Mxxx.

It is a decent and complex incense vanilla, gourmand incense or woody amber however you wish to classify it, it can be all those. It has impressed me with its very smooth blending but ultimately I found it a little boring for my personal tastes and derivative of one fragrance I have in my collection and another I find it similar to. I have Reyane Tradition Insurrection (the original yellow liquid in the crassly novel bottle) a strong, spicy, resinous and smokey vanilla that smells almost exactly like the vanilla base in this one. And then there is Les Indemodables Musc Des Sables, another Lie creation that is a sweet and powdery ambergris affair with earthy nuance which reminds me of the Ambergris half of this fragrance. For me this is wearable, although I can’t get over the fact that I’m learning that spicy, vanilla, incense fragrances make me a bit queasy and I feel queasy by the opening of Mxxx. I believe the vanilla incense in this is a little loud for me and comes across as saccharin instead of smokey since the sweet vanilla with festive spices make me unable to train myself to notice it as smokey. But my queasiness subsides once the introduction cloud settles and it becomes a very lovely, buttery, vanilla. In the opening it is very mace, vanilla and incense heavy opening like a much sweeter Epic Man from Amouage that smells bracingly spicy to the point of being burnt, then it settles to an incensy, earthy, fatty, sweet vanilla with a powdery nuance. Its earthy qualities smell of ground cocoa and its fatty qualities smell of sweaty skin with Nivea cream or sustain lotion applied contributed by the fatty ambergris, and gamey castoreum, and hyraceum. I think it is an innocent raunchiness not "x-rated" as it contains hints of a present moisturized skin odor that is tempered with an amber incense edge which is rather pleasing, comforting. In the end, it kind of reminds me of caramel popcorn. Delicate, sweet, savory, buttery and warm. I am unsure how often I’d want to visit this one because I find myself forgetting about it quite often. I can’t see myself wearing it enthusiastically since it is a bit of a chore persisting through the opening with my queasiness and being left with what to me is just a good, vanilla gourmand, incense. But I can easily see this one smelling like "Christmas Bottled" to others as it is a good, very festive, liturgical and warm spicy vanilla. With Mxxx I have found a vanilla that doesn’t quite suit me yet even though it has one of the most intriguing scent pyramids I’ve ever seen. Maybe it will grow on me. I would not describe myself as a vanilla lover in general so finding a vanilla that works for me is quite rare. Nevertheless I am interested in trying more from the brand namely Scorpio Rising. 8.5/10 Edit: Coming back to this one and it has really, really grown on me! It's quite different every time I wear it. Sometimes the incense, vanilla and castoreum start with a slightly urinous facet but in a fantastically balanced fashion with very eccentric character manifesting a very retro-but-modern feel. I now find some beautiful gamey liturgical smokiness about it from a spicy mace and saffron working with the rooty and spicy Trinidad cocoa absolute. In this mixture the vanilla is boosted and exaggerated allowing for an uplifting, creamy and bright spicy zen quality. It is a very complex scent and I shamefully called it "Boring" and didn't understand it at first. An admittedly shy and delicate profile but it lasts a long time and it lingers discretely. It is extremely complex and balanced like a pandora's box of vanilla and incense. Though, it still has something "behaved" about it that holds it back for me. In some cases that may be its strength! In a way its behaved-ness does a sort of gourmand transformation like caramel popcorn or gingerbread or chocolate cake with chocolate icing but it stays fancy. I still believe it has resemblance to Musc des Sables but excitingly Mxxx is more raw and ultimately unique. This has become one of my most favorite vanillas. I want it now. Creamy, smokey, realistic, savory, zen, holy. 9.5/10 Edit: F**k being misbehaved. I adore this smell😭. 🍿🍫🕯 10/10

I likened Mx., Mxxx.'s predecessor, to a watercolor painting. It had very broad strokes of notes that overlapped in some slightly sloppy and amateurish ways like watercolor paints soaking into the paper and blending into something unintentional. However, the amateurish nature came across as puerile and playful, heartwarming and happy, rather than technically disappointing. It's a highly enjoyable piece of work that won't ever be found on a museum wall; most of us would rather hang the drawing or watercolor from a very young loved one on our refrigerator than a Jan van Eyck oil masterpiece anyway. The novice watercolor tugs at our heartstrings in more meaningful ways. Mxxx., though, is a van Eyck: stupendously accurate and precise, and richly colored. The opening of Mxxx. is virtually the same as Mx., but it's done by van Eyck. The ginger with its citrusy and earthy piquancy, the saffron with its floral woody characteristics, the olibanum with its funky green resins, and pepper that is fruity and tight, are all accounted for but just "more" - richer and better detailed and stitched together seamlessly rather than overlaying each other as in Mx.. A new and curious character is in this mix, mace, adding a deeper, warmer, and aromatic facet to the opening that makes the whole feel as though the light has been dimmed a bit, but the dimming creates shadow contrasts allowing the whole to be richer. The heart has been given the same van Eyck treatment, with the cocoa note of Mx. present in this section of Mxxx. instead of the base as it was in Mx. The cocoa has been amplified significantly. In Mx., to my nose, it was barely distinguishable, but in Mxxx., juxtaposed next to richer cedar and sandalwood, it creates bitter fruity, earthy and floral tones that play with the creamy and peppery aspects of the sandalwood and cedar very well. Then, finally at the base, we have an amber given the same van Eyck treatment. I must say that I am not pulling as much of an ambergris note that everyone else is. I am mainly getting the patchouli, benzoin, vanilla, and light leathery animalics. There are slight musky and salty undertones, but to be able to separate that from the vetiver note, also present, and the light leather is difficult for my nose. However, the base is gorgeous - richly hued, expertly composed, very smooth, suave, and elegant. Van Eyck's works lacked one thing that Mxxx. has: sexiness. Van Eyck's works could actually be said to go in the opposite direction - to be so regal, prim and proper that the works lack any of the messiness that comes with emotion and sexuality. Mxxx. is not a hot-and-red-blooded beast hell-bent on ravaging someone, but you can feel the pulse pushing the hot red blood to its face and nether regions. It's a wonderful composition and one of, if not the best in the Eris line.

Before sampling Mxxx, I'd anticipated a potent, brooding, masculine, animalic amber. For starters, it boasts a massive 7% dose of tinctured Ambergris and even contains a measure of Hyraceum (i.e., petrified rodent dung). Heavy stuff. Big guns. And moreover, just listen to how the creators describe it: "Mxxx pushes dark sensuality to a new limit. Surrender to its beauty!” – Antoine Lie, perfumer “Mxxx [turns the lights] down low and the animalic growl up.” — Barbara Herman, creative director Sounds like a dark, intoxicating, feral brew, right? Well, when I finally sampled Mxxx, I was taken by surprise. The actual effect is quite the opposite: light, airy, unisex, and absolutely brimming with life. The animalics impart neither skank nor scat nor sex; rather, they impart a gentle demur *vitality*. That heavy dose of ambergris, in particular, makes this fragrance feel alive--an extension of the wearer--his aura--her halo. Vanilla and cacao are the other chief notes--these are nuanced with ginger, pepper, and saffron then served on a platter of sandalwood and vetiver--yet Mxxx is far from a typical gourmand and is most emphatically *not* a dessert fragrance. Even so, if you sprayed this over shrimp and rice I would probably try to eat it (hyraceum notwithstanding). This is a 20% extrait concentration that wears like an EDT. Nothing else really smells like this; but, in terms of effect, for me Mxxx 'scratches the same itch' as Diptyque's Tam Dao and Zoologist's Squid (which is funny because those two are so dissimilar). I found this to be easily full-bottle worthy; it is now my routine office fragrance. Yet another triumph for the consistently excellent (and consistently unpredictable) Antoine Lie, a true genius and living legend. 9/10.

I've always loved the idea of gourmands but I often find them too sweet, sickly and overbearing. I was close to writing off gourmands completely until I smelled this. This was just a random blind by from a sample set with no expectations. On strip I just got some gentle animalic notes and not too much else and put it to the side. Decided to spray it on skin and give it a full go, and I'm delighted to discover how wonderful this is on skin. The opening hits you briefly with a strong dose of warm nutmeg and spices, that admittedly I'd have loved to get more than a couple of seconds of as I keep wanting to reapply, and then after a few seconds the spices settle and you are finally met with a wall of strong clean waxy ambergris and cacao that comes together to smell like a high-end chocolaterie. There is no cheap sugary sweetness to it at all. Just a warm cacao with a vanilla blanket. Underneath all of this is an animalic base that never becomes stinky or dirty. The hyraceum just adds this warm hug to the overall experience creating a close and comforting feel, and giving it a wonderful character to the body of the fragrance. It has synthetic castoreum, but definitely in very low amounts and hard to detect. It's a very well balanced experience. It's not a punchy fragrance by any means though. It settles down quickly into a skin scent so you'll definitely need a few sprays to get it to the point it will jump out at you as you wear it, as one spritz on the skin may leave you hungry for more. If you like warmer scents but not too big on scents that creep into the gourmand territory I still think it's worth looking into as you may surprise yourself.

Oppositely to Vetchling below, I was both dreading and anticipating exploring this house. The mostly sexual and animalic nature of the creations is completely outside of my comfort zone. I have the full sample set to explore and I thought I would start off with what seemed like the obvious odd one out that I would hate, so I figure I should get it out of my system and from there it could only get better. I'm *so* very confused, right now. The reviews here are all over the place so I was expecting to get a blast of fecal but I did not. This is beautiful. Sweet yet animalic, stupidly sexy and suggestive. To my nose, this is far removed from the animalic of Liquides Imaginaires's Peau de Bête or Zoologist's Hyrax. Those two are vile and sadly repulsive to me. Mxxx on the other hand, both confuses me and enthralls me. The sweetness of the cacao and vanilla blends perfectly with the creamy, wet stone aspect of hyraceum (which here somehow doesn't turn fecal, thank goodness) and the just-right-enough animalic nature of the ambergris balanced by the balsamic resins. Baffling. It lasts quite a long time on my skin (8+ hours) and seems to project well too, considering I first had it on strip and I could smell it when I entered the room. I'm sure this would last days on clothes. I came in expecting to hate this and I walk out with a dark, mystical, sexy beast of a fragrance, wanting to wear it several times and I wouldn't be surprised if I end up getting a bottle.

Hold me closer, tiny dancer. This is a perfume you wear for yourself, or perhaps to share only in the closest of encounters. I think that’s what I like most about it. There’s an intimacy to it that you can hold close without screaming to the world around you that you’re wearing perfume. Fabulous perfume. At its heart is this creamy sandalwood and dusty cacao accord that gives fleeting glimpses of others from the line, particularly Nightflower and Mx. But this one wraps everything in a swathe of ambergris... salty, musky, and warm. There are flashes of leather too - smooth, suede-like, almost worn-in. Then oily resins drift through, slightly green and herbal. For a moment I catch what feels like vetiver, but almost as quickly as I notice it, it disappears again, leaving me wondering whether it was ever really there at all. As I hold my hand to my nose trying to dissect each individual note, I have to remind myself that this isn’t really what a perfume like this is about. It’s an experience, not a test of your ability to analyse every moving part. Stepping back and simply letting it wash over me, the gentle breeze of it pushing out occasional bursts of texture and nuance before retreating again, what becomes clear is the restraint. The lightness of touch. The deliberate use of light and shade, allowing things to weave in and out rather than sit loudly on top of one another. Cool perfume. Made for tiny dancers and their big hulking partners alike.

I read that Christopher Kemp of Floating Gold believed Mxxx to be "one ambergris perfume that came closest to the real thing," which immediately piqued my interest. Since I am also quite familiar with ambergris, possessing a precious hunk of light grey ambergris from New Zealand, for which I tinctured a piece, I had to experience it. In short: I agree with Kemp, and it defies explanation. It's ineffable, exalting presence is here. I do want to note that while a tawny, dusky cacao is prominent, it is the cooperation between the vanilla and ambergris that strikes me the most, so warm, textured, even titillating. It's like that slight buzz one gets after a first drink with someone you're very attracted to, and you feel the heat of anticipation. It's that kind of feeling: lost inhibition. Perfumer Antoine Lie chooses his animalics judiciously, with just a wee bit (no pun intended) of hyraceum like Angostura bitters to that cocktail. Hubba hubba, wink wink. There's so much to love but none of it feels stifling, cedar and spices, dry and salty, sweet and dirty, it's shape-shifting but not capricious, and over time the vanilla and ambergris feel like the most sensual malt milkshake with a James Dean type at the parlor after a night of necking. Or it could be Montgomery Clift that plays the role of Mxxx, inviting you to lean in, or for you to sit in his lap and take in his moody, sensitive, sexiness.

On a blotter Mxxx. smells very similar to Sogno Reale (Mendittorosa) which is another salty amber perfume I absolutely adore. Mxxx. is gorgeous on the skin. Cacao makes it stand out from other amber-y perfumes. Smoky and slightly bitter, just like the fragrance of roasted cacao beans when they are ground. Sandalwood and vanilla tone down the animalic scent. Nothing unpleasant on my skin, not fecal or urinal. Just pure beauty of a warm salty smoky scent. It says on Eris website 'Mxxx. has a massive 7% dose of natural specially tinctured, and ethically sourced Ambergris and Pierre d’Afrique (Africa Stone or Hyraceum).' I think the large dose of ambergris and hyraceum makes a difference (and also justifies the price). I feel Mxxx. is more suitable for cooler seasons due to its gourmand facet when compared to Sogno Reale. I highly recommend Mxxx. and SR to all salty amber lovers.

I got a sample of this one and was not sure about getting it first, since it kinda reminded me of the Amber by Franck Boclet, which is also a gorgeous ambergris scent. The more I wear the Mx. from the bottle I got today, the more I love it. It's like an undercover animalic scent to me, it's very wearable and probably not offending to anyone with it's balsamic ambergris and slight vanilla style. The animalic notes are subtle, but always there in a way that makes me feel that this one is a very magnetic, attractive and sexy scent. The sillage is not too crazy, which is also what I like about it. It's one of those scents that make you go mhmmmmm this person smells amazing when getting closer, but will not annoy anyone out of your radius. It works really well on my skin and I feel amazing when wearing it. A very addictive and wearable animalic scent for me.

Wow. This is not the type of fragrance I'm usually attracted to. The cacao is gorgeous. Vanilla-like. Something animalic and powerful yes. Sounds boring but much more than all of that. (I'm also not that experienced in discerning notes) People say that some perfumes are mixed well...to me this is one of those! Smells old school vintage yet modern and sober cozy. I just like it a lot and will be saving my sample for a sunny and cold day cuz this stuff is expensive! Expensive probably because of all the good stuff listed in it but if you have the coin go ahead. Sill-age and longevity are very good. Lasted almost my entire day and could smell it on my skin that night.

I’m really enjoying spending time with this. Every time I smell my wrist, Mxxx. is different. It’s a warm salty amber, then it’s a beautifully dry cacao, then it’s barely anything at all, then the amber picks back up again. It’s almost like smelling something on the wind, like there’s a complicated physics my nose can’t anticipate, which is what makes each sniff so captivating. For me, Mxxx. is mostly a one-person show. The scent sits close to the skin; I have to basically nuzzle myself to get the full experience. But that’s also part of its charm. While you’re wearing it, you can't forget how lucky you are -- that this entire show is just for you.

I received the discovery pack and immediately sprayed this on paper. Initially I was struck by it... it was exactly how I remembered Bvlgari Black smelling. But perhaps it just brings back the feeling I had when I wore Black. Sexy and confident. I wish I had a bottle for comparison. Mxxx. is ambery, sweet, warm, lightly peppered, airy, slightly aquatic and totally glows on skin. Upon last spray of my sample I purchased a FB with the discount you get when you purchase the sample set through the Eris website. This will be my first true “bedroom” scent... it’s titillating. Exactly what you want to smell when you lean in.

The idea of contrasting dry-spicy cocoa with animalic-salty ambergris is simply stunning. Who ever wanted to meet the mythical ambergris: here it is in full beauty! But you have to pay close attention to discover the ambergris, because it behaves like an octopus: constantly changing color and shape, holding everything with its countless arms at the same time. And yes, here the octopus actually drinks a cup of cocoa - strange but wonderful!

I’m in love. The opening cocoa note is gorgeous, intense and bitter. It does go through a very animalic phase in the mid, but the dry down is utterly addictive with that huge dose of ambergris, the hyraceum, touch of vanilla and general ambery deliciousness. And it lasts and lasts on my skin. By this point it is a skin scent, but that’s fine by me. As long as I get to enjoy it, I don’t care about anyone else!

This is one of the greatest things I've ever smelled. Incense and woods ✔️ Spices and salty musks ✔️ Subtle powdered vanilla and cacao ✔️ I could bath myself in Mxxx. This can be worn in any season, which is a huge bonus. The high temp elevates the ambergris and the amber and patchouli come forward. Never cloying, sits close to the skin but wafts around when you move making it very sensual in that way.

VERY interesting. I’ve never smelled anything like this. I pick up on the bitter cocoa & the animalic (or maybe ambergris?) makes it smell almost leathery. Truly unisex, maybe a bit more masculine-leaning but I’m a woman and I enjoy wearing this. My 56-year-old dad also loves it for himself!

My first perfume love. Warm and cozy inside a long fur coat (with a matching fur muff and hat) on a crisp winter's walk. Shedding your bundlings for a sexually charged cup of tea with a lover-to-be in their living room. So comforting yet exciting; intoxicating, and I never tire of it.

I like this! In the right time and place I think is perfect. To some extent, I can understand the association with diapers but for me it is more like an accord that is similar to certain brands of baby wipes. The dry down on clothes or bed sheets after a few days is really nice.

Makes me want to hold a beautiful woman. It has a strong cacao/vanilla opening on my skin, and dries down to a lovely, sweet animalic. Very comforting.

It's striking to me how few reviews there are for this perfume, perhaps I imagined this, conjured up a massive (if cultish) following in my head for this perfume but I honestly thought this was a best seller from the brand...hmmmm... anyway... Mxxx is the ultimate nuzzling in, comfort blanket of a perfume I've ever smelled. I first sampled it a few years ago and got around to popping it on again the otherday and while a massively enjoyable experience as it is...I'm not sure I can tell you why? such is the unknowable nature of this perfume. It smells like the refined essence of why we're into this damn stuff in the first place. I can't really smell a pethora of notes or clever transitions or collections of accords but does that make this one dimensional? No. I don't believe it does. Linear? well maybe but also,.no. It feels deliberately constructed in one sense but with the seeming absence of the hand of a creator in the other, a beautiful mistake, yet nature doesn't make mistakes right? I can smell, sandalwood, musks and that aloof yet familiar animal fixative, 'skin' warmth of ambergris, which has the strange quality of going on and then going in, seemingly deep into your skin, if I was a twat I might say 'permeating your soul' or some hokey, corny BS like that.... but actually it kinda does. A contradictory and defiant perfume then, one which has to be smelled. I feel it's a base heavy perfume I can only percieve a little scratch of top notes and then everything mid and base just seemlessly flows into one another. I feel this is a love letter to enthuiasts, something which has this inate appeal to any human nose but I think typically your average Muggle might struggle to 'get' this as a perfume but will be as drawn to it's loveliness as anyone else. It doesn't smell like Guerlain's iconic Jicky but in spirit & style I believe it to be a fairly good comparison. I love Mxxx, but it lacks a focal point for me, something I can really get behind. If it was a bit more animalic in an outragous sense like another perfume to which this could be compared Affinessence... something...name escapes me...errrrr... the Ambergris one... ??? But then again it might lose some of it's mystique and refinement. It's such an enigma I can't even make up my mind. Try it though, you won't regret it.