My Sin Lanvin for women

This was an all time favorite when I was in High School along with it's partner fragrance Arpege. I still have the square vintage bottles(they are splash on's) from long ago, and I have a small amount left in a spray on from 30+ years ago. They all smell divine still after all these years, perhaps a little weaker though. I do wish these would make a come back with the first recipes from way back. The remakes just do not smell the same IMO. These Lanvin fragrances have a special place in the true feminine history of women and romance.

The perfume deities saw fit to allow me to score a sealed, untouched 100 milliliter bottle of vintage My Sin Extrait de parfum for a truly risible price. The bottle is so old that it does not look like any of the pictures on this page, indeed, its the old fashioned dab on type with a square stopper made of black pressed glass in a plain, rectangular glass bottle.

Now here's the thing - my exquisitely warm, soft, smooth and utterly lovely oriental juice does not smell anything like the notes listed, neither does it resemble any of the reviews on this page. Its either a very old formulation or its flowery notes have completely disintegrated with time, because what I have is the softest, warmest resinous wood/vanilla potion with but a dab of aldehydes, and nary a hint of any flower or any civet.

I am not sure what's going on, but I have to say that my fabulous extrait of My Sin was either definitely improved by the decades since it was bottled or is an older, far warmer and softer formulation.
Whatever happened is sexy warm oriental magic, its autumn/winter perfection, and amply deserves a 9 out of 10 for everything from the juice to the sillage and the projection.

:::::::swoon:::::::

I was half expecting this to be a civet bomb, but it's not at all. Instead, it's an incensy aldehyde, with that bit of powder so reminiscent of vintage fumes. This becomes most beautiful after about an hour, when the true personality is developed. Although it doesn't smell like Chanel no. 5, it is clearly of the same era, and in my opinion, the same league. I like My Sin better because it has more mystery.

This as classic and bewitching as "woman" can be. Bring her back Lanvin! why must beauties such as this be executed due to time?
Reminds me of Simone Simon as Irena in Cat People, Veronica Lake in I Married A Witch, Kim Novak in Bell, Book & Candle, Catwoman, witches and night creatures. Most of all my mother as this was her very first "Paris" perfume!

My Mother wore this - and Detchema - back in the 1950's.

As I applied Lanvin's My Sin to my wrist out of the bottle, it smelled just like Chanel No. 5; but in a few minutes later, it transformed into a soft sandalwood incense. Not unpleasant, harsh or masculine, but the incense dominates the fragrance. In fact, it reminded me very much of both Dior's Poison and Cacharel's Lou Lou. I imagine both were inspired by My Sin, though Poison and Lou Lou seem fruitier as compared to the more powdery My Sin. It's got vintage charm and class, but I don't consider it as seductive as it's name suggests (though it probably made lovers swoon years ago). Yet I'd consider it as much a classic as Chanel No. 5, in the same league. Wear it when you want to feel classy.

I have a vintage bottle Eau de Lanvin. It seems almost like a cross between Chanel N.5 and Chanel N.22. I would say that the civet and vetiver in the base are rather prominent. I would like to try this in a stronger formula though.

(Vintage Pure Parfum Review)

¡PURE SEDUCTION!

The most beautiful cold-hearted woman scent!

A woman Who's Not Afraid of make guys go crazy. She Breaks Your Heart and doesn't feel any guilt. She gets what she wants, without consideration of risky possible consequences.

I don't see the similarity to Chanel #5 other than the aldehydes. If you can find a bottle of My Sin, buy it, you will be glad you added it to your collection. A classic beauty.

I only like the original My Sin made by Lanvin. The rejigged version from Long Lost Perfumes is awful and I won't wear that one.
The original My Sin is a beautiful classic aldehyde; nice and powdery. It is too bad they discontinued it.

My Sin is one of those exotic perfumes that have fallen out of favor in recent times. It's not listed as Oriental but floral but the spice is there and sandalwood so I would call it Oriental.
It would be too much to wear all the time and I would imagine that it was a 1950s & 1960s dress up perfume. The mid-century ads with the black cats are delightful. As mentioned in the previous reviews , it smells like Gonesh incense. It smells like Gonesh Perfumes of Ancient Times incense to be exact. I really liked that incense. I really like My Sin but I don't think it's something to wear around in todays world. It's too rich so it has to be a private indulgence, hence the name My Sin.

Lovely, powdery, classic. This starts off a nice, smart white floral but very quickly segues into incredibly soft sandalwood and musk. The woody drydown reminds me so much of the old Gonesh Sandalwood incense that you could by at the grocery store. Gonesh incense is still around but they don't smell the same as they did 20 years ago when I was a young teen. The drydown of vintage My Sin reminds me of this sandalwood incense - incredibly soft and powdery sandalwood.