Danger Pour Homme, from Roja Dove was released in 2011. The perfumer behind this creation is Roja Dove. It has the top notes of Bergamot, Cumin, Lavender, Lemon, and Tarragon, middle notes of Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, and Violet, and base notes of Ambergris, Castoreum, Cedarwood, Cloves, Galbanum, Leather, Musk, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Rhubarb, Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Vetiver, and Woody Notes.
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.
Just to address the review below. I have several samples of Danger pour homme and actually tried Guerlain Heritage again today just to see how similar they are, and indeed they do share a distinctly similar character. However, Roja perfumes Danger is far far superior in terms of smell, the Guerlain is deep but simply doesn't have the depth or the magic of danger. It has less of the earthy patch and mossy dry down and more balance on the whole, with sweeter more refined top notes. The draw back is indeed the price, it's very expensive but that would almost be forgivable because it is lovely stuff but the performance is extremely poor and that's unforgivable really. In that case I can understand why Heritage would be a viable replacement for this but I think it's slightly unfair to suggest that Danger is an inferior copy.