Plutonic Rainbows

New Dior Privée

Dior’s prices may be steep, and their recent decision to reduce bottle sizes wasn’t well received, but the quality is undeniable. They offer free next-day delivery — even on weekends — and the packaging is sumptuous.

Vanilla Diorama is a fragrance I’ve grown to appreciate, and I had a feeling I’d eventually own a bottle. It’s fine for summer wear, but it’s probably best suited to cool autumn days. The blend of orange top notes with creamy vanilla, rum, and a hint of light chocolate cake actually reminds me of the far more expensive Lost in Paris by Roja Parfums.

Vanilla Diorama

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

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

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

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.