Vanilla’s in the name, but it’s not the name of the game, here. Instead, vanilla’s a team player with sticky, resinous labdanum, enigmatic orris and dark’n’dirty vertiver and patchouli. White chocolate smooths out the rough edges, while a lick of licorice adds an exclamation point!
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a close, low-lit fragrance for when the room has thinned out and conversation has turned slower and more private. It suits someone who wants warmth and intrigue rather than sweetness alone: creamy at first, then smoky, resinous and faintly mischievous, like a trace left in the air after midnight.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its vanilla and resinous woods can bloom without turning heavy. A moderate application is enough; the scent has strong projection and a 6–8 hour wear time, so one or two sprays will give a noticeable, enveloping trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like gourmand scents with a darker edge: vanilla tempered by smoke, licorice, vetiver and patchouli. It will appeal to people who enjoy resinous woods, sensual textures and fragrances that move from creamy to shadowy rather than staying sweet.
Release year
2025
The nose
Craig Andrade. Andrade’s work sits at the intersection of natural perfumery, botanical research and narrative composition, with a strong focus on Australian native ingredients and plant-derived materials. He founded The Raconteur and brings a storyteller’s sensibility to fragrance, building scents with layered textures rather than simple accords. His background in Grasse and collaboration with natural perfumery figures such as Mandy Aftel help explain the tactile, earthy quality of his style: polished but never sterile, often rooted in resin, wood and botanical nuance. In Killr Vanillr, that approach shows in the way vanilla is treated as a structural element rather than a sugary centerpiece, supported by darker woods, labdanum and licorice.
Collaborators
Craig Andrade developed the fragrance as the founder and perfumer behind The Raconteur, shaping both the formula and the concept around his brand’s storytelling approach and its Australian botanical identity.
Raconteur’s story
The Raconteur builds fragrances as narrative objects, combining natural perfumery, Australian native botanicals and plant-derived materials with a contemporary luxury finish. The house favors layered, concept-driven compositions that feel rooted in place, science and memory rather than generic crowd-pleasing formulas.
Killr Vanillr’s concept
Killr Vanillr was released in 2025 as part of The Raconteur’s second collection, which reworks gourmand ideas through a more unconventional lens. The fragrance leans into the tension between comfort and darkness: vanilla is paired with labdanum, vetiver, patchouli, orris and licorice, creating a sensual composition that feels creamy at first and then increasingly resinous and shadowed.
Extra info
The bottle is finished with glow-in-the-dark ink, a playful nocturnal detail that matches the fragrance’s late-night concept. The name promises vanilla, but the composition deliberately pushes it into darker territory with licorice and labdanum.
Vanilla’s in the name, but it’s not the name of the game, here. Instead, vanilla’s a team player with sticky, resinous labdanum, enigmatic orris and dark’n’dirty vertiver and patchouli. White chocolate smooths out the rough edges, while a lick of licorice adds an exclamation point!
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a close, low-lit fragrance for when the room has thinned out and conversation has turned slower and more private. It suits someone who wants warmth and intrigue rather than sweetness alone: creamy at first, then smoky, resinous and faintly mischievous, like a trace left in the air after midnight.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its vanilla and resinous woods can bloom without turning heavy. A moderate application is enough; the scent has strong projection and a 6–8 hour wear time, so one or two sprays will give a noticeable, enveloping trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like gourmand scents with a darker edge: vanilla tempered by smoke, licorice, vetiver and patchouli. It will appeal to people who enjoy resinous woods, sensual textures and fragrances that move from creamy to shadowy rather than staying sweet.
Release year
2025
The nose
Craig Andrade. Andrade’s work sits at the intersection of natural perfumery, botanical research and narrative composition, with a strong focus on Australian native ingredients and plant-derived materials. He founded The Raconteur and brings a storyteller’s sensibility to fragrance, building scents with layered textures rather than simple accords. His background in Grasse and collaboration with natural perfumery figures such as Mandy Aftel help explain the tactile, earthy quality of his style: polished but never sterile, often rooted in resin, wood and botanical nuance. In Killr Vanillr, that approach shows in the way vanilla is treated as a structural element rather than a sugary centerpiece, supported by darker woods, labdanum and licorice.
Collaborators
Craig Andrade developed the fragrance as the founder and perfumer behind The Raconteur, shaping both the formula and the concept around his brand’s storytelling approach and its Australian botanical identity.
Raconteur’s story
The Raconteur builds fragrances as narrative objects, combining natural perfumery, Australian native botanicals and plant-derived materials with a contemporary luxury finish. The house favors layered, concept-driven compositions that feel rooted in place, science and memory rather than generic crowd-pleasing formulas.
Killr Vanillr’s concept
Killr Vanillr was released in 2025 as part of The Raconteur’s second collection, which reworks gourmand ideas through a more unconventional lens. The fragrance leans into the tension between comfort and darkness: vanilla is paired with labdanum, vetiver, patchouli, orris and licorice, creating a sensual composition that feels creamy at first and then increasingly resinous and shadowed.
Extra info
The bottle is finished with glow-in-the-dark ink, a playful nocturnal detail that matches the fragrance’s late-night concept. The name promises vanilla, but the composition deliberately pushes it into darker territory with licorice and labdanum.