After months and months of research, experimentation and revisions, I have finally devised a new formula for the toners that achieves the high standards of performance that are par for the course for both Chatillon Lux and our post-shave toners, often called the splash for balm lovers.  When I decided to reformulate the toner, there were a few different factors that led to that decision. First of all, while the lanolin in the toner provided the balm-like moisturization, it excluded those with lanolin sensitivities from being able to use it. Second of all, there are many out there who prefer...

While I am not one for new year’s resolutions, beginning in 2018 I will be launching a regular series of blog articles exploring fragrance and exposing the inner workings of Chatillon Lux in order to shine a light on the process and inspiration for the scents I make, as well as the stories that inspire me. Before getting too in-depth, however, I would like to start things off with a question that I receive quite often: what do different scent concentrations mean and what should someone expect when they wear them?   Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast set...

After taking a year off, we are bringing back one of our early scents, La Forêt de Liguest, on Saturday, November 4 through December 31. This modified fougère is darker and richer than TSM Fougère, with cypress and rose highlighting this distinctive scent inspired by the woods that one of the founders of Saint Louis, Pierre Laclede Liguest envisioned would one day become our fair city.  This will be available in an eau de toilette fragrance, aftershave, toner, salve, and...a soap from the next need-to-know soapmaker, Storybook Soapworks! They make an amazing product and their brand is amazing for the...

  La Quatrième Ville Our fall and winter seasonal scent makes its long-awaited return this Saturday. This is a smoky vetiver scent with notes that make it reminiscent of the 1904 World's Fair when Saint Louis was known as The Fourth City. The smell of La Quatrième Ville seeks to recapture that time of refined character and ambitiousness. A refined, masculine smell brings back the bustle of Forest Park during the World's Fair: the woods, attractions and waterfronts are reflected in the vetiver, cypress, incense, nagarmotha, violet leaf, benzoin, and cardamom. It will be available until 9 Omnostre Eau de Toilette Also...