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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Qahwa
meets Awake.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Cardamom · Coffee

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Fragrance World Qahwa bottle
Fragrance World

Qahwa

Concentration not recorded

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Akro Awake bottle
Akro

Awake

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited Arab EmiratesNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242018
Leading accordswarm spicy · coffee · smokywarm spicy · coffee · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordSmoke, Labdanum, Dates, Benzoin, CedarwoodItalian Lemon, Haitian Vetiver
Longevity / 53.34 · 144 votes3.35 · 1,010 votes
Projection / 42.23 · 145 votes2.20 · 1,029 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Qahwa

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Awake

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100ML / 30ML / 10ML / 2ML

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Hexyl cinnamal, Limonene, Bht, Citral, Linalool, Geraniol natural, Benzyl benzoate, Farnesol natural, Amyl cinnamal, Cinnamyl alcohol, Isoeugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Citronellol natural, Aqua (water)

Official US product declaration, retaining the manufacturer’s natural-origin wording. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Akro official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and coffee direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and coffee direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.