Kylie Jenner's Valentine's Day Focus on Family and Business
Kylie Jenner, the 28-year-old reality television star and cosmetics mogul, chose to celebrate the eve of Valentine's Day with heartfelt tributes to her mother rather than public displays with her boyfriend, actor Timothée Chalamet. On Friday evening, Jenner took to her Instagram Stories to share affectionate posts dedicated to Kris Jenner, her 68-year-old mother and manager, just hours before the romantic holiday commenced.
Chalamet's Separate Evening Engagement
While Jenner was posting from home, her partner of three years, Timothée Chalamet, was attending a special screening event in Los Angeles. The 30-year-old Oscar-nominated actor participated in a sold-out American Cinematheque presentation of his acclaimed 2017 film Call Me By Your Name, a romantic drama that earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Chalamet appeared onstage for a question-and-answer session hosted by Apple Music's Zane Lowe, with actress Elle Fanning among the notable audience members in attendance.
Jenner's Social Media Valentine's Tributes
Kylie Jenner's pre-Valentine's social media activity featured a box of specially themed Krispy Kreme doughnuts decorated for the upcoming holiday. She accompanied this with another photograph showing the sweet treats positioned beside an extravagant arrangement of red roses. In her caption, Jenner wrote affectionately: 'my mommys still my Valentine @krisjenner.' This public declaration came on what is sometimes referred to as 'Galentine's Day,' a term popularized by the television series Parks and Recreation to describe February 13th as a day for celebrating female friendships.
Valentine's Day Business Promotions
When Valentine's Day itself arrived, Jenner shifted her social media focus entirely to business promotions, offering no personal insights into how she and Chalamet might have celebrated together. Instead, she uploaded an extensive album of photographs featuring herself and her older half-sister, Kourtney Kardashian, posing energetically at an Ulta Beauty store location. The duo were promoting a collaborative product launch between their respective companies.
Kardashian was showcasing her women's wellness supplement brand Lemme, while Jenner highlighted her globally recognized Kylie Cosmetics line. Their joint venture resulted in a new pomegranate-flavored product called Skin Glaze Gummies, retailing at $29.99 for a bottle containing sixty supplements. The sisters coordinated their appearances in matching black skirt-and-jacket ensembles that evoked 1960s fashion aesthetics, complete with synchronized cat-eye sunglasses.
One particularly playful image captured Jenner laughing enthusiastically as she poured a bottle of the gummies into Kardashian's mouth in front of their promotional display. In the caption accompanying these photographs, Jenner referred to her sister as 'my valentine,' extending the affectionate title she had bestowed upon their mother the previous evening.
Chalamet's Career Milestones and Relationship Privacy
Timothée Chalamet, who achieved breakthrough success with Call Me By Your Name under director Luca Guadagnino, has recently garnered another Oscar nomination for his performance in Marty Supreme. This achievement makes him the first actor since Marlon Brando to receive three Academy Award nominations before turning thirty. Last month, Chalamet used his Critics' Choice Award acceptance speech to indirectly address persistent rumors about his relationship with Jenner, thanking 'my partner of three years' for providing essential support.
Despite being publicly linked since April 2023 and making their relationship official with a passionate kiss at a Beyoncé concert that September, the couple has maintained considerable privacy regarding their romance. Jenner has notably refrained from discussing Chalamet on her family's Hulu series The Kardashians, and Chalamet himself has declined to comment on their relationship in interviews, stating plainly to Vogue magazine that he 'will not talk about' personal matters. This discretion has reportedly been motivated by Chalamet's desire to be recognized primarily for his serious acting credentials rather than his high-profile personal life.
The Valentine's period thus highlighted the contrasting public approaches of this celebrity couple: Jenner embracing family and business on social platforms, while Chalamet focused on professional engagements and maintaining relationship boundaries.
