Khloé Kardashian on Scent, Motherhood, and Embracing Her 40s

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Up next, we're getting to know brand founder and pop culture icon Khloé Kardashian, who just launched her newest fragrance, Almost Always. Below, she's answering all of our rapid-fire questions, reminiscing about the first designer fragrance she ever wore, and more. Enjoy!

What is your first fragrance memory? Is there a scent your mom or your sisters wear that brings you back to a specific time or era of your life?

That's a good question. I'm almost positive she still uses this body lotion. … My mom has used a specific body lotion since I was a child, and it's not by a brand. It's by a woman who makes the body lotion, and my mom picks the scent. I think it's like China Rain or something like that. It's so identifiably my mom. I actually have a bottle more for nostalgic purposes, but I'm into retinol body lotion these days.

I love that. Growing up, my mom wore a very specific perfume. It was Karl Lagerfeld's Chloé era—the 1975 fragrance. I have a bottle on my vanity, and I don't even wear it. It's just to smell every now and then.

I've asked my sisters, but no one really remembers because we were young when my dad passed away, but I wish we knew what he wore because that would be the dream to have it. You're so lucky to have that.

It's discontinued now, so I bought a bottle on eBay for way too much money, but it's worth it. I will die on this hill as a beauty editor, but I just think scent is so powerful and can take you right back to a certain time, place, or person.