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

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.

No matter who tries to revive this fragrance, nothing can compete with the original extrait. I think it is so sad that Lanvin does not still own the rights to this treasure, it would compliment their fashions perfectly. Well then again we are well aware of the travesty now being marketed as Rumeur, not a pinch of the original in that. We now live in a fruity floral world, how sad for anyone over the age of 17; who wants to be fragranced as a woman and not a dessert.

An extraordinary scent, exquistely feminine and superior to No.5. I found a tiny original on ebay (God Bless). Bravo to LLP securing the formula.

I'm so glad two other reviewers have added their thoughts here about the original My Sin from Lanvin and not the duplicate from LongLostPerfume. Since I can't edit my comments below, I'll add them here. Let me first clarify that my review below was for LLP's dupe and not Lanvin's original. Since I wrote that review, I have had opportunity to try the original My Sin extrait. I agree completely with the reviewer below who said that the dupe pales in comparison to the original. The dupe can be harsh and rather dry, but the original is really a soft floral with a bit of an edge to it. I know that some claim LLP's dupe is right on, but I disagree with that now since I've tried the original myself. LLP has some great dupes, but their My Sin is not as true to the original as it could be.