Plutonic Rainbows

Vanilla Diorama

July 30, 2025

Strangely, I’ve found myself quietly drawn back to Vanilla Diorama from Dior — a scent I hadn’t expected to revisit so soon. It’s frustrating to think that just a few months ago, they quietly reduced the bottle size from 250ml to 200ml. I really should have purchased a bottle back then. With these luxury fragrance houses, you never quite know what changes they’ll make until it’s too late. Now there’s a rumour circulating that it might be discontinued altogether, which only adds to my need to get a bottle.

I will probably order it tomorrow.

Frederic Malle - The Night

July 21, 2025

Ordered a sample of this. It will be here in a few days. With a fragrance this expensive, even 1ml is costly. Supposedly one of the best oud fragrances on the market. We will see.

Sunday

July 20, 2025

Reconfigured Shellfish with SSH to run over OpenVPN. Had to use ChatGPT to get it set up correctly.

Yesterday wore MFK Oud Extrait. Today is Fall Into Stars.

Dawn Arrived

July 16, 2025

Sample arrived today. I'm not sure. I don't get the cold, church incense feel. I will check it out again in a few days.

Absolue Pour le Soir

July 14, 2025

I found Absolue Pour Le Soir 2024 to be a bold and challenging fragrance, but not entirely in a good way. The opening hits hard with a sharp cumin note that borders on harsh and medicinal, which lingers longer than I'd like. While the honeyed rose and amber drydown eventually bring some warmth and depth, the initial phase feels jarring and overly retro, almost like something an older relative might have worn decades ago. It lacks the raw, animalic edge of the original, but instead of refining it, the reformulation seems to have dulled its character. I appreciate the attempt to modernize a polarizing classic, but for me, the new version feels disjointed and ultimately disappointing.