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Fragrance Industry Wakes up to Australian Botanicals

Entrepreneurs are using exotic botanicals from Australia to create unique scents that attract the attention of global retailers and perfume giants like Guerlain, LVMH and Estée Lauder.
Australian native Goldfield & Banks botanical fragrance. Goldfield & Banks.
A perfume by Australian native botanical fragrance brand Goldfield & Banks. Goldfield & Banks.

Sometimes it takes an outsider to notice something that has been staring insiders in the face. After working as a commercial lawyer for over two decades in Australia, Craig Andrade decided to sniff out a career change. He enrolled at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery, moved to France, and began studying the art of perfume making.

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