Rasasi Hawas Private Collection Luceo Terra Dulce Extrait de Parfum bottles

Rasasi Hawas Private Collection Review: Luceo, Terra & Dulce Compared

Rasasi just pulled back the curtain on its most ambitious release yet: the Hawas Private Collection. It's a three-bottle departure from the mass-market Hawas line most fragrance fans already know, built instead as a small, perfumer-driven trio — Luceo, Terra, and Dulce — each with its own nose behind it and its own personality. We tracked down the full note breakdown on all three and put together this guide to help you figure out which one (or which two, or all three) belongs on your shelf.

What Is the Hawas Private Collection?

The Hawas Private Collection is Rasasi's step into more composed, perfumer-credited territory. All three scents are released as Extrait de Parfum — the most concentrated, longest-wearing form a fragrance comes in — and bottled at 3.4 oz / 100 ml. Rather than one perfumer handling the whole line, Rasasi brought in three separate noses, which is why Luceo, Terra, and Dulce read as genuinely different fragrances rather than three flankers of the same idea.

Hawas Private Luceo — Notes & Review

Composed by perfumer Christian Provenzano, Luceo is the brightest of the three.

  • Top Notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Ginger
  • Middle Notes: Magnolia, Nutmeg, Cardamom
  • Base Notes: Vetiver, Patchouli, Cedarwood, Amber

Luceo opens with a sharp citrus-and-ginger burst that feels energetic without tipping into sweetness, then settles into a spiced floral heart before landing on a dry, woody base of vetiver, patchouli, and cedarwood rounded out by amber. As an Extrait de Parfum, it's built to carry that woody dry-down for hours rather than fading with the citrus opening — this is a scent for anyone who likes their citrus fragrances to have real backbone underneath.

👉 Shop Hawas Private Luceo at MAPERFUME

Hawas Private Terra — Notes & Review

Composed by perfumer Cristiano Canali, Terra is the most earthy and mineral of the trio.

  • Top Notes: Saffron, Jasmine, Cardamom
  • Middle Notes: Iris, Cedarwood, Driftwood
  • Base Notes: Cypriol, Oakmoss, Orcanox

Terra opens spicy and slightly floral with saffron and jasmine, then cools into a powdery iris-and-driftwood heart before dropping into a deep, mossy, almost mineral base of cypriol and oakmoss. It's the moodier of the three — less about brightness and more about texture — and it wears like a fragrance made for cooler weather and evening settings.

👉 Shop Hawas Private Terra at MAPERFUME

Hawas Private Dulce — Notes & Review

Composed by perfumer Benjamin Belizon, Dulce is the gourmand of the collection.

  • Top Notes: Passion Fruit, Hazelnut, Pink Pepper
  • Middle Notes: Coconut, Jasmine Sambac, Cacao
  • Base Notes: Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Vetiver Oil, Caramel, Ambrettolide

Dulce leads with juicy passion fruit and toasted hazelnut, moves into a creamy coconut-and-cacao heart, and finishes on a warm, sweet base of tonka bean and caramel softened by patchouli and vetiver. It's the most crowd-pleasing of the three — a tropical gourmand that leans warm rather than candy-sweet, thanks to that woody patchouli-vetiver foundation holding the caramel and coconut in check.

👉 Shop Hawas Private Dulce at MAPERFUME

Which One Should You Choose?

If you gravitate toward bright, spicy-woody fragrances, start with Luceo. If you want something moodier and more textural for fall and winter, Terra is the pick. And if a warm tropical gourmand is more your speed, Dulce is the easiest to love. Since all three are genuinely different fragrances rather than variations on one theme, they layer well into a small, versatile rotation if you'd rather not choose just one.

Where to Buy the Hawas Private Collection

All three Hawas Private fragrances are in stock now at MAPERFUME, along with the full 3-bottle set if you want to try all of them together:

Final Thoughts

The Hawas Private Collection is a genuine step up for Rasasi — three perfumer-led Extrait de Parfums that actually smell like three different fragrances instead of three versions of the same idea. Luceo brings the brightness, Terra brings the depth, and Dulce brings the warmth. Since this is a brand-new release, stock is limited — grab whichever profile matches your taste before it's gone.

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