West Seattle businesses: Sweet Anthem perfume shop to open

West Seattle is about to get its second perfume shop. Sweet Anthem Handmade Perfumes will open next month in a Morgan Junction live-work storefront at 6021-B California SW, according to an announcement we just received. The owner and perfumer is Meredith Smith, whose “handmade, ethical (and) vegan” Sweet Anthem line has been available online since 2007. The announcement adds:

Meredith uses natural and synthetic ingredients that are local and sustainable, working with a local, carbon neutral energy company to find petrol-free alternatives to synthetic notes. The Sweet Anthem line includes pure parfum oils, eau de parfums, solid perfumes, soaps, ambient room sprays and bath oils. Meredith produces these products in the shop.

The announcement also says Sweet Anthem will carry “other local indie fragrance lines culled by Meredith,” will have a “custom fragrance bar (where) DIYers can create their own fragrance from a menu of 200+ fragrance notes,” and will offer Perfume Making 101 classes. The grand opening is set for 11 am-8 pm daily, October 12-15, after which the regular hours will be 11 am-6 pm.

Erika Whinihan September 21, 2011 (3:34 pm)

This is great! Looking forward to having this business right in my neighborhood in Morgan Junction. Awesome that these products are vegan too – yay!

Elizagrace September 21, 2011 (4:57 pm)

No excuse not to smell good in WS! Keeping us smelling sweet, one junction at a time. :)

out for a walk September 21, 2011 (10:13 pm)

Welcome to the neighborhood. I look forward to trying out many of your products! What a wonderful addition!

Norma September 21, 2011 (11:12 pm)

Just wondering what ”eau de parfum(s) and parfum oil are?

Isabel September 22, 2011 (9:54 am)

As a long time fan of Sweet Anthem I’m overjoyed that I’ll be able to go into her shop and smell all of her glorious scents!! I love the perfume solids and have been giving them as gifts, to overjoyed friends, for a while.

Leslie September 23, 2011 (12:07 pm)

Yeah! Handmade, ethical and vegan — I’m very anxious for your opening. Best of luck….

Meredith September 25, 2011 (9:31 pm)

Hey, thank you for the shout-out!

@ Norma – My parfum oils and eau de parfums are a little different than the rest of the industry’s.

Parfum oils are 80% concentrated aromatics (the smelly stuff) in a base of fractionated coconut oil and available in a roll-on bottle, while my eau de parfums are 20% concentrated aromatics in a base of alcohol, and available in a spray bottle. The oils can wear up to 8 hours after application while the eaus wear only about 3 hours after application. It’s all a matter of preference, really! Some folks are allergic to coconut oil and prefer sprays ~ for others, alcohol causes the perfume-associated headaches and opt for the roll ons.

We also make solid perfumes, though the information about our soaps and other sundries is a bit outdated! Sorry about that!

Can’t wait to see you all in shop!

xoxo,
Meredith

P.S. We’re only open Wed-Sat 11am-6pm for now. :)

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