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Exclusive: Kim Kardashian Dishes New Fragrance & Red Carpet Beauty Secrets

by Grace Gold (Subscribe to Grace Gold's posts)
Posted Feb 24th 2010 at 8:00AM  
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Kim Kardashian shows off her new fragrance. Courtesy Photo


Kim Kardashian is at it again.

The reality TV star and trend-setting socialite is adding another product to her list of entrepreneurial projects:a fragrance. We caught up with the jet-setter at the launch of her eponymous scent at New York's Fifth Avenue Sephora, where she spilled on all things beauty.

"Creating a fragrance is a real long process. You choose a fragrance house and have a conversation about all the memories you associate with scents. They could be good or bad - like, a certain smell might remind you of an ex-boyfriend, and that's no good! I knew I definitely wanted tuberose, gardenia and jasmine. After we went through about 12 different fragrances, we picked one and they modified it about 60 times. I love the final result!" Kardashian tells Stylelist.

The fragrance - which comes dressed in a sexy black bottle as voluptuously shaped as the star herself and is sold exclusively at Sephora - is a blend of Kardashian's favorite florals and tonka bean, vanilla orchid, musk, sandalwood, spice and a citrus element.

"When they suggested mandarin blossom would mix well with my ingredients, I thought 'I don't want oranges!' But then I smelled it, and it really does blend beautifully. I've learned so much I never knew about fragrance through this whole process," says Kardashian.

And the glam beauty has a sensual way of applying fragrance.

"I spray it all over my body first, before I get dressed. If you're wearing something like silk or satin, fragrance can stain it. And it picks up your chemistry better when you spray it right onto your skin," says Kardashian.

While red carpets and glitzy celeb-studded events are par for the everyday course for this Hollywood native, Kardashian won't step foot out of a limo without a couple of beauty essentials.

"Concealer is a must! I'm Armenian, and I have dark circles - so I need to make sure my concealer is great, because having that brightness under the eyes is super important to me. I have long lashes, but I like to accentuate them - either with a strip or individual lashes. Smoke & Mirrors makes my favorite lashes - the band is clear, so you can wear them very naturally or more dramatic," says Kardashian.

Might the always-thinking and promoting entrepreneur see more beauty products in the near future?

"For sure, I'm such a beauty girl. I especially love skincare - and my family has such different skin types. I'm dry, Khloe is more acne-prone and Kourtney is oily. My Mom has - what's the right word - 'mature' skin. I'd love to come out with products for everyone!"
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Edyta, 2-24-2010, 8:35PM

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Edyta

You guys should check your reports more carefully - it Khloe not Chloe, and Kourtney not Courtney.

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lil, 2-24-2010, 8:39PM

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lil

How about going away forever because nobody cares. Nobody wants your stupid products!

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Georgia, 2-24-2010, 10:07PM

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Georgia

Boo Hoo! Stop hatin`. She is one beautiful woman and she can wear a burlap sack and look great in it. She is business savvy, and she knows how to promote herself and her products. I think she is great and I wish her all the best and the same to her sisters and family.

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nichole, 2-24-2010, 9:13PM

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nichole

grace,
how could you spell Khloe and Kourtney wrong?

you're giving us dish on celebs and can't even spell their names correctly.

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nicky, 2-24-2010, 9:15PM

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nicky

everything about these girls is fake. it is so sad that our young generation look to these trashy family as a role model.

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sasha-rae, 2-24-2010, 9:19PM

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sasha-rae

Everyone get over it! they keep it real, and if you dont care why are you commenting. let them do their thing.. love them girls there nothing but REAL*

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laura, 2-24-2010, 9:28PM

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laura

Yeah they keep it real.....real tashy. And they care about what people think. If not then something is wrong because public opinion is part of their industry. In fact, they probably check the net 100's of times a day to see what people are saying about them because they are obsessed with themselves. I doubt Kourtney is because she just had a baby but the others probably are. They aren't role models to any young women I know. Everyone I know can't stand them.

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Phoebe, 3-05-2010, 7:10PM

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Phoebe

Well the kardashians are role models to me.

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jaime, 2-24-2010, 9:43PM

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jaime

People don't have money for this crap. Get real.

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sasha-rae, 2-24-2010, 9:47PM

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sasha-rae

sorry but i still disagree..people make themselves what they want to be. they dont have to be like them if they dont like them. point blank. and good i hope they wouldnt care about what we say cause their going to do them however they want and people like yous shouldnt judge them cause we all arent perfect. and good for them their making their self into something. whatever. i just disagree personally....id still tell them how i feel and thats "to do their thing they wanna"

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Angela, 2-24-2010, 9:54PM

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Angela

Take the make up off all the Kardashians and come talk about them then. Has anyone ever been without make up on that show? No! It's amazing how they wake up with make up on, deliver a baby with make up on, etc. It's hilarious!

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Ron, 2-24-2010, 10:00PM

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Ron

Not surprisingly.... it smells like a big a**!

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jan, 2-24-2010, 10:01PM

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jan

Sasha you make no sense.

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angie, 2-24-2010, 10:17PM

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angie

One reason people can't stand this family is because it seems they spend every minute they have trying to sell something or make money, even if it's porn or their bodies.
Sure no one is perfect, but they don't have to do these things. Also, they way the family interacts with each other and some of the things they say to each other are so inappropriate and such a bad example to younger people which are the main ones that watch their show. They may all think it's cute and funny but it's not. I wonder if they know what being decent actually is.

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Alvaro Gomez, 2-24-2010, 10:54PM

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Alvaro Gomez

Not interested in knowing about great looking eyelashes. On the other hand knowing about great looking butts, that would be really interesting

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r, 2-24-2010, 11:01PM

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r

I wouldn't buy anything from these tramps either. Kim knows how to sell her products. Yeah through porn. My family likes Scott. He is better than they are.

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brooke, 2-24-2010, 11:18PM

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brooke

Why doesn't Khloe do more adds? I think she's so much prettier than Kim and has a more natural beauty about her. Kim seems to be all about sexiness. Khloe looks sexy and pretty and fresh. I think she'd be a good model and appeal more to women than Kim. Kim seems to have more of an appeal to men. I'd love to see Khloe in some magazines.

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Mrs Kathleen Segedi, 2-25-2010, 2:16AM

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Mrs Kathleen Segedi

I like your show, I do watch it every Sunday night, but there one thing, Scott, he need to grow-up, he need help about his drinking,and he need to be a good father to his son, and his girlfriend, more I watch your show, Scott give me the feeling he useing the Kardashian Family.

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Ron, 2-25-2010, 12:12AM

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Ron

Ah...remember the good ole days of tv, when stars had to possess real talent and shows actually had a f**king story with something called a plot? And the only Reality TV we had was SPORTS! No a**hole Kardashians, no retarded Snooki, and the SITUATION was still only a state of affairs, and not the name of a jerk off chillin at the Jersey Shore with washboard abs and a 30 IQ! Ah yes.... the memories of a simpler time, when everyone on TV wasn't detoxing with Dr Drew, and 16 year olds getting knocked up.... was still considered a tragedy, and not entertainment!

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Michele, 2-25-2010, 9:30PM

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Michele

I am 48 years old and I enjoy the Kardashian family from mom to the young girls. I love all the clothes they wear, shoes, makeup ect. You young girls should not be jealous just enjoy the fashion.

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