Make up must Haves
Jessica Alba always has that gorgeous glow. In a stylelist interview she stated that her favorite make up staples are tinted moisturizer, concealer, illminator, mascara and lip gloss. Concealer tips she learned from the pros are to cover spots that have different tone or brown colorations. Spot conceal those with the finger using a thick in consistency concealer or foundation like Revlon ColorsStay. Target the areas where color is off just to create a more uniform skin tone across the entire face.
Alba says don’t forget to curl your eyelashes to make them open up more. She likes a perfume called Honore des Pres Vamp a NY. It’s an organic French brand scent that smells like sweet vanilla. Alba loves Revlon products and is a brand ambassador for Revlon. Her favorite Revlon product is the Top Speed Nail Polish in Fire and Jaded. She also recommends a light foundation such as Revlon Beyond Natural Skin Matching Foundation followed by Revlon creme blush. For sun protection Alba uses her childs sunscreen called California Baby.
Jessica Alba Skin Care
Jessica does spent some money on the higher priced skin care products. She admist that she keeps her skin moisturized with celeb favs Jurlique and La Mer. She also likes products from Weleda and Dr Hauschka Rose Day Cream. For at home facial care she likes Yon-Da toners and cleansers and Kate Somerville Clearing Mask.
Beauty Splurge
Six pricier beauty products that Alba admits to splurging on in an OK magazine article: Revlon ColorBust LipGloss $6.49, Creme Blush in Rosy Glow by Revlon 10.00, Creme de la Mer moisturizer $230, Cle de Paue Eye Contour Balm $135 Revlone Crazy Shine Nail Buffer $3.50 and Essence Eau de Parfum by Narcisco Rodriguez $104.
Jessica Alba Workouts and Girdles
In an Elle magazine article, Jessica Alba confesses that her best secret for losing her pregnancy weight was that she used a girdle! She said that putting the elastic girdle around her waist after pregnancy may have helped her get her figure back faster and she has abdominal muscles to kill for!
Besides just wearing a girdle, Alba hits the gym 3-4 times a week and works out for a full hour. She likes kickboxing and golf for recreational workouts. She works with a personal trainer and her gym workout includes 30 minutes of cardio such as the running machine or elliptical, 10 minutes of stretching and around 20 minutes of weight training working the buttocks, triceps, biceps and shoulders.
Jessica Alba Style
Alba’s style is pretty trendy, she likes an urban sleek London look with a bit of an edge. Color-wise, she tends to stick with neutral colors like blacks, golds, being, blue jean, tan. She follows the in style trends and you’ll see her in oversized movie star black sunglasses, leggings with a belt or other in style fashions. She wears her hair both soft and natural as well as slicked back and stream lined in a modern pony tail.
Jessica Alba on Diet
To keep weight in check, Alba recommends a well balanced diet that includes skinless chicken, vegetables, broiled fish, dried and fresh fruits, frozen yogurt, egg white omeletts, cottage cheese, and healthy chopped mixed salads with lemon dressing.
Jessica Alba on Baths
In a Marie Claire article Alba says she loves decadant baths with epsom salts to soothe muscles after running or working out, and for aromatherapy she adores lighting Joya vanilla candles that smell like cupcakes.
Jessica Alba on Beauty
Jessica’s tips are simple and include washing your face every single night, wearing sunscreen every single day, and drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated. Jessica’s secret and most unusual beauty trick is to use dark lipstick. Dark lipstick is unusual yet it works with her more exotic olive complexion. To make lips even fuller, outline the lips following the natural lip line, then apply the color. Make sure to balance the dark lipstick with plenty of mascara and eye liner. Alba’s biggest beauty inspiration is her mom, who used Vaseline on her face and lipstick on her cheeks and still looks wrinkle free!
