Danger Pour Homme

I have to admit just from the note breakdown on here, had I looked at it beforehand I don't think I'd have been so keen to try this fragrance. The animalic qualities are not usually my favourite thing unless handled correctly and oh how they are in this fragrance. Just to note also that I'm not crazy about Roja Dove as a brand, the opulence and exclusivity (price basically!) detracts and makes people (me included) a little hostile towards the brand before I even begin. I think... yeah yeah the bottles are pretty nice but I bet those Swarovski crystals fall off the stopper and things like that. I have to admit having tried 5 Roja Dove fragrances they have all been superb! Really stunning! I can't get past that and so many people bashing them must be smelling something different to what I am? They are trans formative creations all be mildly derivative of other scents you may have smelled before but in my opinion elevated to a higher level. Please don't get me wrong, it kinda pains me to say it but I love Roja perfumes so far! So Danger specifically is a creamy, warm oriental fragrance which to me is not dangerous but inviting and welcoming almost beckoning you in. I'm not sure if it Roja's disclosure of his favourite ingredient Labdanum which has me so smitten for his creations? Super complex juice this opening with citrus fruits, rhubarb and warmer tones of spices. The main body is a tonka vanilla/amber, clove, subdued animal tones leather of oakmoss and castoreum. Forget the price... this fragrance is wonderful and even more complex than I've mentioned here, performance and sillage are good. I can't wait to try this again.

How could i compare Danger to Heritage or even worse,to Zino Davidoff??? That's crazy even for those who can't stand Roja.Let me say it out loud,i'm taking the risks to upset some people: Why don't we admit that we can't afford to pay? That we don't like it because it is expensive! I am not a rich girl,but all i had from Roja i treasured because i know it's the real deal.I have a small sample of Danger and i am yelling out loud that is like nothing i've smelled and i've had my fair share of perfumes and tested a lot more.Nobody asks for anyone to buy,but i need some truth and some reality facing,cause what Roja creates is good and natural even if we don't like it.The man said himself that he pays a great amount on quality ingredients and that's why he cannot sell cheap.I repeat,i like no more than 5 fragrances from his lines,but i know how to see and how to admit that what he creates is really great.Again i'm sorry for saying all i did but it got to me! Danger is sensual,the damn ambergris crawls under your skin,doesn't stink,doesn't break my olfactive senses,doesn't scream like a nuclear bomb.It is smooth like the best hermes birkin bag and makes the one who wears it feel amazing.Thank you!

A ray of sunlight gently resting on a field of lavender. This is the image that opens Danger Pour Homme. Probably the fragrance with the finest lavender note ever encountered: it honors its aromatic and metallic nuances, accompanied by a sparkling Amalfi lemon and cumin, so expertly balanced that it imparts a natural, elegant, and effortless animalic and spicy veil—almost as if it were an inherent characteristic of the lavender itself. From the complex floral and woody heart, the true stroke of genius of this fragrance gradually emerges over time: ambergris. An overdose of this “ocean’s gold” brings an incredible depth and three-dimensionality to the composition, while simultaneously imparting a brilliant effervescence reminiscent of champagne. Its subtle saline and animalic facets blend in perfect harmony with the more traditionally used woody-aromatic notes, resulting in a composition of extraordinary completeness and timeless elegance. A fragrance that makes me smile, regardless of what life offers me in the moment I wear it... and to me, that is what matters more than anything else. Let us never forget that the light of a smile can illuminate even the darkest night.

I am wearing Danger pour Homme EDP again today and really love it for its fresh spicy, aromatic, woody and animalic scent with hints of floral and powdery touches. The Ambergris note is particularly beautiful from the very beginning till the deep dry down and that ties all the other notes together to create a beautifully harmonious scent. It does remind me of Guerlain Heritage EDP but much richer and deeper, probably with the help of the Ambergris. To me, Guerlain Heritage EDP is an excellent fragrance and I think there is no reason to say that Danger pour Homme is boring or inferior to Heritage as it really is not. On my cooler than average skin, most fragrances do not have much projection and usually only those so call power bomb ones would have moderate sillage. However, Danger pour Homme, which is not really a power bomb, actually has quite heavy projection on my skin and it lasts well over 10 hours before turning to a skin scent. I paid around US$230 for my bottle on sale a few years back when it came in a 100ml size. It was only slightly more expensive than a 50ml bottle of Tom Ford Private Blend fragrance then and I would say it worth every penny of it.

This is a very manly, dark, yet fresh fragrance. It reminds me most of my Guerlain Parisian exclusive, "Arsen Lupin", with the dry and woods and violet. This is more complex, spicy and rounded. I don't see it like Heritage, which has a strong Pine basenote. The open you get some of the freshness of citrus, together with the cumin note, and bitter herbaceous tarragon. Nice earthy basenotes giving the depth: amber, galbanum, patchouli, woody notes. After the open I start getting a little of the florals, and fruity rubarb in the mid. It stays dark, bitter green and spicy throughout. It is more manly than say, Diagalev. It's mature, high quality all arounder... It could be an office fragrance or signature. It is richer and has more depth than Scandal Pour Homme. It is similar to Scandal in notes, except Danger has amber and leather. In the drydown it feels like an Oriental fragrance, the vanilla and labdanum , are mostly noticable. From the open to mid you get a fouger experience as with Scandal, then it grows darker and you get more of an Oriental towards the drydown. Rating: 8.75/10 God bless. John 3:16