Madame Chouteau

2024 Parfum Shawn Maher - Maher Olfactive & Chatillon Lux Shawn: The Mother of Saint Louis, Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau overcame monumental adversity to become the co-founder of the Gateway to the West in tandem with her partner, Pierre Laclède Liguest. She left behind both a self-made fortune and a legacy of rising above the seemingly insurmountable barriers to find success. Her namesake fragrance is as meticulously composed as one would expect from a tribute to the most inspirational figure in the history of a city that is rich with them. It is a shimmering, rich fragrance with unforgettable beauty, and as it evolves a strong, velvety backbone emerges. This is a perfume worthy of the indefatigable legacy of Madame Chouteau. Dave: Shawn's tribute to the “Mother of St. Louis,” “Madame Chouteau” is a rich extrait full of character and complexity. Ripe stone-fruit and honeyed tobacco on a beautiful base of leathery moss, Thai oud, and silky Mysore sandalwood. Stunning. Madame Chouteau Notes: Apricot, elemi, jasmine absolute, jonquil absolute, red champaca absolute, davana, mousse de St. Louis (Shawn's version of Mousse de Saxe), yerba mate absolute, sandalwood and Thai oud. - “Although Madame Chouteau came to dominate St. Louis so strongly that in her lifetime she was called “The Queen,” she lived a pious, genteel, respectable life and avoided public attention. At the same time, she was also astute, decisive, and sometimes stubborn. Head of an ever-widening family circle, she had the keen sense to use well the domestic and administrative power that she possessed.” - St. Louis historian Charles Van Ravensway