Mother’s Milk

20% Extrait de parfum
Composed by Antoine Lie

Fragrance description

A milky and animalic composition in which creamy vanilla, buttery orris root and a whisper of rose come together. Soft, comforting and sensual, yet with a subtle darkness of suede that disrupts the natural reassurance of classic gourmand perfumes. A fragrance that balances between desire and unease, tenderness and instinct.

Ideal for

Lovers of gourmand fragrances with depth, milky and powdery compositions, iris scents with an animalic undertone, and perfumes that combine comfort with excitement.

Fragrance families

Gourmand, Floral, Animalic

Fragrance notes

Rose, milk, suede, iris, vanilla, cocoa, musk and sandalwood.

Inspiration behind the fragrance

MOTHER’S MILK explores the archetypes of the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ mother and the conflicting emotions associated with them. The fragrance draws on one of the most fundamental sources of inspiration in gourmand perfumery: the association of milk with comfort, longing and security.

For the ‘good mother’, perfumer Antoine Lie drew inspiration from a personal memory of the scent of his children whilst they were being breastfed. The warm scent of milk, soft skin and creamy orris root formed the starting point for a fragrance that feels at once tender, familiar and addictive.

In contrast, there is a darker facet of suede that evokes the ‘bad mother’ of our imagination: not the mother who constantly gives, but the one who sets boundaries, defies expectations and thereby creates tension. This subtle, animalistic darkness disrupts the self-evident reassurance found in many gourmand perfumes.

The result is a fragrance that feels opulent, comforting and sensual, yet at the same time leaves room for ambiguity. Mother’s Milk celebrates not only motherhood as a role, but also the woman as an individual — complex, independent and impossible to reduce to a single narrative.

Perfumer

Antoine Lie

Biography of the perfume creator

Antoine Lie is a French perfumer known for his bold and unexpected approach to fragrance. He regards perfume as a living sculpture and creates compositions that are layered, emotional and unafraid to challenge conventions.

As an independent perfumer, Lie values creative freedom more highly than set formulas. He prefers to collaborate with brands that prioritise artistic expression over mass-market trends. His long-standing collaboration with ERIS Parfums has resulted in some of the house’s most distinctive creations — from the animalic floral fragrances Ma Bête, Night Flower and Belle de Jour to the gender-fluid creations Mx. and Mxxx. . Each of these perfumes embodies the ERIS signature: unconventional beauty and subversive glamour.

Ingredients

Alcohol Denat., Fragrance (Parfum), Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, Geranyl Acetate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Hexamethylindanopyran, BHT, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Coumarin, Rose Ketones, Rose Flower Oil/Extract, Geraniol.