56%
would repurchase
3.6/5
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4.0
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17 years ago

i had to try this the other day when i was in the van Baerlestraat POTL store, just since i've heard so much about it! as others have mentioned, the first 30 minutes was a whirlwind of changing...

About reviewer (158 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesGreen



4.0
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17 years ago

I just received a sample of the EDP and it's morphed through red-hot cinnamon, church incense, bright cherry, and vanilla-cherry almond. I also did get a whiff of play-dough, though that was...

About reviewer (28 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

Extraordinary, haunting, multi-layered - a real 'this is it' feeling. I was all prepared to be disappointed after reading the raves on here, particularly since I've been wedded to Etro Heliotrope...

About reviewer (30 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


5.0
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17 years ago

Everything. This is everything I want in a wintry, comforting kind of fragrance. This scent will waft back and forth on you. Its many different stages, and reluctance to leave each one, is quite...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


4.0
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18 years ago

A thick, potent blend of smoky woods and cherry tarts which brings to my mind golden brown and ruby red colors, but comes off to others (I'm told) as a very sweet pink. The first time I tried it I...

About reviewer (53 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


2.0
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18 years ago

I WISH I could experience the cameleon effect so many people rave about for this scent. I put it on and instantly got "baby powder". Then a few minutes later a hint of "playdoh" and I thought, "Oh...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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18 years ago

I absolutely detest cherries in anything I wear - fragrance, lotion, anything - so I put off trying my decant of POTL for a few days, opening it to sniff it ever so often. Finally, when I...

About reviewer (200 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


2.0
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18 years ago

A fellow fragrance fiend gave me a sample of this, and after reading all the hype, all I can say is "wha?" It was nice - some cherry, some vanilla, some incense - but nothing I'd go all apey over....

About reviewer (172 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Other

HairBlond

EyesHazel


3.0
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18 years ago

I decided to test this one last time, before giving my sample away. I was hoping to catch some of the magic chameleon effect this stuff is purported to have. Heh. It stayed the same weak...

About reviewer (84 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Other

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


3.0
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18 years ago

This fragrance is really bizarre. I swiped some of the sample on and sniffed and I got something pine-y and sweet. But then I started reading through the reviews and each time someone mentioned a...

About reviewer (200 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Other

HairBlond

EyesBlue


4.0
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18 years ago

I think the most interesting aspect of Luctor et Emergo is that it is in a constant state of "flux"...comparable to a liquid mood ring in a bottle. It is dark and light and at the same time sharp...

About reviewer (40 reviews)

Age

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


3.0
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18 years ago

Not a bad scent, but I do not get the hype on this one. Not surprising as that is usually the case for me. I get tricked by the words "cult following". Really what that means is there are a few...

About reviewer (159 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Other, Other

EyesHazel


2.0
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18 years ago

I had very high hopes for Luctor et Emergo - I love sweets scents, I love cherries, and the reviews had me at a fever pitch of anticipation. I finally snagged a partial sample (over $20), and...I...

About reviewer (56 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal

HairRed

EyesBlue


5.0
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18 years ago

Oh, no. Oh no oh no oh no oh NO. I thought I'd killed this lemming. I thought I smushed it flat with two bottles of Serge Lutens' Chergui, which at this current point in time is my absolute...

About reviewer (1606 reviews)

Age

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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18 years ago

This is very warm and inviting. Reminds me of Gaultier 2, except this isn't sweet or balsamic in its drydown. This doesn't have much sillage on me, but seems to last a long time. Not my cup of tea,...

About reviewer (744 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


3.0
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18 years ago

I first reviewed this fragrance last year, but decided I needed to revisit it since much has changed. I recently swapped for a decant of the parfum. I'm glad I did. It's nice, but I'm not in love....

About reviewer (635 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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18 years ago

OK, so I purchased a sample off E-bay just to see what the fuss is about. I wore it to work today. I smell chaffs of wheat, amber components- I hate amber, damn maybe I made a mistake buying...

About reviewer (15 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBlond

EyesGreen


5.0
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18 years ago

I bought several samples of this from Luckyscent and really didn't know what I thought of it at first. I LOVE the scent when it's first applied; I have smelled the cherry-and-almond that so many...

About reviewer (18 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


5.0
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18 years ago

WTF?!...What is This Fragrance?! It's something different for everyone...It is everything...How did they get all this in a bottle?? For me, it starts out like that candy I remember as a kid...Red...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination

HairBlond

EyesBlue


5.0
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18 years ago

I tried Luctor et Emergo purely because of all the attention it receives on the Fragrance Board, not at all expecting to like it because of its ingredients, but I was wrong! On me this is a...

About reviewer (351 reviews)

Age

SkinNormal, Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown