Risque Pour Homme

This review is for Creation-R EDP, also known as Risque EDP. Like all Roja Dove fragrances, it is hard for me to pick out all of the individual notes. Roja does a fantastic job in creating very well blended and balanced scents. One day when I grow up and hit the lottery (which I have been saying for decades now) I will own most of the RD line. There has been a lot of bashing on the cost being an arm, a leg and a kidney or two. While that puts it out of most people's price range, if you compare the quality of his stuff to the quality of other scents out there, the cost is justified IF you can afford a sample or two and wear them on special occasions, or take my idea and hit the lottery so you can wear them every day... I purchased a small sample to try this on my skin and I am glad I did. Risque has an incense and Myrrh heavy opening with underpinnings of wood and peach buried deep in the scent. Closing my eyes I am a small boy sitting in church. After a few moments the germanium joins the chorus and the notes sing in perfect harmony. At this point I lose the ability to pick out individual notes, but the harmony is deliriously beautiful to my nose. I get great projection and longevity on my skin. I do not spray fragrances on my clothes, I only spray it on my skin. This morning I picked up the sweater I was wearing the day I sample Creation-R and I can still smell it on my sweater 5 days later. Impressive! Although marketed to men, I can see a strong woman pulling this one off. This can be worn in formal or upscale / trendy attire. Bottom line: If you enjoy complex scents or other Roja Dove scent, you should try this one. If you are on a really tight budget you should pass. While the sample is not too expensive, the bottles are and if you love the sample you may be stuck between rent and Roja....

Apparently discontinued a few years ago, Risqué pour Homme is in my opinion an underrated fragrance from Mr. Roja Dove. I would even take the risk to say that it lies between his best creations. The perfume represents an homage to the Pelargonium graveolens who plays the central role in the fragrance ́s developement. After a clean, beautiful bergamot/citrus blast with lavender undertones, in a couple of minutes Geranium enters the stage. For the next 2 hours the perfume is quite linear focused on Geranium with floral hints of jasmine and rose due the related chemistry (linalool, geraniol and citronellol). And what we have here is not the sharp, abrasive Geranium found in the Ropion ́s Pour Monsieur but a soft and creamy one. And that is exactly how it ́s supposed to be, in order to enable a smooth, almost imperceptible transition to a beautiful, byzantine church like, myrrh-frankincense scent in the dry-down. Scent 8,9/10 Longevity 7/10 Projection 6/10 Sillage 6/10

Picked up a decant of this and realized I needed a full bottle very quickly after. Found that bottle, though it took some effort, bought it, and bought a few of the discovery atomizers in both the parfum and EDP versions... you know, in case I can't find it again. Why, oh why, Mr. Dove did you discontinue this? A very good and unique fragrance that seems to continually evolve on my skin. One minute you detect the peach with incense smoke, another its florals and woods. And somehow, even though the incense hits hard on first spray... it manages to remain clean smelling. Believe this is available still direct from Roja and can be found in a few niche shops out there. For me, this is at least a 4/5, though I suspect it could be a 4.5. If you haven't, it's worth trying!

This reminds me of an old silky red cedar wood box I found when I was a small kid rummaging around in some junk. The smell of it left a huge impression on me and is somehow buried deep in the formative layers of my mind. I've never found a perfume that comes close to the smell of that box until I came across this perfume, so that's pretty cool!

An absolutely Stunning Fragrance. Also goes by the name Creation R. Very fresh and clean. The quality is suburb. One of my favorites from the house.