Event name: SPRING PERFUMERY & CANDLE MASTERCLASS 2023
SPRING PERFUMERY & CANDLE MASTERCLASS with THE RACONTEUR, Sunday 22 October 2023
About Craig Andrade
instagram: @the_rac_on_teur
Craig Andrade, Australian Native Botanical Perfumer, Candlemaker & Sensory Merchant is founder of The Raconteur; an artisinal luxury fragrance brand based in Sydney. Founded in 2017, The Raconteur specialises in natural botanical fragrances, using Australian native plant extracts. His newly opened atelier in Paddington, The Embassy, is the world’s first perfumery dedicated to Australia’s native botanicals.
Craig studied perfumery at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery in France, and has also specialised in natural perfumery, training in San Fracisco under the guidance of the world’s leading natural perfumer, Mandy Aftel.
Workshop description:
Join us at 10am for morning tea in the Loggia, where Craig will begin to weave a perfumed tale that continues as we set off on a garden wander. As we ramble, we will halt at intervals to gather, press and sniff…an exercise in attuning our olfactory response to the season and plants in the garden. On returning to the Dairy, Craig will consolidate the information you’ve absorbed, alongside a potted history of perfumery; the techniques employed in extracting essential oils from plants, key olfactive families in fragrances and elements of how to structure a fragrance between top, middle and base notes; alongside how to structure and blend a fragrance.
On the topic of perfume extraction from botanicals, we thought to include by example, a distillation at our early spring perfumery workshop. Such was the fun, we’ve decided to include one at this workshop too, so Mickey will introduce you to Hildegard in all her parts, and just what plant will be distilled on the day will be entirely up to Mother Nature!
A garden-inspired seasonal lunch will punctuate the day; then after you will spend the afternoon absorbed in first the distillation and then, the art of candle making. During the Masterclass, Craig will explain all things wax, wicks, temperature, vessel and candle performance as he guides you through making your very own scented candle under his watchful eye. All materials will be included. Prepare for a day of pure scentsory delight…
Cost $425.00 per person 10am – 4pm‘ish…experience tells us it may be closer to 4.30! (fully booked, please contact Mickey to pop your name on the waitlist should a place become available)