and cinnamon up top and a woody-musk base.
• Hawas Ice is Fresh, with aquatic, citrus and woody notes.
• Both suit office and daily wear; Hawas For Him also covers evenings and special events.

Whichever way you go, you're choosing between two fresh, office-friendly scents from the same brand — they just have different personalities.