Brand The People of The Labyrinths has been based in 1983, and the first avant-garde collection has been represented a few years later. The alchemical aroma Luctor et Emergo (”To struggle and win”) has been created for almost three years, that is an extremely long term to modern measures. And shortly it has entered into the five cult (quite unknown, but having passionate adherents group) aromas.
The bottle is in the form of a chemical flask with a flat bottom and it is packed into a bright red velvet box. Instead of nobleness of lux-perfumery bottles it charms with the originality reminding manual work.
The aroma is constantly changing, skipping from sweet and dry vanilla to wet wood sawdust, from tart ennobled frankincense to dissolute cherry liquor and drunk cherry, from fragrant pipe tobacco - to dairy-caustic almonds. It will calm you with strawberry-creamy caramel and excite you with almonds and cherry smoke.
It may be dry and gothic, as frankincense and damp as kiss in the crumpled fresh grass. Here the aroma of sweet cherry and bitter chocolate are mixed. After that, be ready for impudent luscious lilies and silent evening at the thawing candles flavored by cinnamon. Aroma plays “hide while not playing” and does not calm down yet a pleasant, dry and sweet loop: almond and dairy at the same time.
All this time the sensation, whether you have already heard it may disturb you: whether you have already felt it in one of Serge Lutens’ (Chergui?), Creed’s (Angelique Encens?) or L ` Artisan Parfumeur’s (Dzing! Or Bois Farine?) aromas. But in any case it is not Guerlain or Caron. It cannot be classics - in fact it only the first aroma of the House which does not have rich history.
Luctor et Emergo is very deceptive in its sweetness - it in the strange image depends on the owner, weather, humidity and almost from the mood. Aroma reminds mysterious behavior of east people: “yes” does not always mean the consent, and “no” can mean everything!
Partly because of the behavior, partly from the price and rarities, Luctor et Emergo can never be mass aroma.