L'Ame Perdue by Lanvin c1928

L'Ame Perdue by Lanvin: launched in 1928, André Fraysse and Paul Vacher. This perfume was sold as Lost Soul when it was exported to the United States. This perfume is in all actually the Lanvin fragrance "My Sin" which had to be temporarily renamed for limited distribution in the American market due to Les Parfums de Gabilla already owning the "My Sin" trade name.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral fragrance for women with a dominant acacia note with aldehydic character. It begins with a fresh aldehydic top, followed by a sweet floral heart, layered over a sweet, balsamic, woody base. A vintage newspaper ad from 1928 mentions that it is "a very sweet and delicate ghost of a fragrance."

• Top notes: aldehydes, lemon, clary sage, neroli, carnation, bergamot, heliotrope, acacia, mimosa
• Middle notes: spicy carnation, white narcissus, clove, orris, orange blossom, lily, Grasse jasmine, violet, oriental rose, lily of the valley, lilac, iris, jonquil, ylang ylang
• Base notes: Virginia cedar, ambergris, vanilla, tolu balsam, styrax, patchouli, Tibetan musk, vetiver, civet and Mysore sandalwood

The New Yorker, 1932:

"Isabey: Avant et Apres, new and exciting.  Lanvin: L'Ame Perdue, to help along That Lure. (also My Sin), which has for years."

I found something unusual in a 1930s newspaper ad, it mentioned that "L'Ame Perdue was "originally called My Sin." Another ad mentions "'Lost Soul' is its name in America, but it is really the famous 'My Sin', and called by that name exclusively in Europe."

"Lost Soul is its name in America, but it is really the famous "My Sin", and called by that name exclusively in Europe."

Bottles:

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1938.