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HONESTLY BEAUTIFUL

Whether she’s going full-on
It was cool glam for an awards show

or totally bare-faced post
to play roles workout, Jessica honestly

usually written looks great no matter the
occasion. We take a look at
for men her best beauty moments:

as best you can, given the day-
Gabrielle Union is Jessica's on- and off-
screen partner – from starring as fellow crime to-day circumstances.”
fighters in LA’s Finest to sharing producing
She balks at the question of
duties for the Bad Boys spin-off series.
having more kids. “I don’t think
I have it in me because even
now, when I get home in time for bath and bed
with the kids, I’ve worked a 10- to 12-hour day so then that’s Sultry Senorita
another two hours of me not eating, going from being in work mode to mum Major movie star vibes were on display
when Jessica hit the Vanity Fair Oscar
mode, and being so tired at the end of the day, I’m like, ‘but I still haven’t Party with beautifully glossy skin that
complemented her slinky outfit. Get
eaten anything or looked at my emails!’.” party perfect like Jessica with Bybi
Giving birth to her first child 10 years ago changed everything for Beauty Babe Balm, $35 (30 ml), for
that gorgeous hint of highlight.
Jessica. “My priorities took on a different weight because I wanted to have
a personal life and a relationship and never got to do any of that before. I’d
been acting since I was 12,” she says, “so I was living this very nomadic life
and although I had family and friends, I was never able to have a birthday
and be surrounded by them because I was too busy! Having Honor really
forced me to choose to create a life outside my career.”

A Simple Life

Jessica admits that she’s still searching for peace in her life. “I have a
really hard time trusting stillness,” she says. “I feel like the only time I’ve Blue Crush
ever allowed myself stillness or a moment to breathe is my last month of With such a playful and frilly frock, TEXT: JENNY COONEY / ADDITIONAL REPORTING: NATALYA MOLOK / PHOTOS: © NINO MUNOZ / CPI SYNDICATION / HEADPRESS / TPG NEWS / INSTAGRAM: @JESSICAALBA
Jessica kept her cool by pairing a berry
pregnancy with all three of my kids, and probably their first month in the lip with a wash of bronzy glow. Try
world, because I’m so tired that my body just stops and I get to just look using Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Anti-
Pollution Sunshine Drops, $50 (30 ml),
at a little person and cuddle them and breastfeed them and cry with them, on the high points of your face and
shine like a goddess.
then wake up and look at them and change their diaper and feed them. It’s
such a simple thing,” she muses, “but I guess I’m always wishing that I knew
how to be that still more often.”
Having so much success from such a young age as an actress, it’s
easy to forget that Jessica’s own childhood was marked by a multitude
of physical maladies and inspired her to pursue acting. She suffered from
partially collapsed lungs twice, had pneumonia four to five times a year and
also suffered from a ruptured appendix, a tonsillar cyst and chronic asthma.
“I was a really sick kid, and I spent a lot of time in hospitals and didn’t have

a lot of friends,” she confesses. Deep Heat
“For me, Hollywood was a space where I could be someone else and I The Latin stunner turned up the heat at
the LA’s Finest red carpet by choosing to
got to dream,” she says. “In that space, you can be a superhero, a leader, a match her gorgeous crimson pout to her
villain and you could tell fun stories so it was an escape.” These days there dress. She also made sure to put her best
face forward by sweeping her fringe
is little time to escape because of her family and three kids, but Jessica is off her lovely visage. Keep your facial
certainly not complaining. features in tip-top shape with Gallinee
Youthful Serum, $95 (30 ml).

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