Danger Pour Homme Parfum Cologne

I gotta say, I was most intrigued to try this based on the polarizing reviews. The talk about this somewhat unsettling cumin note had me questioning the integrity of the fragrance and curious as to how it would react on my skin as opposed to others. Given the fact that fougere’s are incredibly common and more often than not very similar to one and other with the exception of a few minor tweaks, I figured, if this is offering something different, I’m in. After all, it’s a Roja Dove. The man knows what he’s doing... and considering I’m an artist myself and enjoy perfumery, I always keep an open mind and respect the artist and their creations. I think this is an excellent fragrance. Very nice gentlemanly barbershop scent, but doesn’t remind me of anything I have in my collection, which is good. It’s easy to wear at any point and leaves me feeling fresh and confident that I smell good. And I do. Nothing about this is challenging to me, in fact I think this is a very well crafted composition and would be thrilled if I were to create something of this caliber. As for the price well, that’s up to you. Again, it’s a Roja Dove, a luxury fragrance house. I’m not effected by the price, in fact I feel the cost is warranted. Maybe it smells like Guerlain Heritage... I haven’t smelled it yet so I can’t speak for that, but if it does, that’s cool, Guerlain is a wonderful house as well, offering high quality fragrances at affordable prices. I’ll have to check that out too, but as of now, I’m enjoying this very much. This fragrance is quite strong. Couple sprays and you’ll catch beautiful whiffs throughout the day, or night, even after a shower it still lingers on skin. So back to the cost, you can say you get what you pay for... I wish Elysium PC performed this well on me... If I could describe the scent as basic as possible, it pretty much smells like talcum powder with spice. That description is incredibly understated, but you get the idea. Also, this does not smell like BO to me... not in the slightest. I get more of a BO smell from Aventus or Mont Blanc Explorer, or the countless other clones of Aventus, but that’s more of a personal thing. It’s unfortunate for those that don’t get the same pleasant experience as I do from this but that’s fine, we all like different things. All in all, I’d rate this a solid 8.5/10 Imagine living in the world of Peaky Blinders...

This is a fantastic Fougere. It is nothing really groundbreaking, but the quality presented here is pure class. I see many people complaining of too much cumin, which on my skin only plays a minor role fortunately. Opening: Starts off with a fantastic citrus/lavender accord that fades pretty quickly (about an hour). Heart: Some lavender still remains, but a more floral component consisting mainly of lily-of-the-valley and jasmine start to come in. This gives it a really nice refined feel. Very good presentation of floral notes being blended together to give off a harmonious union. The longevity of this portion is roughly two hours on my skin. Base: Too much going on here for me to really tell what exactly I'm smelling. The main dimensions I can pick out are the occasional rhubarb, tonka, cumin, musk, and mild oak moss. The base comes off as a multifaceted powdery dimension that I really enjoy. This portion of the fragrance lasts a good 6+ hrs on my skin. I personally would love to smell like this on most autumn/winter days or nights, but due to the price (hovers around $500+CAD after TAX+IMPORT fees due to being forced to order it directly from the UK, as not many retailers in Canada stock Roja). $500/100 ml EdP strength is not too bad, it's what you would expect to pay for a niche house, just not something that I would use as a daily wear because of that. If found at a discount price, I would not hesitate to pick this up. With that being said, I dare say this is one of the finest Fougere style fragrances on the market. Another thing to add, is that there are very little if any synthetics inside this fragrance, which is wonderful. In this case you really do get what you pay for. I would recommend colder temperature wear only (15C and down), as parts of this fragrance may become too strong in warmer climates for some, which is why I suspect people are having trouble with the cumin note. Elegant masculinity at its finest! Yes, it may be lacking in originality, but it is done to perfection. Bravo Roja! 10/10

This is an amazingly well blended, modern, sophisticated Oriental Fougere. I love good lavender centric fragrances like Ormaie’s Le Passant, Penhaligons’ Sartorial and Caron Pour Un Homme de Caron. Danger Cologne is a much more wearable, unisex, blended to oblivion Fougere in the same general category as some of my other favorite lavender fragrances, but the lavender in Danger Cologne is definitely much softer and a better team player. The violet and white florals are so creamy and cloud-like, it smells literally divine. The florals are really the secret sauce for me in this fragrance. They mute, polish and smooth out the more boisterous lavender. And then the spices, woods and aromatics come in and complete things. To be honest, I had avoided even sampling this fragrance in the last couple years because I have tried Danger Pour Homme Parfum several times. The Cumin note in the Danger Parfum version and in Burlington can be very “challenging”, to say the least. I absolutely hate cumin in fragrances. It smells vile to me. It smells like the Grinch’s BO. I smell that “BO Accord” in Danger Parfum and therefore I have avoided trying Danger Cologne. I don't smell cumin in Danger Cologne. Thank Goodness I ran out of fragrances to buy and I got desperate and convinced myself to give Danger Cologne a try despite its stinky big brother. I am so happy that I did. The Parfum version smells like a sweaty Uncle on a public bus without AC, but the Cologne? Heavenly 💜. Do other people agree that the Cumin note is dialed down in the Cologne? It certainly is for me ... Thank Goodness ❤️

The one time I make a practical choice :) I was at the store looking at a large number of perfumes when I came to the Roja Parfum Cologne range. I needed one day and one evening - Elysium picked up for the day. For evening, it was between Danger and Enigma. In the store, Danger seemed very muddled to me and I absolutely fell in love with Enigma. The issue is that I live in South India and I needed an evening scent that was more versatile - realistically I'd maybe be able to wear enigma for 2-3 months in the year. After much agonizing, for once I just made the practical choice - Danger is more all weather so I took a leap of faith that it would grow on me on the back of my immense respect for Roja Dove. Then I came home and man alive! The perfume came alive and its many nuances of many notes was like musical theater - different notes vibrated and danced to the front and went back into the beautiful blend. This pulsated when I sprayed it on myself. This smells like a very rich man in the best way possible. I realized then that the issue wasn't Danger - the issue was the air in the store that had been muddled by the many perfumes in the air. It's the one time I made a practical choice in my young journey into fragrances - I'm just so happy I did that. Absolutely love it 10/10

This is the scent of a profound gentleman. Danger opens on my skin with a burst of classy,luxurious, fresh,slightly spicy and green,natural and inspiring citruses with dominant bergamot mingled with a herbal and creamy lavender laying on top of a bit cozy blend of ambergris and patchouli. Soon enough,a bit spicy bouquet of flowers,with dominant violet starts to emerge with a wisper of slightly smoky woodiness yet to come.I can detect a hint of birch,but it's not listed in the notes. This all leads into a woody, mossy, moderatly sweet,ambery, creamy and smoky base with dominant ambergris,patchouli, vanilla,tonka and cedar and with the tender trace of fine leather. Longevity - 8/10(8+ hours) Silage/Projection - 8,5/10(heavy to moderate projection and silage for the first 2-3 hours,than sits closer to skin for the duration of the scent's evolution) Weather -best in spring and summer You'll get compliments with this one.