This episode is in partnership with Raconteur

In this episode we get to know the incredible Craig Andrade at one of our favourite fragrance stores @bloomperfumery . Craig is the founder of niche fragrance brand @the_rac_on_teur  and his story is both emotional and inspiring.

During the episode we learn about the moment in his life that changed everything and took him from being a lawyer in a high-stress environment to being totally immersed in the world of fragrance to the point that he enrolled himself into the Grasse Institute and started his journey as a perfumer and brand founder.

Craig's brand is astonishing in a number of ways. Not only does he bring little known Australian botanicals to the fore and give them a beautiful spotlight, but there is a wonderful sense of humour and irreverence. (Craig injects so much of his amazing personality into the brand).

Craig is the most passionate and supportive man as you'll hear. He champions everyone in the industry and we feel so lucky that he has also chosen to support our podcast not only for this episode for the next few weeks.

During the episode we have our first encounter with his mind-blowingly brilliant collection. Join us as we sniff six gourmands, each with a uniquely Australian twist and some world-first notes that define his frontier perfumery practice:

 Killr Vanillr — Australians have a bit of a reputation for knowing how to have a good time. This is a scent for 3am — for lovers of late nights and legendary Australian dancefloors. Deep, dark, rich and smokey — a vanilla slice mirror ball. 

 No-Tell Motel — Date night scent — If a dirty martini and spicy margarita hooked up, this would be their motel lock-in. Boozy, flirty, unapologetically fun. 

Two “world firsts” in fine fragrance: an “olive fruit absolute” extract and a CO2 extract of Tasmanian Mountain Pepper — which introduces a new earthy green facet to the spice family. I pioneered this new spice for the signature scent I designed for Australian pop star, Troye Sivan, and No-Tell Motel continues the story of this rare Tasmanian spice. 

 Pavlova Kasanova — A bittersweet ode to long-distance love, built around Australia’s most iconic dessert: the pavlova. 

 Ms. Macadamia — Bold and free-spirited, a scent I designed as a tribute to all the women in my life: Australia’s native macadamia nut, native golden wattle, precious orris root and sultry smokey peach.

 Lord Lamington — A classic cologne, laced with ambition and a slice of Australia’s cocoa-dipped nostalgic cake. For those who want to have their cake and eat it. 

 Daintree Rain Tea — A meditative scent inspired by Australia’s ancient Daintree Rainforest. Rain, tea and rare blue lotus in quiet communion.

AND THIS IS WHERE IT GETS EVEN MORE EXCITING

For the three episodes that follow this one, Suzy and I will be delving even deeper into these fragrances and we'd love for you to join us.

Head to the Bloom Covent Garden website (Or go in store) and purchase one of the amazing Raconteur Discovery Kits via this link . Craig is giving you 10% off with the code onthescent10 . Then join us for an On The Scent sniffalong in each episode, where we can all experience these amazing scents together.

The code will work from 19th June 2025 for four weeks.

We can't wait to go on this journey with you xx