Paris Hilton 'grateful' she listened to mother Kathy's skincare advice as a teenager

Paris Hilton is "so grateful" that she listened to her mom's skincare advice as a teenager.

The 44-year-old heiress has launched her skincare line Parívie and insisted that it is something she "built from the ground up" but also explained that her passion for looking after her complexion comes from the wisdom of her mother Kathyy.

She told PEOPLE: "This is something that I've built from the ground up. It was something I was involved in from the start. This is the first time where I have ownership. I really wanted it to reflect me in every way and basically take all of my knowledge from so many years being a skincare lover. Traveling all around the world, going to the best spas, meeting the most incredible facialists and estheticians. I've learned so much and I took all of that knowledge and created Parivíe with my team.

"I'm so grateful that I listened to my mom, because most of my friends were just never using any skincare.

"They were just laying out in the sun getting fried, and I was always the one with a giant hat and sunglasses being like, 'I'm not going in the sun."