Fragrance comparison

A Darkness Burning vs Calypso Rum Cake

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 15 ratings analysed

1 wins

A Darkness Burning

Alkemia Perfumes

3.5315 votes

Rank #46,647 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Calypso Rum Cake

Wicked Good

—0 votes

Rank #71,568 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

A Darkness Burning takes 1 of 1 categories.

A Darkness Burning
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Calypso Rum Cake
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.

A Darkness Burning1/1

Calypso Rum Cake0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: A Darkness Burning

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

A Darkness BurningAlkemia Perfumes

Calypso Rum CakeWicked Good

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.53/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 11%Had 7%Want 83%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

27%Like

13%Ok

13%Dislike

13%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate63

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber92%

smoky84%

woody77%

vanilla69%

balsamic61%

sweet100%

vanilla86%

cinnamon72%

citrus58%

warm spicy44%

powdery30%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both vanilla and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

IncenseCloveGingerBrown sugarBourbon VanillaCinnamonBenzoinGuaiac WoodOakMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Tahitian VanillaSweet OrangeBrown sugarCinnamon

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesBrown sugar, Bourbon Vanilla and Cinnamon. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer43

Fall100

Winter100

Day71

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#46,647

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#71,568

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerA Darkness BurningHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

A Darkness Burning by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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Calypso Rum Cake is a sweet, spiced gourmand built around Tahitian vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a bright twist of orange. It opens cheerful and bakery-like, then settles into a warmer, softer vanilla sweetness. This suits shoppers who enjoy dessert scents with a festive feel. If you like boozy-leaning holiday g…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do A Darkness Burning and Calypso Rum Cake smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Brown sugar, Bourbon Vanilla and Cinnamon.

Is A Darkness Burning or Calypso Rum Cake better for summer or winter?

A Darkness Burning suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in A Darkness Burning and Calypso Rum Cake?

A Darkness Burning features Incense, Clove, Ginger, Brown sugar and Bourbon Vanilla. Calypso Rum Cake features Tahitian Vanilla, Sweet Orange, Brown sugar and Cinnamon.