Jessica Alba has been doing interviews left, right and center to promote the Honest Co. And this week Jess sat down with blogger Perez Hilton to discuss the Honest Co. family life and getting back on-set.
This interview may come to you as a surprise as the two had a mini-feud going on for the past few years. Jessica explain how it all started in ELLE, Feb, 2008 “It was all because I wouldn’t take photos with him at a night club,” she says. “It would probably be smart for me to hang out and kiss up to what’s his name, Perez….” What a difference 4-years can make!
After last weeks busy 3-day media tour in New York, Jessica continued the promotional tour in Los Angeles this week. Between visits to her office in Santa Monica, Jessica taped interviews with Extra, Live with Pierce Morgan, Better TV and Good Day LA.
Jessica’s taped interview for the Wendy Williams show will air this Monday (January 30.2012). Check Wendyshow.com for a preview and local listings.The photo gallery and video archive have been updated with the latest pictures and interviews (See Below).
January 24 – At her office in Santa Monica
January 25 – On the set of Extra at the Grove in LA
January 26 – Leaving the CNN studios in Los Angeles
Jessica Alba had a very productive week in New York, promoting The Honest Company everywhere. Starting with Live! with Kelly, various news segments, daytime talk shows, websites etc etc etc.
Jessica’s appearance on the Rachael Ray Show will air this Monday (Jan 23rd), her Martha Stewart Show episode airs on Thursday (Jan 26) and The Wendy Williams Show has not been announced yet.
CNN will be sitting down soon with Jessica, and this is your chance to take part in the interview. If you have a question, record it on video and upload it here! Post your videos (keep them under 15 seconds long) by noon ET on January 24. CLICK HERE for more information. Check out pictures, videos and online interviews from this week below.
Jessica Alba was on Live! with Kelly this morning (Jan 17) to promote The Honest Company. Jessica talked Golden Globes, cooking, family life and more in the short interview. CLICK HERE or press play above.
Life is coming up roses for Jessica Alba, with a new baby joining her young family, an evolving sense of self, and a passion project that reveals a different side to her.
Striding across her open-plan office in Los Angeles’ Santa Monica, Jessica Alba barely turns a head. She’s a regular here; the five people working away at their desks go about their business, unfazed by her presence. Settling into a chair opposite, Alba smiles—a dazzler instantly familiar from many a movie poster and red-carpet appearance. She’s fresh from a planning meeting and lays her new iPhone 4S on the table next to her. These days, having the gadget within reach is more about maternal accessibility than a desire to check emails, text messages or Twitter feeds.
Alba, like any modern mum, has a lot on her plate. There’s baby daughter Haven Garner, born this past August; Haven’s headstrong older sister, three-year-old Honor Marie; her nearly-four-year-old marriage to producer Cash Warren, 32; and Alba’s acting career. In almost 20 years she has leapt from small screen to silver screen—following bit parts, she broke out as the lead in the James Cameron-created series Dark Angel in 2000, before making her mark in cinemas in Honey, Sin City, and Fantastic Four. Most recently, the California-born actress, 30, starred in Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World, and she’ll be heard later in 2012 as the voice of Lena in the animated Escape from Planet Earth.
But what Alba’s really excited about today is the new business venture that’s dominating her schedule. “It’s an eco household-and-baby consumer product line,” she explains proudly of The Honest Company, a web-based enterprise situated here in Santa Monica. Set to launch this month, it will be marketed with the tag line: “honest baby products for the next generation”.
“Our core item will be diapers,” says Alba, adding that the idea behind the brand came when she was pregnant with Honor. “We also have household cleaning products and bodycare products.” Alba is quick to stress that the range of environmentally-friendly items, to be available through the site thehonestcompany.com, will be “accessible and affordable. If something is healthy and non-toxic, it is usually at a premium price point. We aren’t going to be the cheapest, but certainly not the most expensive.” Early buzz is strong, with almost 7,000 followers checking out Alba’s frequent posts on the company’s Facebook page.
Such a venture reveals a different side to the actress, more commonly associated with big-budget blockbusters, a contract with cosmetics company Revlon, and being named on lists of the world’s most beautiful women. But this is no vanity project. “When I started to talk about doing something with consumer products, a lot of people were like, ‘Huh? Why not fashion or bags like most actresses?’” she says. “But this is what I am passionate about; it affects the health of not only my children, but all children.”
Not that Alba is short on sartorial savvy. Today, she is the picture of effortless cool in a Vanessa Bruno blazer and fitted 7 For All Mankind jeans. Ask her about red-carpet staples, and she easily rattles off names like Ralph Lauren, Prada and Diane von Furstenberg. “If I want to be more edgy,” she adds, “I will go with Proenza [Schouler], Lanvin, Versace or Dolce & Gabbana.” Her pregnancy style was guided by a far simpler desire, familiar to many women: “I didn’t want to feel frumpy,” she says. “I still wanted to feel beautiful, elegant, chic and playful—if I could. Especially because you feel so sick, hot, achey, swollen and all of those wonderful things that come with being pregnant.”
Alba’s shape post-Haven has been more familiar to her than it was after having Honor. “[When I was pregnant] with Honor, I didn’t make the healthiest choices when it came to eating,” she says. “All of a sudden, I had gained over [30 kilos]. I stopped weighing myself after that. With Haven I didn’t gain as much, so [afterward] I was closer to where I felt comfortable in my own skin.” She also works out with a personal trainer three times a week, often alongside Cash. “It’s fun and another way we get to spend time together,” she says with a grin.
Alba readily admits that managing her life requires assistance—the couple have a nanny (a sister of her sister-in-law; Alba thinks of her as a little sister and an aunt to the girls)—and that there are moments when it all seems too much. “It’s overwhelming. I don’t consider myself a lot of the time. I think a lot of mums do that, try to be everything to everyone all the time. I make mistakes. I do try to do way too much.” But that doesn’t stop her from taking on more, starting with a few questions from InStyle…
What did you find most surprising about becoming a mother? “That I felt completely different. I really came into myself as a person. Before, I was always working for my identity. And then you take the focus off of yourself. I was probably—definitely—a bit of a narcissist. When you are young and an actor and driven, it’s a bizarre state of mind to be in at times. I was so focused on things that didn’t matter at the end of the day. Now I have what I do for a living in perspective. Working was everything to me, my entire identity, and once I got to step away from it, everything changed.”
What is different with the second baby? “I’m more relaxed. Every sneeze or runny nose or little bump on the head that would have freaked me out before…I am more easygoing with that sort of thing. And the sense of knowing that I can get Haven to stop crying. It was all new with Honor and I wasn’t confident, and she could feel that so she continued to cry. That didn’t happen a lot, but when it happened I felt like I would crack.”
How does Cash feel about being the only guy in an all-female household? “He’s totally great and a real hands-on dad. He’s just such a nice, good person…His biggest thing is that he doesn’t like the idea of them growing up and dating! He’s kidding, but I can tell he’s kind of thinking of the future already.”
Jessica Alba never leaves home without…
Her go-to gadget: “I just got the new iPhone 4s and I haven’t really figured out how to use it; I have the iPad at home. I had a BlackBerry before, so it’s all kind of new.”
Haven’s must-haves: “With a baby you always have diapers, and diaper wipes, and a change of clothes – the essentials. And a pacifier of course.”
Honor’s must-haves: “She likes to carry around different princesses, like Jasmine or Rapunzel or a Barbie, or some kind of dolly. Honor loves to carry around random things that she finds for the day, like sunglasses or binoculars. It changes all the time…Honor is really girly. She likes to dress up, try on my high heels and play with purses.”
Keeping Honor entertained: “We always take a change of clothes — she’s three and likes to play in puddles and everything else. There’s always a coloured pencil or crayon and something for her to doodle on because there are moments wherever we are that she’s sitting and will want to do something. I think we started doing that when she was around 18 months old – that period when you can tell them to stop putting things in their mouth and to draw on the paper.”
Stroller derby: “Always a double stroller, never two separate ones — one sits in front and one behind.”
I splurge on: “My kids and my house. I’m always doing things to my house. I go that bit extra: I designed my furniture and had it made in an eco-friendly way.”
Pick up the new issue of InStyle, on newsstands now.
Revlon Brand Ambassador Jessica Alba has answered your questions about her beauty, health and fashion tips! Head over to the Revlon Facebook page for more.
Bijita B. asked: What in your opinion makes a woman beautiful?
Jessica answered: Confidence and self respect to me are always the most beautiful part of a woman.
Traci L. & Luz M. asked: What’s your daily work-out & diet routine to keep healthy?
Jessica answered: While pregnant, prenatal yoga 4-5 times a week, 2 liters of water, eat organic fresh foods & to try to eliminate processed foods with high sugar & salt content. When I’m not pregnant & trying to get fit, I do 45 minutes to 1 hour, 5 days a week of exercise, heart rate at fat burning level. I also do lots of stretching & core work.
Lynette G. asked: What are good makeup colors for people in their 50′s?
Jessica answered: I think neutrals with just one pop of color with cheek, lip or lid, but not everywhere.
Amy R. asked: If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one kind of drink, one kind of food and one song to listen to, what would they be?
Jessica answered: Drink- water for sure, food- almonds because it is high in fat- we are talking survival, right?! Song- Nadaka Meditation Vol 3- Cloud of Mercy- because I would probably freak out and will need to meditate A LOT.
Jeanette A. & Michelle H. asked: What are your favorite products from the Revlon line to use?
Jessica answered: Revlon Top Speed Nail Enamel and Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss
Lejla K. asked: Any suggestions for people with dry and sensitive skin prone to allergies? Like almond oil, shea butter or calendula oil…i used those in combination…do you have any experience with those ingredients?
Jessica answered: Yes! A gentle cleanser and gently exfoliate with a wash cloth. Products for sensitive skin and all organic are great to use.
Meghan D., Domenica Y., Farhana K., Dominique A., Marina B. & Catie H. asked: How do you maintain your flawless, beautiful skin? Also, who was your beauty inspiration growing up?
Jessica answered: I try to eat organic, follow my skin regime AM/PM, and drink lots of H2O. My beauty inspiration growing up was my grandmother.
Jacinta D. & Nadia A. asked: What is your favorite lipstick and lip gloss from Revlon? What’s your favorite all time lip colors?
Jessica answered: Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss in Papaya and Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick in Icy Nude, Coral and True Red.
Karen T. asked: How do you take care of your complexion?
Jessica answered: I cleanse, tone and moisturize AM and PM.
Delia C. asked: What lipstick should I use that can keep my lips moisturized?
Jessica answered: Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick
Urvashi S. asked: I am keen to know about your diet and the way you maintain your flawless skin.
Jessica answered: I try to eat organic, fresh foods and eliminate processed/sugary/salty foods. I also drink 2 liters of water a day.
Olga J., Celia L., Janice D., Stacy A., & Grace C. asked: What skin care products do you use and recommend?
Jessica answered: I use a foaming cleanser, eye cream, active serum, almond oil, and a good moisturizer.
Our wonderful host Hollywood.com recently caught up with Rodriguez and All the Time in the World stars Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, and Jeremy Piven to talk about their experience re-inventing Spy Kids for a new generation. Watch the video above and CLICK HERE to watch Rodriguez talk Sin City 2, Machete sequal and the rest of the cast interviews.
Above is a preview of Jessica’s interview on The Talk from yesterday were she discussed Embracing Her Sexuality & HypnoBirthing and more. The full episode is available on AlbaTV CLICK HERE or watch it above.
Jessica’s next TV appearance will be on The Ellen Show on Thursday, August 18.
I think Honor is excited about becoming a big sister. She’s getting into this stage now where she gets to do big kid stuff — and we try to make a big deal out of these little things.
We talk about how impressed we are that she doesn’t have to have her fruit cut up into small pieces anymore and gets desserts like cupcakes and ice cream. She gets to go potty in the toilet and doesn’t have to wear diapers anymore. She gets to have a lollipop or gets to chew gum as a special treat (as long as she throws it away and doesn’t swallow it!). She can ride a scooter, and she can sit in a big-girl swing.
So I emphasize all these awesome things that she gets to do that the baby won’t be able to do. And she gets excited about having someone in the house that’s younger than her, who doesn’t get to do all these awesome things either (hee hee).
We talk about how cool it will be to watch her younger sibling grow, and she will show her sibling how to do everything she can. My parents got her this sweet book called Big Sister, which is one of our bedtime books. Oh, and we also tell her that the baby won’t be able to play with her Barbies or American Girl dolls. Of course, it’s a safety issue, but Honor loves the thought that, for now, they’re only her toys. Little does she know when she gets older she’s gonna have to share… I guess we’ll tackle that one when the time comes!
As for me, I’m excited, nervous and ready. I’ve seen my friends who have multiple children, and seeing siblings love on each other is just the sweetest thing ever. Although I fought with my little brother a lot growing up, we were best friends, and I’d take vengeance on anyone who hurt him — especially his feelings.
The idea of loving someone as much as I love Honor is something I haven’t wrapped my head around yet. But I know I will and I can’t wait. As a mother carrying a baby we get to bond while the baby is growing — reaching each milestone, feeling hiccups, kicks, rolling around. It’s the blessing I think we get for all the round-ligament pain, sciatic pain and frequent trips to the bathroom…
I’m signed up at three mommy sites that update me daily and weekly on the baby’s development, which is probably a bit much. But it’s a nice break from the day to check in with the baby, because, like everything else in life these days, time flies. (Ivillage)
The divine Jessica Alba was on Lopez Tonight, last night (Aug 10) to promote Spy Kids 4: All The Time in The World. She talked about how to pose for magazine covers while pregnant, Cash hacking her twitter account and family.
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Jessica will be on CBS’ The Talk today at 2pm ET, 1pm PT/CT.
ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (2012) Jessica Alba as Lena (Voice) Status: In Production Director: Callan Brunker More: Info | Photos | official Site
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The Honest Company
The Honest Company is a newly created brand that passionately believes that all parents should have access to safer, healthier family products that don’t break the bank. Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about poorly regulated, chemically-laden, baby products, but the alternatives are often expensive, inaccessible, and bland. The need and desire for affordable and non-toxic products – e...specially baby diapers and essentials – is greater than ever.
In response to this market gap, The Honest Company offers a monthly subscription service providing expert curated children’s products consisting of what mom’s need most, all conveniently delivered to subscribers’ front-doors!
"When I became a mom, I finally became the person I am, that I always should have been," she says. "It's the most satisfying job in the world. But, it can also be overwhelming and confusing. I created The Honest Company to help moms and to give all children a better, safer start."
"As a mother, I cannot imagine what it must be like for parents who cannot afford the most basic necessities for their babies. No child, regardless of his/her family's socio-economic status, should ever be without diapers, food, clothing or hygiene items. Our goal is to help alleviate some of the burden on these families by providing them with these essentials."
"I was alarmed to learn about all the potential harmful products in my home and lifestyle – like toxic chemicals in plastics used to make baby bottles, brain toxins in children’s toys, carcinogens in my cleaning products… the list went on and on!
Please stand with me as concerned citizen and parent and take action today. Ask your Senators to support the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. This new bill that would increase the safety of chemicals used in your consumer products, increase public access to health and safety information, and protect vulnerable populations like pregnant women and children."