Afnan 9PM vs Rasasi Hawas

3 Reddit comments name these two together with a dupe, clone or "smells like" phrase (2 from people who say they own or wore one of them). Afnan is a clone / middle eastern house house; Rasasi is a clone / middle eastern house house.

Limited evidence: fewer than 5 comments make this comparison.

Afnan 9PM

Gourmand · 64 owner comments
3.8
No buy link.We could not find this fragrance sold by Amazon.com or by the brand’s own Amazon store, so we do not link to it.We only link Amazon listings sold by Amazon.com itself or by the brand’s own Amazon store, because fragrance on Amazon carries a real counterfeit and grey-market risk. Why we do this →

Rasasi Hawas

Fresh & Aquatic · 283 owner comments
3.7
No buy link.We could not find this fragrance sold by Amazon.com or by the brand’s own Amazon store, so we do not link to it.We only link Amazon listings sold by Amazon.com itself or by the brand’s own Amazon store, because fragrance on Amazon carries a real counterfeit and grey-market risk. Why we do this →

What the comments say

Not rated (no clear sentiment)

“Trust me brother, when I got CE I hated it, it smelled like a hyped up version of Qaeed Al Fursan but after maturation it's the best cologne that I have in my humble collection (Wildcard, CDINM PARFUM, INVICTUS, HAWAS, 9PM, Ameer al oud, Calvin Klein obsession”

owner comment via r/fragranceclones · 2026-08-05 · 34 upvotes
Not rated (no clear sentiment)

“I didn't like 9pm tbh, too sweet and feels like you're a vanilla icecream, though it's performance is long like really long, as for sauvage I've used it's clone so it's so strong like a room diffuser to i don't think I'll like the original as well even if the ”

owner comment via r/DesiFragranceAddicts · 2026-06-01 · 3 upvotes
Not rated (no clear sentiment)

“Tbf I like 9pm a lot but hawas on the other hand isn't it man I'm not choosing smth that has that many flankers and they all smell like the greatest thing since sliced bread”

comment via r/fragranceclones · 2026-07-03 · 3 upvotes

Scores side by side

9PMHawas
Overall score3.83.7
Owner sentiment3.53.7
Longevity4.23.4
Projection3.93.8
Compliments5.02.6

Each score comes from that fragrance's own owner comments. Read both reviews: Afnan 9PM · Rasasi Hawas. More pairings on the dupes hub.