Knows Perfume at 4536 California Ave. s.w., which opened in May of 2010 closed today.

In a press release sent today it was explained that "Owner Christan Cottam has decided to transform her brick and mortar business into a more mobile incarnation, complete with private consultations and concierge services, both at a soon-to-be determined office space and at the perfume counters of major department stores, like Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. Christen will continue to offer her popular series of classes, host Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Full Moon Parties and has plans to launch an ecommerce site so shoppers can still purchase the indie and boutique fragrances they've come to love.

Knows Perfume in brick and mortar form in the West Seattle Junction is closed as of March 1, but since Christen is the nose at Knows, the sweet smelling stuff lives on."

In an interview with the West Seattle Herald Cottam said, "I'm definitely heartbroken. I look back at the past year and a half to two years and I've met such lovely people and I feel like I've had a chance to become part of the community. That's hard to say goodbye to. Hopefully down the road there will be an opportunity to do another brick and mortar."

She has a large list of clients and will stay in touch with them. "I'm going to try and do something maybe twice a month, almost like a "pop-up" shop and that way customers can come in live in person and still see everything I have and spend time with me helping them."

"I can totally see myself doing Summerfest and those are the types of things I'll do while it's transitioning. I really am excited about the website though because it's something I've wanted to do for a long time and some of these services."

"There are all sorts of ideas in my head and I hope that I can emphasize to people that I'm not going away, it's a temporary shift and we'll see where it goes."

For those who never had a chance to stop into the the retail location she said, " I wish I would have had the chance to meet them because the loveliest part of the time at 'Knows' has been getting to know people in my community."