Plutonic Rainbows

You're still visiting this blog? Wow. Thanks.

As I haven't posted to this site in almost four years, I thought it would be good to rebuild it with Python and Jinja2. Originally, it was all generated with Ruby On Rails. The Python upgrade is done now. There are some new subtle design changes too.

Due to the complexity, quite a bit of the work was carried out with OpenAI ChatGPT o1-preview.

I hope to get back to more regular entries now that all backend work has been completed.

A new gourmand that hopes to become a best-seller for the brand. A larger-than-life olfactive event that will sweep you up in spectacular rush of sensations, ROJA invites you to lose yourself in Paris. Over-indulgence after the sun goes down, this perfume is a glimpse into the glitterati of Parisian high society.

Within an exquisite interior, a Michelin Star chef creates a transcendent dining experience - their mastery of ingredients turning a daily necessity into a sensory art form. A pan of delicious, juicy Oranges caramelize inside a warm pool of Butter and Brown Sugar, with Grand Marnier creating a sugary glaze over a rich base of Vanilla Bourbon and Ambergris.

Becoming a love letter to the spirit of over-indulgence, LOST IN PARIS blends an overdose of sumptuous raw materials to create the crème-de-la-crème of gourmand accords. This is what it means to live life to the fullest.

For most, fragrance is a guilty pleasure – something we dream about and if we allow ourselves to, indulge in. For me, there is a moment that epitomises this feeling that I wanted to capture as a fragrance. As a young man coming up in my career, I was living and training in Paris. Swept up in this new world of French finery, I had the opportunity to visit Le Meurice - a place I had always dreamed of being.

An extraordinary experience had suddenly become my reality and I left the party on cloud nine. Stumbling through the icy streets of Paris, I caught the most delicious smell in the air which took me to a stand selling Crépes. Gleefully shovelling one into my mouth, a self-awareness washed over me: I had come from the smartest hotel and here I was having the time of my life devouring street food in the freezing cold.

That is exactly what this scent is: something so irresistible it acts as a reminder than even when you’re on top of the world, there’s always room for a little more indulgence – a little more luxury in life!

Short list this year - not reflective of the number of releases or their quality. I just wanted to concentrate on what I truly enjoyed. These are in no order. Often, they are difficult listening but also sometimes haunting and yet life-affirming too.

• Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
• Votel, Canty & Shipton - Popular Mechanics 4
• Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids
• Blod - Livets Ord
• Yellow Swans - Going Places

Trying out this fragrance for a couple of days now. I bought the first sample some weeks back and felt unsure about it. Now I'm starting to get into it more. It does have a rather addictive quality that sort of creeps up on you.

There is a lot of lavender in the opening. Some apple and a few other rather gorgeous things going on that make it feel regal and expensive smelling.

Is it worth the money? No, absolutely not.

But is it worth it for you? That's an entirely different question that only you can answer.