New! Knows Perfume
Now West Seattle is in the know on all the best scents
Posted by: Caitlin Creel on Jun 04, 2010 at 08:00AM
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Slideshow: Inside the new Knows Perfume in West Seattle; here, we love the old-school Brit look of Penhaligon’s, England’s premiere perfumer
View Slideshow »Very sensitive: the airy shop was designed not to overwhelm your senses.
View Slideshow »Glamorous bottles from the French line Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
View Slideshow »Beautifully wrapped in Japanese papers, Aroma M’s scents are exotic and clean
View Slideshow »Just opened in the Junction: Knows Perfume. Owner Christen Cottam definitely knows it.
The design is smart (open ceilings so shoppers won’t be overwhelmed by the co-mingling of bottled aromas), the selection of independent fragrances from around the world is generous (men’s and women’s, spicy and floral, earthy and fresh, musky and light), and the try-before-you-buy policy is customer-friendly.
We hate to name-drop, but here are a few of the shop’s featured products and lines (check the slideshow for images):
L’Artisan Parfumeur This Parisian niche perfume house creates fragrances that feel like perfect gifts – except you’ll want to keep them yourself.
Penhaligon’s England’s premiere perfumer with classic scents for men and women.
Juliette Has a Gun A fun, hip line of fresh, young scents.
Aroma M Oil-based scents fit for geishas, beautifully packaged in Japanese hand-crafted papers.
Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Fragrances made from traditional French perfume recipes that come in old-fashioned glamorous red glass bottles.
Smell Bent This Santa Monica-based company mixes high quality ingredients with humor producing playful and funky scents like Sunshine and Mama Cassis. Definitely not your ordinary perfume collection.
McBride A Lucky magazine cult favorite brand that makes soy soap bars and luscious body balm at wallet-friendly price points.
MBeze Check out the air-plane friendly small bottles or the signature body mist spray.
And soon to come: diffusers from the Anthousa Collection, a Seattle-based line.
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