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The Calling Phuong Dang 2016

8.0 / 10 108 Ratings

A popular perfume by Phuong Dang for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is spicy-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Sweet

Woody

Gourmand

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lavender

Rum

Cardamom

Cumin

Green mango

Pink pepper Cypress

Cypress

Heart Notes

Cinnamon

Clary sage

Carnation

Saffron

Gaiac wood

Base Notes

Chocolate

Tobacco

Caramel

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Cedarwood

Labdanum

Musk

Papyrus

Perfumer

Bertrand Duchaufour

Ratings

Scent

8.0108 Ratings

Longevity

8.293 Ratings

Sillage

7.797 Ratings

Bottle

8.288 Ratings

Value for money

5.630 Ratings

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/26/2020

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Maris
110 Reviews

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Maris

Very helpful Review 8

Very sweet, without being biteable

Very sweet, without being biteable. You can sense the spices, but they seem to be hidden or drizzled under syrup or resin. I can't detect cinnamon. It reminds me of sweet pipe tobacco; it sometimes has that strangely damp quality, even though you expect something dry and smoky. And that's how I feel about The Calling, as if the wood had become damp and a box of cigars was standing next to it. It's well made and doesn't overwhelm you, nor does it smell synthetic, but I still don't get the exorbitant price from it in any way. Rather, I feel like I've smelled something similar before. And this sweet rum-tobacco theme is too clichéd for me, too much "the way it's done." Wood, tobacco, and rum are associated by many with a respectable gentleman's club, plus a bit of sweet caramel to make it pleasantly appealing, and there you have the mainstreamer pretending to be niche, with a few spices tossed in. You could just as well continue wearing Le Male, Egoist, or One Million. Hmm, no. The best thing about the fragrance, in my opinion, is the bottle.

10/22/2018

8Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Maggy4u
369 Reviews

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Maggy4u

Top Review 15

Absolu

The opening of a beautiful old rum, with a subtle sweetness that actually contains the green, almost fig-like scent note of an unripe mango, is truly something special. But very quickly, a caramel sweetness of cinnamon, tobacco, and vanilla takes center stage.

And at this point, I would like to address all fans and lovers of Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille. The fragrance builds here, with a bit more caramel, into an extrait version, a Tobacco-Vanilla Absolu. I greatly appreciate Tobacco Vanille, one of Tom Ford's all-stars. However, I find too few opportunities to wear this classic, as it simply belongs to winter and the icy air at the Christmas market or while trudging through freshly fallen snow.

This Phuong Dang has such massive projection that during the first and only spray for this comment, colleagues from neighboring offices already noticed the scent. Without me ever having left the office. Radius 15 meters! Therefore, a trained finger on the trigger is recommended for this power gourmand. A very conscious dosage. Because the density of this fragrance is immense. Beautiful. But also a decision for the next 10-12 hours on the skin. A decision for days when sprayed on clothing. I have rarely experienced fragrances that had so much performance per spray.

As mentioned, I can highly recommend this fragrance for subtle use in the office or for outdoor activities. It is a true gourmand in the style of its close relative, Tobacco Vanille. Only this one is the beautiful, but almost "weapon-grade," extrait - with a certain twist.

(I would like to thank Gerus525 for the generous sample and for the chance to test and discuss this Phuong Dang.)

08/09/2018

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

DanielP83
4 Reviews

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DanielP83

Helpful Review 12

Sweet, Spicy, (Very Unusual) Gourmand

The Calling is, for me, the best and most original Phuong Dang to date.
First of all: I am not into typical gourmands. TF Noir Extreme and Initios Side Effect have passed into my partner's possession.

But what did I get to smell here? Sweetness (which would normally be off-putting for me), but definitely not headache-inducing sweetness, thanks to sage, cinnamon, and pepper. After two hours, a masculine, rounded, warm, challenging, and calming aura develops. I have never smelled anything like this before.
Somewhat comparable to Side Effect, but that one is too opulent and cloying for me as a man, which is completely absent here.

Regarding the sillage: even the last spritz from my unfortunately all too quickly empty sample tempted my partner to comment: your cloud is so incredibly intoxicating today...

The bottle will be ordered, thank you Mauriced for the sample. My best discovery of 2018 so far.

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