Mon Peche / My Sin (1924)
by Long Lost Perfume (orig. by Lanvin)

Remarkably distinctive and unforgettable. I would love to try this again, and am willing to but the recreation just to see if it is like the lovely scent I remember.

I bought 2 bottles of extrait on Ebay. I love this, but I wish I could get it in Vintage "Fresh". The reason is....when I first put this on, a fragrance note jumps out at me, like Tuberose or maybe its the Jasmine or Muguet, but it doesnt last long. Then it turns to a dull kinda spicey scent. I am wondering if I could have smelled it in 1924 would I have that first note a little longer. You know, with buying the vintage, it has fermented along time. But, anyway, I love it and Arpege. Now Arpege does stay floral alot longer than My Sin. But that strange floral note in My Sin isn't in Arpege. In fact, it almost reminds me of Fracas, then its gone, and changes.

I bought this for myself in high school. (972). It smelled like the woman I wanted to embody. My mother tried to forbid me from wearing it. Ha! I wore it anyways.

Based on comments, I hesitate to shell out at all to try the dupe version by Shorell. I discovered the original when Le De got discontinued (it is now back with a facelift, and while they stopped short of ruining it, it isn't the same). I wore it almost exculsively at night, often with a black merino wool sweater. "buttery soft and well tanned, like that of a woman's dress glove that has picked up the scent of her skin" is quite apt.

This is my all time, gotta have it fragrance. I was DEVASTATED when they discontinued it. I have written them many times and they CLAIM they are reissuing it, when, I have no idea. Thank God for eBay.

Don't bother with the current copies. Do yourself a favor and visit eBay and just search for My Sin or Mon Peche. There are enough bottles of it left to satisfy every female who ever loved it. You can usually purchase a bottle of the EDP for about $35-$50 and most times it's good enough to wear, if not a little strong at first. I think the Irma Shorell company is a fine company, but IMHO, their version of My Sin pales in comparison to the real thing. I am not a fan of My Sin EDT or EDC. Extrait or EDP is the only way to go. And you can still find tons of them on EBay.

As with Lauder's Youth Dew and Worth's Je Reviens, my favorite form of this frag is (believe it or not) the bath oil. I have one small vintage bottle that I treasure.

Lovely use of violet and sandalwood -- very Twenties, very elegant, very dusty and yet gorgeous at the same time. I see the similarities with Bois des Iles, yes, but My Sin is much softer in its top and heart notes. The drydown is where the similarites really increase.