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Dimi3 – :
Judging by the love-or-hate reviews so far, I suspect this frag–more than usual–has to do with personal chemistry. I don’t react well to some of the most popular, commercially successful frags out there, but this one just glows for me. Warm, spicy, woody Oriental notes round out to something that blends well with my own personal funky scent, and I think that’s where a good perfume should go. The “antibacterial soapyness” is there, but lasts all of five seconds on me before it turns delicious.
This is not for everyone. Definitely try before you buy as it is more expensive, in part because of the packaging. The 50ml and 100ml bottles are hand blown glass, presented in an impressive case. Even the sample I was given came in its own gift-worthy box, not a paper card.
It’s my second day wearing it and I just realized why I like this one: it smells like my dad. Not the cologne he wore (because he never wore any), but his actual scent. That’s a good memory, and reason enough for me, a middle-aged woman, to enjoy wearing this fragrance.
Day 3, I get up in the morning, pick up my sweater from the day before, and start huffing the sleeve where I can still smell this fragrance. Definitely craving it now. Smells of cinnamon and woods, maybe a bit Christmasy, but I don’t care.
i_am_small – :
I blindly tried the full Phuong Dang range at Barneys in NYC. I’ll admit – I know nothing about breaking down the components of a scent. I only know when I really like something. Nothing else in the lineup interested me, but The Calling, oh my god! Incredible fragrance. Strong, yes, especially in the opening, and expensive, but worth every single molecule of it. A thousand people might try it and not get what I get, and I understand. This business is highly subjective. I’m stupidly picky myself. In recent months, I’ve tried around 100 niche fragrances. The only other ones I like are Baccarat Rouge 540, Layton, and Morning Chess. The Calling might be the greatest of them, a sublime masterpiece in my opinion, and a fragrance I will wear for the rest of my days. Thank you, Bertrand.
ekaterinawebka – :
A hugely synthetic smelling soup with some underlining dark sweetness..
smells like a cheap end designer fragrance, very poor in my opinion, and extremely over priced!
844209 – :
This is your 2017 Fusion Sacree Obscur. Not exactly the top cat but let’s begin another yarn. Just looking at the note listing, it seems like the only thing missing are hot dogs and tear drips. This is the Mandlebrot Set of fragrances. This opens with a antibacterial soapyness with plenty of astringency. Chocolate Dial soap comes to mind(only in the beginning). This is just as sugary as a margarita rim. Caramel? Check. Cinnamon? Check. Vanilla? Check….and somehow, this is absolutely not a gourmand. That’s some real perfume wizardry. You’re gonna be dodging rain and catching hail. It’s inevitable. Another words, you will encounter notes that are favorable and some unfavorable. Case in point, I loved all of the sweet notes but the clary sage gave me cause for pause. To be honest with you, once it reaches the 30min mark, it’s hard to detect singular notes. Overall, I like it. I can do a little something something with this but can someone do a little something something with the pricetag!!!
filecashsu – :
To me this is a spicy gourmand; my second favorite from the line and smells rather complex/well-blended, but the chocolate is fleeting, which then leaves a light semi-sweet, spicy, smoky, and aromatic trail after a short time.