Eau My Sin / Mon Péché (Eau de Toilette) by Lanvin

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Eau My Sin
Mon Péché
Lanvin 1924 Eau de Toilette

8.3 / 10 82 Ratings

A popular perfume by Lanvin for women, released in 1924. The scent is floral-animal. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral

Animal

Spicy

Powdery

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Aldehydes

Bergamot

Neroli

Clary sage Lemon

Lemon

Heart Notes

Clove

Jasmine

Lilac

Lily of the valley

Narcissus

Orris root Rose

Rose

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Tolu balm

Woods

Civet

Musk

Vanilla

Styrax

Vetiver

Perfumer

Marie Zède

Ratings

Scent

8.382 Ratings

Longevity

8.058 Ratings

Sillage

7.562 Ratings

Bottle

8.571 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 01/12/2025.

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Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/20/2013

MicallefLuv1
14 Reviews

MicallefLuv1

Helpful Review 3

Sinfully Haunting

Aldehydes and flowers open it and they're rich and heavy. There's also a shocking bit of civet, I really am taken back to the days of my grandmother when she always wore her fur coats, gloves and hats....I like,this very much.

09/04/2013

8Scent 5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sorceress
216 Reviews

Sorceress

Perfume Is My Sin, Indeed. And Thus, I Sin, Every Day Of My Life.

Elegance in a bottle. Powdery, gentle floral with civet notes was my first impression, but there is really so much more going on. My Sin begins with soapy overtones that burst with little floral explosions. But not in a huge way that is overpowering. It's as if you're walking in an English Garden and you stop to smell flowers along the way. You pick up different scents. The Bergamot, the Ylang-Tlang, Rose, Musk, and Vanilla are all delightfully delicious. Civet comes into play amongst the flowers. I adore civet in my perfumes. Civet is a note that seems to border on a love/hate relationship with people from their descriptions. We've all seen the wording that some use to describe cats at their most horrible and I'm guessing those are not civet lovers. It's strong and delicious in My Sin. So are the aldehydes, which are quite prevalent. There are so many wonderful notes that pop up in this gloriously creamy perfume at times, it's difficult to pinpoint each one. Oh, but it's fun to try! This is a sophisticated perfume for a sophisticated woman. The type of woman who has chutzpah. That's the woman that can wear My Sin every day and every night if she wants. Lasts about four hours for me and sillage is noticeable with the right amount. They just don't make them like this anymore. Such a pity. With so much talk of perfumes for the young, old lady perfumes, perfumes only a mature woman can handle, in all honesty, those are only semantics, mere words that people use to try and describe what they are feeling about a fragrance. People attempt to describe what they feel. Perfuministas give their best to describe perfumes to the discerning public. But a perfume that has stood the test of time and is still wanted by so many, is still used and revered... now that's something incredulous. Something to be in awe of the maker. Just imagine the generations that have delicately traced their earlobes with this glorious scent, dotted between their breasts with a scant few petals of perfume, annointed their wrists and inner elbows? Yes, perfume is My Sin, indeed. And thus, I Sin, every day of my life. And I'm happy to do so. Be it with My Sin or some other fabulous juice that I've found to complete me, what truly matters is that perfume and fragrance is a very beautiful part of my life that I shall always nourish. And you should, too. This one is delicious and if you're able to score one, you're know the delights of My Sin.

08/11/2019

10Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Can777
257 Reviews

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Can777

Top Review 59

Sins Pool

If we're being honest! What would the world be without sin? Most likely very boring! And if we continue to be honest, everyone has their preferred sin. Mine has always been wrath. But even that has significantly diminished with age. More or less. Let's not talk about the others now. Instead, let's talk about Eau My Sin. This perfume encompasses all seven sins at once. Why is that? I will gladly explain it at the end!

The Perfume
Eau My Sin is a sin or rather sinfully heavy. Rich, voluminous, and certainly not chaste. It doesn't carry its name for nothing. Since I own the pure perfume, I know what I'm talking about. The gates of sin open on the skin with airy aldehydes and delicate spicy-citrus notes of bergamot and neroli. The top note appears very briefly, as it transitions into the heart note without much delay. A sea of blossoms unfolds. Indefinable individually. Wild, demanding, and by no means reserved. Daffodils, roses, jasmine are at least recognizable to my nose. All fully bloomed and in full splendor. A huge bouquet of floral notes rushes towards you like a flood. The perfume still appears very colorful and shimmering, but this changes soon. Eau My Sin becomes increasingly spicy and muted. Something very sensual begins to creep in. A matte-powdery iris note settles over all the flowers, making the scent almost seem to blind. As if the perfume were gathering dust over time. This effect is significantly enhanced by a spicy-dull and mysterious clove. This also transitions into the base, which makes the perfume seem so sinful. Resins of creamy styrax and a smoky-dry vanilla blend with buttery soft musk and merge with all the preceding notes into a great whole. In all of this, one constantly perceives a leather accord that shouldn't actually be present according to the listed fragrance notes. But it is there! In my opinion, it is the civet that smells significantly of leather in the clever combination with balsam of Tolu, which can evoke a similar effect through its warm sweetness. This is what makes Eau My Sin rightfully bear its name. Sinful in every respect and note!

Conclusion
Loading oneself with so many sins requires a great deal of self-confidence and the courage to not be subtle and inconspicuous in one's fragrance. But that was probably the intention. Eau My Sin attracts attention and is not shy at all. It is extremely seductive, deep, sensual, rich, and wickedly elegant. It deserves its place in the hall of fame of the best perfumes in the world. It is worth more than just one sin, and here one is gladly seduced. As mentioned at the beginning, all seven sins are covered here. Why is that? Here is the answer!

1. Superbia/Pride: Becoming too exuberant when possessing it.
2. Avaritia/Greed: You don't want to share it.
3. Luxuria/Lust: It stimulates the imagination in the most pleasant way.
4. Ira/Wrath: If you don't get it quickly enough.
5. Gula/Gluttony: Because you can't get enough of it.
6. Invidia/Envy: It is caused when you wear it.
7. Acedia/Sloth: It is very depressing and tedious to get another bottle.

Sin works as long as there are people. And if, like me, you reach a certain age, you have at least experienced them all at some point. By the way, what still suits me is gluttony. At least when it comes to perfume. But I am in good company here. And if one has sinned again, there is no need to rush to a confessional. It is quite enough to tell everything about this delightful bottle. One can hardly expect more understanding than from this perfume!

11/03/2015

8Scent 5Sillage

Gaukeleya
109 Reviews

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Gaukeleya

Top Review 45

She leads a double life...

"....at the office she wears Tweed Perfume, but when she is with Sam, she recklessly breaks out her most expensive bottle -- My Sin by Lanvin"

Janet Leigh aka Scarlett Johansson replies when Mr. Hitchcock/Anthony Hopkins asks her during the casting interview for the role of Marion Crane in "Psycho": "Why don’t you tell us one of her deepest secrets?" *

We all know the film Psycho and the fate of the abyssal Marion Crane, whose double life as a dutiful secretary on one hand and an unchaste, corrupt woman living in a sexual affair with said Sam - unmarried! in the 50s! Scandal! - on the other hand, finds one of the most famous endings in film history.

That she also relieves her boss of a little more than just a handful of dollars before running away can likewise be attributed to her My Sin side.

My Sin. My sin.

I am not necessarily a fan of aldehyde-heavy, vintage fragrances; Chanel No. 5, for example, does not resonate with me at all, and Shalimar takes quite a while to appreciate. Just to mention two very well-known examples. I am not a great admirer of classics, as these scents simply do not suit me, and I feel like I am dressed up and out of time in them. My respect for the complex perfumery art of these works remains unaffected, of course.

Accordingly, I had some reservations about My Sin. But I wanted to try it nonetheless, as coincidentally, in the large shipment of miniatures that a very generous Parfumo gifted me (thank you again, dear Z.!), there was also a rounded mini bottle of My Sin.

It starts, as I expect from a child of its time: powdery-aldehydic, slightly soapy-spicy-herbaceous-pungent, more associated by me with the older generation. But I quickly realize - much faster than with Shalimar, for example - that there is much more happening here. And something truly wonderful: My Sin is dark, yet quiet, subtle, and soft. Very feminine without sweetness, incredibly noble and purring, with gentle to moderate projection.

Here comes the beast on velvet paws, highly sensual, not ostentatious, not loud, but very calm, deep, soft - without a trace of meekness. The shamelessness has rarely been presented so insidiously.
It is impossible to delve into individual notes here. The whole is an overall impression. I cannot dissect the scent; it would not be appropriate. It remains a mystery from beginning to end.
I can at most catch the exquisite, highly refined, velvety suede that wraps around the wearer, embracing, emphasizing every sensual curve without making them overly pronounced. Soft animal skin on silky, warm, bare female skin.

The uncomfortable aldehyde opening is forgotten; I only perceive the finely erotic aura that this scent exudes, merged with the warm skin of a woman who does not let herself be pressed into conventions, especially not into those that suppress her sexuality. She does not carry the flag of her eroticism loudly ahead, but lives it quietly, yet unrestrained - behind closed doors, away from the public eye, away from bourgeois notions, far from morals and moral guardians.

A quiet, deep, velvety, highly erotic and feminine scent, in which Marion Crane was punished for her (sexual) corruption and sinfulness.

What I find sinful, however, is primarily one thing: that My Sin has been discontinued.

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* from the film biography "Hitchcock" from 2012

04/30/2024

9.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

ElAttarine
86 Reviews

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Top Review 34

This Sin Leads to Heaven

Genius: Here, "my sin" does not lead to ruin, but directly to heaven, to a very sensual fragrance heaven, at least. What more could one need?
The word "sin" has nothing to do with sense or sensuality, but rather with "but," to separate oneself, to close off. In this sense, it would indeed be a sin to ignore or push aside sensuality! The theologian and mystic Teilhard de Chardin holds the view that the refinement of the senses is a divine task. So, feeling, tasting, seeing, smelling, experiencing everything as intensely as possible... This fragrance invites me to do just that.
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Even the tingling of the top notes makes me feel the scent. Later, it becomes so sensual-powdery that I want to feel more and more with and on my skin and can’t get enough… Like smooth dry silk on the skin, which has a certain weight but glides over the body gently like a tender touch. The jasmine and ylang-ylang used here create a tactile olfactory experience, like soft lips touching warm skin.
And I imagine tasting precious flower nectar from your lips… Literally drinking and savoring the scent of your skin…
For the eyes, there are many beautiful old advertising images; many of them show a black cat, first as a drawing, later as a photograph, always with a mysterious gaze, sometimes almost lurking. In the photos, the black fur looks so inviting that I would love to stroke it, but I can’t be entirely sure what would happen then…
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My precious version is the EdT from 1969… Strong aldehydes are not present at the beginning, but there is beautiful clary sage and a bit of dark bitter citrus peels and neroli. Quite soon, flowers appear, and what flowers they are… definitely beautiful lilac, daffodil, soft jasmine, lily of the valley, just a tiny bit of rose, so that I have the colorful hues of a lush large bouquet in my mind. Later, through body heat, the extroverted-bright-cheerful notes gradually recede, becoming initially indolic, lush, overripe, decadent, and then increasingly powdery with very beautiful iris root. And again, I think of soft skin. The clove here is truly spicy-clove-like, never sharp, while styrax brings a resinous quality, later I have dry-powdery unsweet vanilla and soft fine musk. It doesn’t become very woody for me; the sometimes indicated reference Bois des Îles Eau de Toilette (due to the aldehydic beginning against a woody background) I cannot confirm. Rather, there is a kinship to "Narcisse Noir (Eau de Cologne) | Caron," because of the beautiful civet-colored flowers. Because of these wonderful animalistic flowers, I understand why the fragrance has been marketed since 1924 as the "most provocative perfume."
My Sin is so sensual that it must have been shocking back then. It is stunningly animalistic. I almost want to say it is a very sexual scent, yes, even naughty - but these words do not quite fit its sophistication.

It is very complex - and yet quite simple.
Light as silk lingerie, heavy as longing desire.
Wild and exquisitely refined.
A floral beast.
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"One must see, touch, live in the present, drink existence hot in the midst of reality itself. […] You need oil for your limbs - blood for your veins - water for your soul - […]. Bathe in matter [...]. Dive into it, where it is most violent and deepest! Struggle in its stream and drink its flood! It has once rocked your unconscious - it will carry you to God!" (Teilhard)
Come what may. Taste it, whatever it may be.
Yes!

I saved this review for today. My dears, today we celebrate sensuality! On one hand, this fragrance from 1924 is 100 years old this year. And I wish you all a wonderful transition into May tonight… quietly, or joyfully-sociably, or extravagantly, however you like!

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