(Cover) - EN Star Style - Natalie Portman says perfume is part of dressing up.

As well as being an accomplished movie star, the Oscar-winning beauty is the face of Miss Dior Cherie perfume. The 29-year-old always looks stunning, and claims that fragrance is just as important as everything else in her beauty routine.

A scent that sets you apart makes you feel glamorous and elegant and gives you a different way of walking into a room its part of dressing up, she told the April edition of InStyle.

The star who is currently expecting her first baby with fianc Benjamin Millepied says it was her mom who initially encouraged her appreciation of perfume. Natalie credits her mothers sensitive sense of smell as the reason shes so aware of the importance of a signature scent now.

My mum taught me to spray fragrance and walk into it. She has a sensitive sense of smell, so Ive grown up with a great awareness, beamed Natalie.

The actress is able to make a strong connection between different smells and her life experiences. She says the beautiful scent of jasmine reminds her of filming the Star Wars movie franchise.

I associate scents with seasons and places nuts roasting in New York are Christmas, and at college, we used to get hot melted vanilla ice cream in winter, so that smell is delicious. In Tunisia [where she filmed Star Wars] the scent is jasmine. It is the most beautiful and delicate smell I love floral fragrances, gushed the star. (C) Cover Media