Today marks the release of Kim Kardashian-West‘s three limited-edition fragrances at kkwfragrance.com: Crystal Gardenia, Crystal Gardenia Citrus, and Crystal Gardenia Oud. The monikers make no secret of what they actually smell like, but the minimalist packaging is a little more cryptic.
Although we’re typically unmoved by the stories (or lack thereof) behind celebrity fragrances, we’re admittedly intrigued by the inspiration for Kardashian’s bottle design.
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In an exclusive interview with Women’s Wear Daily, the media juggernaut described the “calming and healing” theme of the scents, and how the aftermath of her Paris robbery influenced the crystal-themed design.
?Honestly, after my Paris situation [when she was held at gunpoint and robbed], a lot of my friends would come over and bring me healing crystals, and I obviously knew what they were ? it?s very L.A. and it?s very popular right now ? but for me it meant something so different,” she said. MORE: A Definitive Guide to the Kardashian-Jenners’ Inner Circle
“I was sitting there and I?d get these collections of them and I started to really dig deeper into what they meant and the meanings behind them and started to go to these crystal warehouses in Culver City and downtown [L.A.].” Oh, we can only imagine what a Kardashian krystal (see what we did there") collection looks like.
It’s also worth mentioning that the 37-year-old has ...