Reckless pour Homme Roja Parfums 2014 Parfum

If I had to describe Reckless in only three words, I wouldn’t hesitate:

Elegant. Masculine. Rugged.

And honestly, those three words already tell you most of what you need to know.

This is a spicy, woody fragrance with a distinctly masculine personality. It has the refinement I expect from Roja, but there’s also something rougher underneath - a kind of rugged elegance that prevents it from feeling too polished or predictable.

To me, this is a gentleman’s fragrance through and through.

What I particularly appreciate is its versatility. Despite the spicy and woody character, I don’t see Reckless as a fragrance that needs to wait for winter. I can comfortably imagine wearing it throughout the year, adjusting the number of sprays according to the temperature and occasion.

And then I discovered it had been discontinued.

Honestly, I have no idea why.

Roja has discontinued several fragrances over the years that, in my opinion, deserved to remain in the collection, and Reckless is absolutely one of them.

The moment I found out, I couldn’t resist ordering a bottle for my collection.

Although, truthfully, I probably would have bought it anyway.

Reckless doesn’t need to be extravagant or unusual to make an impression. It simply presents masculinity in a way I really appreciate - confident, sophisticated and just rough enough around the edges.

A fragrance for gentlemen, without making the gentleman too polished.

And if you still have the opportunity to find a bottle, I wouldn’t wait too long.

As I’m trying to explore more on Roja Dove creations after I fell in love with the Engima (Creation E) Parfum Cologne version and bought a full bottle of it, I struggled which pour homme I should get. Yes, I prefer the pour homme over the pour femme version because I love unisex or men’s fragrances. I struggled between Engima Pour Homme, Fetish Pour Homme or Reckless Pour Homme. Finally I decided on the Reckless after reading about its notes composition. Since I already own Engima Parfum Cologne so I shouldn’t get one that has a similar scent (at least not as my first Parfum concentration of Roja and try something new first), and lots of reviews said Fetish is way too masculine so I went with Reckless.

It is my first chypre fragrance that I own since I thought chypre usually smell more classic and mature while I love scents that are more modern. Lucky this doesn’t disappoint me. The opening does smell very chypre and classic but the dry down is phenomenal. It is still chypre but very cozy. The floral mid notes in this is not prominent at all. Instead, the base notes peak thru and take the main role after since the 1-2 hours dry down of the top notes. The base notes definite overpowering the mid notes especially the cinnamon, black pepper and cardamom, which I love it even better. That makes it more modern and cozy.

The only downside of this is the performance. It lasts very long about 10+ hours but doesn’t project very well, about 1-2 feet and stay closer to skin quickly in about 2-3 hours. I know Parfum concentration usually don’t have strong projection and I expected it but still a little lower than my expectations since I found the Engima Parfum Cologne has better performance (both longevity and projection). But I do find that the Reckless Pour Homme has divine quality (even better than the Parfum Cologne) while I thought the Engima Parfum Cologne already has top notch quality. Still became one of my favorites because it is the only chypre and so different in my collection. Definitely 9.5/10

Reckless is somewhat a real treat for the confident suit wearing But daring man, it has great performance on me and even though they remind of one another, Reckless is better than X by Clive C.
Reckless has the cinnamon Toned Down a bit which suits me just fine. Amazing stuff

Reckless Pour Homme is a bold, masculine fragrance best described as a spicy, woody, green scent with a classic character. By "classic," I don't mean dated or old fashioned. Rather, it's the kind of fragrance that is timeless.

It's incredibly versatile and works well for almost any occasion, projecting a confident, authoritative presence that says, "I'm in charge."

I've spent a lot of time comparing it with Clive Christian X and Vertus Monarch. Although X was released first and clearly inspired the others, I have to say that Roja's interpretation is the most impressive of the three.

Clive Christian X is excellent, but much of its character seems wrapped in a prominent Iso E Super haze. Reckless feels more natural, more refined, and noticeably higher in definition. If X is like watching a movie in 480p, Reckless is the same film remastered in crisp 4K. It is sharper, clearer, and more vivid in every detail.

Recognize the complex Roja opening and they doubled up on nuanced on that Reckless. Spectrum gathering, sheer abundant, own superaccord hits fun glamorous. Mid partially moves it to the Roja manlies as keeping the bubbly elegance going. This changed, from the initial, purchase reason: Clive X I guess similarity, matured now into added fireworks festive type masculine, extra accords popping on top of already neat established.