Lavigne took a break from recording music, pursuing careers in feature film acting and designing clothes and perfumes. Lavigne introduced her clothing line, Abbey Dawn, and in 2009, she released her first perfume, Black Star, which was followed by her second released her first perfume, Black Star, which was followed by her second perfume, Forbidden Rose, in 2010 and her third perfume, Wild Rose, in 2011. In July 2006, Lavigne married her boyfriend of two years, Deryck Whibley
Lavigne married Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger in 2013.