Reality star, designer, author, mother — now Nicole Richie is adding “fragrance creator” to that list. The juice, Richie said, was inspired by the layered scents her mother wore when Nicole was a child, which she describes as a combination of oils and lotions. “I have a very traditional Southern mom — you never left the house without lotion,” said Richie during a phone interview with WWD. “Over her lotion went oil and perfume — she was very put together from head to toe. It wasn’t just a one-dimensional smell — there were many different layers.”

She noted vanilla, amber and cashmere woods were among the notes she wanted to include in her own scent. Richie created the Art Deco-inspired bottle with designer Dale Brandon Kan. The outer box combines Art Nouveau and vintage touches. “I wanted it to represent different layers of a woman, which is what I try to do with Winter Kate and House of Harlow 1960,” said Richie, speaking of her apparel and accessories lines, both named for her four-year-old daughter, Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden. “I’m very particular in the way that I create. We’re in an interesting time right now where women aren’t just one thing — there are many different parts to a woman. So I wanted to create a very intricate bottle that was still elegant, but not so in-your-face girly at the same time.”