180. CRAIG ANDRADE (The Raconteur) ~ The Law Firm Partner Who Became a Perfumer
Perfume Room
Emma Vernon
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🗓️ 1 July 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
IMAGINE THIS: You're a partner at one of the world's top law firms. It's what you've worked towards your entire career. Would you walk away from it all for the chance to chase your true creative calling? Craig Andrade, founder of Aussie niche fragrance brand, The Raconteur, did. This is his story.
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FRAGS MENTIONED:
The Raconteur: Raconteur 2X, No Tell Motel; TLY 5755, Raconteur: KILLR VANILLR, Pavlova Kasanova, Miss Macadamia, Lord Lamington, Daintree Rain Tea
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the perfume room. |
| 0:12.8 | My scent of the day today is a little bit different because it is sponsored. |
| 0:17.0 | I am so excited to share that the entire month of July of perfume room is brought to you by our |
| 0:22.6 | newest partner, The Raccontore. |
| 0:24.8 | The Racontore is an indie Australian brand that I have absolutely fallen in love with for its |
| 0:30.0 | imaginative storytelling and fragrance compositions, all rooted in rich native botanicals. |
| 0:36.4 | The founder, Craig O'Drrade, is also today's guest, |
| 0:40.4 | so you are really in for a treat. For this ad, Craig said, say and do as you please. So here is |
| 0:47.7 | what I please. I've got all six cents from the brand new Gorman collection sitting in front of me, |
| 0:52.9 | and I'm simply going to free |
| 0:55.2 | associate. I'm not looking at the notes or the concepts. This is just pure instinct, which is very |
| 1:01.9 | true to my process for how I actually evaluate new perfumes. For each scent, I'm going to give you |
| 1:07.8 | three descriptors. First, the note or a chord that I smell most strongly, |
| 1:12.6 | again, doesn't mean it's accurate, just what I perceive. Second, also subjective, same with |
| 1:17.9 | the third one, an emotional adjective. And third, an olfactive one. Now here's what it gets fun. |
| 1:24.3 | Listen carefully, okay? If you listen to this podcast on Spotify, I have added a poll to this |
| 1:29.1 | episode. You can vote in that poll for the scent that most intrigues you based on my descriptions, |
| 1:34.6 | and then later this month, I will do a full breakdown on the top voted picks. Here we go. |
| 1:43.0 | First up, Lord Leamington. |
| 1:45.0 | Okay, Accords, oops, sorry I'm saying too. |
| 1:48.0 | Butter, cookie and coconut shavings, my emotional, |
| 1:52.0 | bliss, and my olfactive, creamy. |
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