Dirty gold digger is a literal reference to a Victorian character who arrived in Australia for the 1850’s gold rush. While digging for gold men at some point have become aware of a divine fresh aroma covering their hands and clothes. They were working underneath eucalyptus trees and the oils from the leaves would settle on the prospectors. In search for gold, they found eucalyptus.
Dirty Gold Digger, the perfume, gives you that airy elusive and pleasant aroma of the eucalyptus tree as if your right under one. It’s is refreshing and sunny.
1850’s CENTRAL VICTORIA
DISCOVERY
World’s largest solid gold rush
BIRTHPLACE
Australia’s Liquid Gold, Eucalyptus Oil
PIONEERS
Adventurers, Prospectors
DREAM CHASERS
Risk Takers, Destiny Shapers
WILD SPIRITS
Stoic Souls, Resilient Hearts
Scent: Fresh, Citrus, Minty, Woody (soft), Spicy, Gourmand
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits close, active spaces where freshness needs to feel polished rather than sporty: a warm morning, open windows, skin still carrying the cool lift of eucalyptus and citrus. It projects an alert, lightly sensual presence that feels clean in motion, not scrubbed or sterile.
How to wear
Best in mild to warm weather, where its eucalyptus and yuzu can stay vivid and the woody base remains soft. Two to four sprays are usually enough; it has enough presence to read clearly in the air, but it wears best when kept light so the aromatic freshness stays airy and natural.
Who it’s for
For those who like aromatic citrus-woods with a green, botanical edge and a fresh-but-not-aquatic feel. It will appeal to wearers who enjoy naturalistic compositions, eucalyptus, cardamom and soft woods over sweetness or heavy amber.
Release year
2023
The nose
Craig Andrade is the founder and perfumer behind Raconteur, a house built around Australian botanicals and narrative-driven composition. His work here leans into photorealistic naturalism: crisp citrus, aromatic lift and a woody drydown that reads as both modern and rooted in place. Andrade trained in Grasse, the historic centre of French perfumery, and his approach combines botanical storytelling with a careful balance of natural materials and contemporary aroma molecules. Dirty Gold Digger reflects that style well, turning eucalyptus into the central idea rather than a supporting accent.
Collaborators
Craig Andrade shaped the fragrance as both founder and perfumer, translating the gold-rush concept into a scent built around Australian botanicals and a vivid eucalyptus accord. His collaboration with natural perfumer Mandy Aftel on Australian extracts informs the house’s material palette, though the fragrance itself is credited to Andrade.
Raconteur’s story
Raconteur, meaning “the storyteller,” builds fragrances around Australian native botanicals and the cultural landscapes they evoke. The house blends botany, history and craft into compositions that feel specific to place, with a focus on natural-derived materials, vegan formulation and a clear sense of narrative.
Dirty Gold Digger’s concept
Dirty Gold Digger is inspired by the 1850s Central Victoria gold rush, when prospectors working beneath eucalyptus trees reportedly carried the leaves’ oil on their skin and clothes. The fragrance turns that image into a bright, airy eucalyptus composition, framed by yuzu, cardamom and soft woods for a fresh, sunlit take on Australia’s “liquid gold.”
Extra info
The name refers to a Victorian-era gold rush figure and the discovery of eucalyptus oil on prospectors’ skin and clothing. The scent is built around Australian botanicals and is positioned as a unisex Eau de Parfum.
Dirty gold digger is a literal reference to a Victorian character who arrived in Australia for the 1850’s gold rush. While digging for gold men at some point have become aware of a divine fresh aroma covering their hands and clothes. They were working underneath eucalyptus trees and the oils from the leaves would settle on the prospectors. In search for gold, they found eucalyptus.
Dirty Gold Digger, the perfume, gives you that airy elusive and pleasant aroma of the eucalyptus tree as if your right under one. It’s is refreshing and sunny.
1850’s CENTRAL VICTORIA
DISCOVERY
World’s largest solid gold rush
BIRTHPLACE
Australia’s Liquid Gold, Eucalyptus Oil
PIONEERS
Adventurers, Prospectors
DREAM CHASERS
Risk Takers, Destiny Shapers
WILD SPIRITS
Stoic Souls, Resilient Hearts
Scent: Fresh, Citrus, Minty, Woody (soft), Spicy, Gourmand
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits close, active spaces where freshness needs to feel polished rather than sporty: a warm morning, open windows, skin still carrying the cool lift of eucalyptus and citrus. It projects an alert, lightly sensual presence that feels clean in motion, not scrubbed or sterile.
How to wear
Best in mild to warm weather, where its eucalyptus and yuzu can stay vivid and the woody base remains soft. Two to four sprays are usually enough; it has enough presence to read clearly in the air, but it wears best when kept light so the aromatic freshness stays airy and natural.
Who it’s for
For those who like aromatic citrus-woods with a green, botanical edge and a fresh-but-not-aquatic feel. It will appeal to wearers who enjoy naturalistic compositions, eucalyptus, cardamom and soft woods over sweetness or heavy amber.
Release year
2023
The nose
Craig Andrade is the founder and perfumer behind Raconteur, a house built around Australian botanicals and narrative-driven composition. His work here leans into photorealistic naturalism: crisp citrus, aromatic lift and a woody drydown that reads as both modern and rooted in place. Andrade trained in Grasse, the historic centre of French perfumery, and his approach combines botanical storytelling with a careful balance of natural materials and contemporary aroma molecules. Dirty Gold Digger reflects that style well, turning eucalyptus into the central idea rather than a supporting accent.
Collaborators
Craig Andrade shaped the fragrance as both founder and perfumer, translating the gold-rush concept into a scent built around Australian botanicals and a vivid eucalyptus accord. His collaboration with natural perfumer Mandy Aftel on Australian extracts informs the house’s material palette, though the fragrance itself is credited to Andrade.
Raconteur’s story
Raconteur, meaning “the storyteller,” builds fragrances around Australian native botanicals and the cultural landscapes they evoke. The house blends botany, history and craft into compositions that feel specific to place, with a focus on natural-derived materials, vegan formulation and a clear sense of narrative.
Dirty Gold Digger’s concept
Dirty Gold Digger is inspired by the 1850s Central Victoria gold rush, when prospectors working beneath eucalyptus trees reportedly carried the leaves’ oil on their skin and clothes. The fragrance turns that image into a bright, airy eucalyptus composition, framed by yuzu, cardamom and soft woods for a fresh, sunlit take on Australia’s “liquid gold.”
Extra info
The name refers to a Victorian-era gold rush figure and the discovery of eucalyptus oil on prospectors’ skin and clothing. The scent is built around Australian botanicals and is positioned as a unisex Eau de Parfum.