tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post3056056170852792293..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: The History of the House of Lanvin ParfumsPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-275815100155752772022-03-11T05:10:31.234+00:002022-03-11T05:10:31.234+00:00My Sin was the ultimate perfume! I miss it every d...My Sin was the ultimate perfume! I miss it every day!<br />I still have the last bottle (since the 1980's ... now<br />2022). If you keep your special perfumes in a frig, they will last for years.<br />in frig, it will last for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-52621429919971833622017-09-29T22:54:01.331+01:002017-09-29T22:54:01.331+01:00I recently came across a box of the Lanvin Geraniu...I recently came across a box of the Lanvin Geranium d'Epsagne soaps a three pack. They smell devine. I'm fighting the urge to indulge myself. Lol If anyone is interested its available for purchase... They are truely gorgeous and smell wonderful.Delainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64770208836384614472014-05-27T07:19:32.746+01:002014-05-27T07:19:32.746+01:00Robert,
thanks for commenting.
I hope someone see...Robert,<br />thanks for commenting. <br />I hope someone sees this and answers your question. There should be bottles floating around on Ebay though and since this isn't a big seller, you won't be getting fakes either. ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87894874029163296392014-05-27T07:19:31.769+01:002014-05-27T07:19:31.769+01:00Robert,
thanks for commenting.
I hope someone see...Robert,<br />thanks for commenting. <br />I hope someone sees this and answers your question. There should be bottles floating around on Ebay though and since this isn't a big seller, you won't be getting fakes either. ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2522851043142780522014-05-27T07:19:26.923+01:002014-05-27T07:19:26.923+01:00Robert,
thanks for commenting.
I hope someone see...Robert,<br />thanks for commenting. <br />I hope someone sees this and answers your question. There should be bottles floating around on Ebay though and since this isn't a big seller, you won't be getting fakes either. ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75211336202437415802014-05-26T17:48:53.763+01:002014-05-26T17:48:53.763+01:00I was a real devotee of Lanvin for Men, which was ...I was a real devotee of Lanvin for Men, which was discontinued sometime in the late 1990s or early 2000s, from what I can gather. I was certainly able to buy it in the mid-1990s when I was living in Hong Kong.<br /><br />This is probably asking the impossible, but does anybody know of someone who might still be able to supply this fragrance?Robert Morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51676544389629562332013-03-26T07:28:12.263+00:002013-03-26T07:28:12.263+00:00I meant Erika, sorry about the typo. I meant Erika, sorry about the typo. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38606830604607917022013-03-26T07:27:57.687+00:002013-03-26T07:27:57.687+00:00Erike,
thanks for sharing this precious memory wi...Erike,<br /><br />thanks for sharing this precious memory with us. It is always extraordinarily poignant to think of how our beloved ones have etched themselves to our memory with their scent, isn't it?Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25047010201208198652013-03-26T03:32:32.375+00:002013-03-26T03:32:32.375+00:00My mom wore Arpege when I was little which fostere...My mom wore Arpege when I was little which fostered my love of fine French fragrances . I have a gorgeous bottle myself which reminds me of her .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494386501552193611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74500192704641195682012-03-02T14:16:39.459+00:002012-03-02T14:16:39.459+00:00Peg,
thanks for asking, I suppose lots of people ...Peg,<br /><br />thanks for asking, I suppose lots of people are wondering as well. <br /><br />Your best bet at this point is searching estate sales, auctions and the private collectors' circuit. They should be able to feret the occasional vintage bottle (Arpege being quite popular, this shouldn't be too rare), of course with caveat emptor applying as with all vintage fragrances (juice Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4580491663258444272012-03-02T10:45:04.957+00:002012-03-02T10:45:04.957+00:00Is it possible to still find Arpege in the origina...Is it possible to still find Arpege in the original fragrance?<br />Losing it has been terrible. I've found nothing that replaces it.Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72327701655184934032010-05-18T22:36:56.456+01:002010-05-18T22:36:56.456+01:00Donna,
thank you for your lovely compliment and h...Donna,<br /><br />thank you for your lovely compliment and how exquisite you must have been in a cloud of My Sin! I think it must have been a wonderful addition to your aura, no matter that you were young. After all, aren't the young cut out of the cloth that can act upon the desires that the older have but cannot act upon any more? (or words to that effect)<br /><br />I am noting down your Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-17231054296882572262010-05-18T22:34:40.084+01:002010-05-18T22:34:40.084+01:00Anna,
thanks for asking! One can imagine just how...Anna,<br /><br />thanks for asking! One can imagine just how the young finally rebelled against so much chaperoning. <br />It's often best to let one make their own mistakes in life. Not that it's easy, mind you.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61891408761844244142010-05-17T18:49:27.915+01:002010-05-17T18:49:27.915+01:00Wonderful post and so very interesting to read the...Wonderful post and so very interesting to read the Lanvin history. I wore My Sin for years when I was younger - probably too young, but in those days, who knew? Which ones, if any, of the scents left do you consider good? Reviews of those might also make an interesting piece.<br /><br />Thank you as always.<br />DonnaRappleyeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368969125735482669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-368824430258519772010-05-17T17:03:12.489+01:002010-05-17T17:03:12.489+01:00What happened between mother and daughter?What happened between mother and daughter?annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970937486895064866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25923115371938205212010-05-16T23:24:10.866+01:002010-05-16T23:24:10.866+01:00March,
thanks honey for being so kind in saying s...March,<br /><br />thanks honey for being so kind in saying so. <br />What a precious and glamorous memory of your mother in My Sin and what fabulous taste displayed: I can't think of a vintage perfume more steeped in true and intelligent elegance. <br /><br />As to how it smelled on her vs. you, I always think it's a combination of things: The fervent desire to glamourise the past in mostPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26703842984266264772010-05-16T23:18:42.372+01:002010-05-16T23:18:42.372+01:00K,
they certainly were that!
Things like that p...K,<br /><br />they certainly were that! <br /><br />Things like that point out that the adage "there are so many releases nowadays" are technically not 100% accurate.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27726141495162014262010-05-16T23:17:55.376+01:002010-05-16T23:17:55.376+01:00Chris,
they're highly recommended. Start by l...Chris,<br /><br />they're highly recommended. Start by locating some My Sin parfum, Arpege vintage parfum and possibly some Crescendo and Pretexte. They're a great glimpse into the Lanvin spirit.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74602265282229068932010-05-16T23:17:06.802+01:002010-05-16T23:17:06.802+01:00M,
bittersweet is the perfect terminology. It wou...M,<br /><br />bittersweet is the perfect terminology. It would be nice to think of it as a more romantic (rather than glamorous) My Sin.<br /><br />And glad I occupied myself with your favourite house. There will be some posts which you will probably enjoy, then! ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16344139571320322242010-05-16T23:15:50.451+01:002010-05-16T23:15:50.451+01:00L,
yup, although the apparition of Spanish Gerani...L,<br /><br />yup, although the apparition of Spanish Geranium some years later seems to point that there is a re-issue for an Anglophone market (probably the US). <br /><br />Via Lanvin is one of those I have tried and agree with you. It's quite good.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11980322379528781232010-05-16T23:14:46.394+01:002010-05-16T23:14:46.394+01:00D,
happy you found it interesting, love! I also t...D,<br /><br />happy you found it interesting, love! I also think they're unsung (with one or two exceptions) and it's such a shame. There are plenty of classics which are fabulous and a couple of newer ones that are good. <br />And who can resist to such private glimses through the keyhole? There's a voyeur in all of us, I guess, if those exhibitions are any testament. <br /><br />Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78401596450108791042010-05-16T23:12:40.384+01:002010-05-16T23:12:40.384+01:00Octavian,
thanks for the compliment and thanks fo...Octavian,<br /><br />thanks for the compliment and thanks for the correction. Goes to show you just how I misunderstood; sorry about that. Maybe I was imagining you as a stealth agent dressed in black (a cool image, no?), immersed in the archives of the brand and photographing with a micro-camera in secret and my imagination got the best of me. :-)<br /><br />I immediately corrected the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15272876541603720722010-05-16T23:09:24.459+01:002010-05-16T23:09:24.459+01:00S,
glad you are so happy about it :-)
Yeah, lost ...S,<br /><br />glad you are so happy about it :-)<br />Yeah, lost soul has all sorts of poetic damnation frills about it, doesn't it? (like it too)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19999158153195794202010-05-15T03:27:44.303+01:002010-05-15T03:27:44.303+01:00This was a lovely read, and quite educational! My...This was a lovely read, and quite educational! My mother only wore My Sin (and only for special occasions) so the house holds a unique place in my heart. I have her bottle, my father found it and gave it to me a couple years ago. I wish it smelled on me like it smelled on her -- perhaps because she smoked, or perhaps my memory's faulty. Wouldn't you love to go back in time and smell Marchhttp://www.perfumeposse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22986138076522414372010-05-15T00:48:39.413+01:002010-05-15T00:48:39.413+01:00They were prolific!They were prolific!Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.com