Danger by Ciro: launched in 1938.
So what does it smell like? It was described as a heavy, very spicy floral oriental fragrance for women with a dominant lavender note. It was advised to be worn during winter.
The bottle for Danger was designed by Georges Chevalier and manufactured by Baccarat, model number 777. This is a nice, heavy crystal bottle shaped like a series of stacked geometric planks in clear crystal for the bottle. The bottle has a notched glass inner stopper and a black glass (or bakelite) over cap. It has the words, "Danger Ciro" printed in gold on the front of the black crystal top. A rare example has the over cap with a gilded finish.
Danger was discontinued by the early 1970s, when Parfums Ciro went out of business.
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It was described as a heavy, very spicy floral oriental fragrance for women with a dominant lavender note. It was advised to be worn during winter.
- Top notes: bergamot, honey, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, apricot
- Middle notes: mint, pepper, tuberose, orange blossom, violet, heliotrope, lavender, carnation, lilac
- Base notes: wormwood, oakmoss, musk, orris, tobacco, tonka bean, sandalwood, benzoin, ambergris, patchouli, vanilla, vetiver
Business Week, 1938;
"Our Times : Danger! Ciro, of Paris, will introduce its "Danger" perfume to the American market, using Guy T. Gibson, Inc., as distributor."
The Stage, 1938:
"Ciro's Danger, that bold, saucy perfume that changes its aroma according to the person wearing it, and comes in a cut crystal bottle."
The New Yorker, 1940:
" Ciro: Danger, a lush winter scent, and the lighter Surrender."
Fashions of the Hour, 1940:
"Ciro's Danger is a fitting challenge to every woman's loveliness. It's an audacious and exciting scent in a stunning 1-ounce bottle. $12."
Mademoiselle, 1949:
"No danger in giving Ciro's Danger perfume, everyone loves it. Now in a half-ounce size, $7.50."
Bottle:
Bottle sizes:
- 2 2/3 oz bottle stands 4" tall.
- 1 oz bottle stands 3.25" tall.
Fate of the Fragrance:
Danger was discontinued by the early 1970s, when Parfums Ciro went out of business.
My perfume friend from Make Up Alley, Terry, and I smelled a long lost sample of this in about 2008 and we had to have it. She tracked down a VERY OLD one of those stacked crystal bottles of it, from a very old lady, and we went together on a "split" where we each got half. I gave her the bottle since I thought it was ugly, which I still do. My half, about 2/3 oz., ended up in one of those lovely pointed Safari cut crystal and tortoiseshell bottles where it lives to this day. It is one of the truest of the very vintage scents I have. just STUNNING. Back then no one had heard of it, now there are a number of long reviews that show up on google. Those were the days of perfume swapping, may they live again. So smart!
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