Hai Karate Eastern Spice

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Arrived a couple of days ago. The front of the box is a little tatty but everything else is in brilliant condition. Unfortunately I cant seem to find much info on this scent on google other than some images and adverts of it, no reviews or any results on forums that I can find.


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Firstly I wasn't around when this was out and have never smelled the original Hai Karate never mind this variant. Unlike Old Spice (Which my grandfather wore) I don't have any nostalgia for it at all to possibly cloud any judgement on it. All I knew of Hai Karate for years like Brut is of it being the go to joke whenever people spoke about the 70s on TV or in real life. I finally decided to take the plunge and buy this on eBay last week totally blind, I knew if I didn't like it, it would at least be something cool to sit on a shelf because I at least like the bottle and "self defence instructions". :LOL:

Now i'm not very good at describing notes so i'll keep this "review" from my modern nose as brief as possible. I was really surprised with this aftershave since as I mentioned before all i've known for years is it being the cheap old aftershave that supposedly belonged back in the 70s. I actually really like the smell of this and as the name suggests it is spicy and masculine, Im really getting some similarities to Old Spice with it. I don't know if the colour of the liquid is tricking my nose but to me it smells like Old Spice with a "citrusy" boost. Id really love to find the scent notes for this because surprisingly its a really nice not too overpowering fragrance if not overused as it is still an old masculine fragrance. I havent actually gotten round to wearing this but when I do I imagine a dab on the wrists and neck would probably suffice. I feel like I've possibly discovered an underrated gem in this aftershave, everyone has talked about the polarising original but I cant find any opinions on this scent.

I'll give some extra thoughts on it when I get a chance to wear it to test the longevity and see how it drys down on my skin. Its got me interested in trying the original now :unsure:


Does anyone else own/owned this scent that could share their thoughts on it too?
 
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