Luctor Et Emergo The People Of The Labyrinths for women

I think Luctor et Emergo is one of the most stunning, unusual, delightful perfumes I've ever smelled. Something about this stuff is magical on my skin. It begins with a boozy cherry liqueur, and warms to almond-tobacco-cognac. Occasionally I get whiffs of violin rosin, and old wood, which are personally evocative, but overall this is a fragrance entity in itself.

Luctor et emergo smells like my favorite florist's shop, the one where i always suspect that, to raise sales, they have a scent generator hidden in a corner. That shop makes me want to linger there forever, maybe even train to become a florist myself. This perfume smells like a vanilla orchid in a lush rainforest. It is so delicious... Spicy, warm, earth-like, edible. I think it could even be worn by a man. It's extraordinary, yet light enough to wear in the day/to work. I think there's a fair amount of tonkabean in the base notes, although the ingredients above do not mention it. Applied in the morning, I can still smell it the evening of the next day.

i love both cherries and almonds. i was flirting with this one for ages and thought i would be head over heels for this one..

Unfortunately i did not find much unique about it. Thing is only other fragrances popped my mind...like Ava Luxe's Kretek, Kenzo Jungle's Elephant and Les Nez's Bouche a Baie. These are not so similar at first - but somehow similar genre , maybe the clove-like upbeat they share with POTL.

Maybe if I had the chance to sniff it earlier then I would have more enthusiasm... dont get me wrong it is still a nice scent - well composed and harmonious and better than most out there nowadays.

I love it to pieces, as it really brings on the almonds AND the cherries - and it has the woodruff scent, the coumarine, of dried woodruff and a May-Wine Cooler as well as mowed hay. For me it is mere Summer - a playful reminescence of outdoor life in the childhood

I couldn't wait to try this one as I love almonds (not being a great fan of gourmands in general, I'd make a huge exception for almonds). But upon trying I really couldn't define the nuttiness, what I did get was the cherry, but whatever it is, it really is divine.
I would classify this as a unisex fragrance, the sweetness of the cherry is tempered by the woody notes, something in this takes me to a comforting 'cherry pipe tobacco' memory, but this might just be me!
I must smell this on another sometime, it just has a special combination of notes that I find unique and quite magical.

I am one of the lucky few that this blooms on :)

I get luscious creamy almond cherry on a subtle wood base. I don't get the grass and floral unless that's what makes the "sour" cherry softer and sweet without being syrupy.

I can't get over how this scent affects me. I am generally hesitant about saying I love anything (I'm a fickle perfumista most times) but I really really love this!!

I don't dislike this scent. If we had a neutral category in our profile page, this would go there. It doesn't smell as expensive as it is. I think if I order a Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's oil with cherry in it, it will smell similar and I'll save myself well over $100. I will use up my sample, but won't go looking for a bottle. Thank you, kind member, for the sample!

I dont know what I was thinking when I spent almost 200.00 dollars to smell like Real Kill Spray. Far from being an exquisite fragrance, it smells like insecticide. By the way, the few times i wore it, people told me I smelled like a "Botanica Store".

This certainly is unique but all i smell is nauseating grape-artificial and sweet- it must not agree with my chemistry- potl was a scrubber for me!

Thanks to a generous fragrantica member, I tried a sample of the EDP yesterday, and it has completely blown my mind. It's absolutely AMAZING.

At first it smells like cherry cone incense--smokey and woody, with cherry and a little vanilla. As the scent warms up, it becomes sweeter, but it stays very woody on me. (UPDATE: I must add that after a good three hours wearing it, the fragrance is going strong and the cherry is re-emerging as a dominant note. Oh, how I love this fragrance!)

I find this scent experience grounding and invigorating at the same time. This is EXACTLY how I want to smell, and it makes me feel more like "me".

Not for me, thanks. Smells a great deal like sour cherry candy to me; I can't imagine wearing it.

(Review of EDT Version)
I asked for a sample of this becaues Lucky Scent rated it so highly (as a cult favorite). Note to readers: trust the Fragrantica community first. This was just a stinker for me, sorry, can't think of a more eloquent way to state it. It goes from nasty harsh, to playdough, to out-dated bottle of vanilla in the spice cabinet.

This is quite a unique fragrance! Opening notes were very alcoholic - I was almost reminded of brandy or rum. After half an hour or so, I could really smell the sour cherry and almond notes. Dry-down was mostly vanilla almond on my skin.

My partner said it smelled like baby powder for the first few minutes, but I disagreed! :) Very sweet and gourmand, but not headache-inducing. I can see this being great in the fall and winter.

WHOA!!! This took me back on a trip to somewhere in my childhood - and I don't know where - not a nasty memory, but it felt extremely odd all the same. I also got images of wandering through antique shops, not an old musty smell, but maybe of when you open an antique wardrobe in which someone kept their perfume in, so, hmmmm yes, antiqueish I guess, but not in a bad way.
If it's a seasonal fragrance, it's definitely autumn or winter for me. Occasionally, heat seems to bring something out in it which I am not partial to. At different times, I get the dried cherries and marzipan, but then other times, I don't get them at all. Maybe a touch of vanilla with spice and incense of some kind.

More than anything, it's a very emotive fragrance for me, and if I can get past where this perfume takes me in my childhood, we just might get along...very well.

Unfortunately, the man does NOT like it. Yet I find it strangely captivating.

I can really smell the almond and cherry. But not much else for my somewhat non-trained sniffer. It's quite stong and unusual.

I had to try this one, as its considered by many to be a 'cult fragrance' and i was curious to see what it was about. to me, it DOES smell a lot like play-dough, but with an extra bit of sweetness to it. this perfume is kissing cousins to 'Lea' by Calypso St. Barth, and has that whole comfort/warm smell to it. its probably the almond/vanilla combination. not a rave for me.

A fellow fragrantica member send me a small sample of this perfume.

It is so nice, tender, sensual and delicious. It is creamy, powdery and longlasting. The cherries smells very good and I like everything about it. But... there is always a but, isn´t it? It remind a lot of Kenzo Amour (at least on me) actually this fragrance makes me realise how much I like Kenzo Amour. Luctor et Emergo is a bit sharper, fruitier and have some kind of edge that Kenzo Amour lack. Do you really like cherries I recommend you go for this one, otherwise I think actually Kenzo Amour could be a good choise, since it is easier to get your hands on and much cheaper also.

But I do love my little sample, and will miss it very much when it isn´t any left. Try it, I think you most likely will like it.