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Darkbeat 2014

7.8 / 10 44 Ratings

A popular perfume by Darkbeat for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is spicy-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Animal

Creamy

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ethiopian frankincense Saffron

Saffron

Indian ginger

Madagascan pepper

Heart Notes

Australian sandalwood

Virginia cedar

Base Notes

Siam benzoin

Castoreum

Indonesian patchouli

Russian birch tar

Venezuelan cocoa

Haitian vetiver

Webnoplith

Perfumer

Antoine Lie

Ratings

Scent

7.844 Ratings

Longevity

7.233 Ratings

Sillage

6.232 Ratings

Bottle

7.339 Ratings

Value for money

6.119 Ratings

Submitted by Michael, last update on 06/18/2025.

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/30/2024

Mlleghoul
458 Reviews

Mlleghoul

4

unease and intrigue in equal measure

Eris Perfumes Mx is the slithering, unsettling echo of an intrusive thought, a fixation, a compulsion that thrums beneath your skin and stirs unease and intrigue in equal measure. Hypnotizing tendrils of saffron, a musky murmur of something primal, something unnerving. Velvety sandalwood, a plushness of warmth, of comfort, but something's not quite right. A shivery nip of ginger, a prick of pepper, sharp, sudden, jolting you awake, reminding you that you’re not yourself. The mirror wavers, reflects the eyes of a stranger you don't recognize, a smile playing on lips that aren't yours. Secretive, intimate, and sheer, this is the perfume of a whisper that clings to you, the memory of actions you can't explain, of choices you didn't make. Are they yours, these yearnings, or have you become a fascination, a vessel for the uninvited, a maddening allure let loose from the dark?

EDIT: I realized I wrote all this about a perfume that celebrates freeing oneself from gender binaries and that this review could be taken as me being freaked out or grossed out about that. Or something equally as unfortunate that I would hate to have ascribed to me. Nooooooo! Please don't think that, it's not that at all, and I love the concept and the execution and the inspiration for this perfume! This review was prompted by how the fragrance reminded me of what was happening in Lois Duncan's YA Thriller Stranger With My Face (wherein a teenager realizes that her jealous twin sister has been astral projecting into her body at night and making her do terrible things!)

06/03/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

4

Creamy, orangey woody oriental

This is a big, creamy-but-aromatic sandalwood oriental built in the mold of something like Samsara (without the plasticky white flowers), Santal Noble (minus the coffee), or Cadjmere (without the fuzziness), and it smells as good at the end as it does in the first hour. Although Mx is not a gourmand fragrance, there is something about the topnotes that smells incredibly moreish, like a delicate Indian saffron-and-rose-petal pudding dusted in coconut. The saffron is very soft and orangey, and I also smell a lot of cocoa powder, its faint bitterness interacting nicely with the creamier notes. The oily, dark Ethiopian frankincense smells almost anisic, or licorice-like, more like myrrh than frankincense.

Given that the whole idea behind Mx is its gender fluidity, the sweet, creamy components of the perfume are immediately balanced out by a brusque, more aromatic side. This comes in the form of Australian sandalwood, its sturdy, dry character emphasized by a musky cedarwood. Australian sandalwood can be sour and piney, but not here – in Mx, it is merely handsome in a rough-hewn way, the perfect counterbalance to the creamy orange and spice. Some aspects of this creamy-aromatic dichotomy remind me very much of Cadjmere by Parfumerie Generale, but Mx is far more complex.

There are no flowers here, nothing powdery or dated: simply that ancient lure of the dry and creamy push-pull of sandalwood. If men are handsome and women are pretty, then we might call Mx good-looking and leave it at that. Gender-wise, there is truly nothing here to tug it in one direction or the other.

A second sandalwood phase occurs when the vetiver moves in, characterized by a grassy, hazelnut texture that’s (again) both dry and creamy. There’s a beguiling Petit Beurre accord here too, wheaten and buttery, the sort of thing that makes me feel that a perfume is nutritious somehow. That pale gold wheat-nut-grain texturization is reminiscent of other milky sandalwoods such as Bois Farine (L’Artisan Parfumeur) and Castaña (Cloon Keen Atelier). In my opinion, there cannot be enough perfumes in the world that do exactly this. I feel nourished just by wearing it.

Eris Parfums calls this perfume “a luscious woody animalic for all genders” and I agree with everything but the animalic part. It is a warm, inviting perfume, but the castoreum in the base just adds body to the leathery notes supplied by the birch tar. There is no dirtiness, no civet, no musk notes. It is more a woody gourmand than animalic; a touch more cinnamon or clove, for example, would push Mx into Musc Ravageur territory (itself a rich doughnut oriental rather than a true musk). The smoky, woody, leathery base disturbed me at first, because it had a faint “steel wire” aspect to it that I associate with the powerful (sandblasting) woody-leathery aromachemicals used in so many niche fragrances. But with subsequent testing, I realized that my nose is so over-exposed to these woody ambers that my brain sometimes shortcuts to them even when natural materials are used (cedar, birch tar, certain amber accords).

In short, Mx is durable and long-lasting; but it genuinely doesn’t seem to get there on the back of those chemical power tools Luca Turin talks about. Its warmth and expansiveness is all hard-earned, achieved thanks to a properly designed beginning, middle, and end. It might seem redundant to mention that, except to people who’ve smelled enough niche to know that (a) ain’t nothing new under the sun, and (b) solid construction is not a given. Mx is fantastic work and well worth investing in if you love rugged sandalwood orientals and can’t hack the white florals or ylang in Samsara.

07/04/2021

Art
68 Reviews

Art

3

A Woody composition

A woody composition with a hints of cacao, hay and resins. There is an echo of "body" musk in it as well. This one has quite a pleasant composition but seems to me to be the quietest of the six. It's a nice perfume but there are the better ones in the line.

05/21/2025

10Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

perfumgenie
18 Reviews

perfumgenie

2

Easy woods and easy feelings

The one perfume in my collection that bears any resemblance to Mx is the dry down of Clean Suede (Tom of Finland). This feels like an Antoine Lie evolution and refinement of that warm powdery base he is so good at producing. This time it's fuzzy cacao and sandalwood vs the vanilla suede. The flanker, Mxxx kicks up the powder and depth with a salty ambergris whereas Mx is more airy woody. I love them both, but I'm not sure I love Mxxx enough to warrant spending the extra $100

Mx blurs warmth, woods, and light freshness into this fluid, intimate haze that defies categories. It has a woody warm resonance that still has this fresh ethereal presence. If I could compare, Dior Bois d'Argent has a similar wear experience, but they do not smell the same. It reminds me slightly of Bois d'Armenie by Guerlain if you removed the infamous “guerlinade”.
Mx feels like home.

09/21/2022

9.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Walker
12 Reviews

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Walker

Top Review 11

From Orange to Brown

Yay, first. I am excited to contribute a bit of text and experience report about this fragrance.
Right off the bat, Mx. completely blew me away, and therefore this comment will be slightly euphorically distorted, but I cannot contain my enthusiasm at this point!

Maybe I'll start with a macroscopic description: I would label Mx. as a "dark" fragrance that focuses on notes from the "earthy," "chocolatey," "woody," "peppery," etc. group.
There is a progression as well, but not in the classic citrus-floral-wood sense. To describe it visually - here you get a very gentle blend from orange to dark brown. Not a portrait, not a photorealistic representation of a motif, but the focus on a color group that can shine in all its subtle variety.

It starts with a spicy pinch of pepper, which gets a special kick from the ginger. The pepper also lingers for a while but then sinks into the base after about 10-20 minutes, which is already noticeable from the first spray. The blend of cocoa, patchouli, and castoreum is uuunbelievably attractive and enveloping. The notes are so harmoniously blended that nothing ever becomes disturbing or pushes itself to the forefront. Just when you think, "oh now it’s getting earthy," the cocoa comes in and calms the mood right away. This, in turn, is beautifully contrasted with bitter tones, ensuring it never drifts into gourmand territory.
I had to think a bit of Gualtieri’s fragrances in terms of craftsmanship. Not in terms of the scent profile, but because he also composes some of his fragrances in such a way that a theme is at the forefront from the beginning, and the existing notes come and go in waves, dissolve, and then complement each other again.

Mx. creates an aura that is clearly recognizable as perfume, yet feels almost like your own body scent or a second skin (I wouldn’t mind if it were the right skin that smelled like this :D).
The sillage is rather close to the body but perceptible from up close. In terms of longevity, Mx. is above average; on my skin, I get 8 to 10 pleasantly warm hours.

Finally, I would like to mention a few references to sketch the direction with more familiar examples. If you are (like me) enthusiastic about fragrances like L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau de Toilette or "Tempo | Diptyque," then Mx. is also highly recommended. Both of the aforementioned fragrances have that brilliant dark yet absolutely gentle aura in which I love to sink (which is why both candidates are in my collection).

I hope my insights were helpful and perhaps even sparked some interest for a test for one or the other.

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Statements

13 short views on the fragrance

Raliro

7 months ago

2

I cannot wait for fall to wear this. It’s spicy and warm, with cedar, saffron, and pepper stealing the show.

Tealight10

1 year ago

8Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

2

Multifaceted fragrance. Spicy cocoa butter meets leather. Draws my nose into it again and again.

perfumgenie

6 months ago

10Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

1

Warm woods that wears airy and feels effortlessly cool.

Rjudge

4 months ago

Smells exactly like my favorite ikea candle. Warm and soft and creamy. A beige. Sweet and airy.

Floyd

2 years ago

6.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

47

42

Expeditions
Searching for tiny traces
Of bonsai beavers
Living in incense mists
In quicksand pits
Of earth liqueur, ginger
And chocolate porridge

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Schalkerin

3 years ago

8Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

37

49

Spicy ginger and incense
are still quite strong.
It quickly fades away,
yet it's so beautifully sandy and resinous.
What a pity.

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Yatagan

3 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

30

16

Exquisite scent that remains subtle in every aspect and gets everything right: incense, cocoa, spice, resin, and minimal animalic notes.

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Ergoproxy

3 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

29

33

It's lovely! Sandalwood and incense, slightly powdery, soft resinous, and subtly dirty. Suitable for everyday wear but with an edge.

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SirLancelot

2 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

20

32

Compared to its big brother Mxxx, the animalic notes are noticeably toned down, but the blend of wood, incense & cocoa is wonderfully soothing. FSK 12.

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