At the end of a secluded cul-de-sac in Los Angeles, inside her lush, light-filled home, one of Hollywood’s sexiest stars spends a Saturday doing the unthinkable: cooking for a bunch of people on her day off. But for Jessica Alba, whom you’ll next see kicking butt in the action-exploitation flick Machete (Sept. 3), this is far from drudgery. It’s a precious opportunity to play hostess, a role close to her heart. Among those lucky enough to score an invitation to the 29-year-old actress’ private dinner party on August 21 was photographer Jeff Vespa, who captured, exclusively for LIFE, a side of the star she was eager to share: Here, check out Alba, radiant and relaxed, as she shows off her kitchen skills, kicks back with an art book in her living room (pictured), and enjoys the view from what she calls her “woman’s room.” – LIFE.com

I’ve updated the gallery with 4 outtakes from Jessica’s Cosmopolitan cover shoot by Matt Jones. Click on the previews above to view more.

I’ve updated the gallery with new ‘Machete’ portraits of Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez that took place during one of the recent press junkets. Click on the preview above to view them.

I’ve uploaded a behind the scenes video of Jessica’s Cosmopolitan cover shoot, which also includes a brief interview where she talks about ‘Machete’, Cash Warren, motherhood and more. HD screencaptures can view viewed by clicking on the previews below.

I’ve updated the gallery with additional photos from Jessica’s Tatler (UK) covershoot, and replaced the older ones with better ones. This is definitely one of my favs of the year so far. Click on the previews above to view more photos.

Jessica Alba poses in a variety of outfits for a ELLE photo-shoot with photographer Carter Smith on August 11, 2010 in Beverly Hills, CA. Among the the accessories in rotation for the afternoon was a pack of cigarettes, from which Alba consistently kept smoking. While regularly photographed, Alba has only seldom been caught with a cigarette. Click on the previews above to view more photos.

Note: Photos are extremely low quality

Actress Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson and Common behind-the-scenes at the taping of Voto Latino and Mun2′s ‘United We Win‘ held at Line 204 East Stages on August 5, 2010 in Hollywood, California. Click on the previews above to view more photos

I’ve added 3 additional photos from Jessica’s Tatler (UK) photoshoot by Guy Aroch. Click on the previews below to view them.

Remember Jessica tweeted about a photoshoot she did with photographer Autumn De Wilde late last year? Well it was published in Italian High Fashion magazine L’uomo Vogue’s February 2010 issue, and the photoshoot is now available to view in our gallery. This is definitely one of my fav shoots and very edgy and different for Jessica. Click on the previews to view more photos. Enjoy!!!
If anyone has the magazine, and can donate scans please email it to us. A massive thanks to Alexi for donating the scans.

Scans

Check out this new  F.I.E.R.C.E ass photoshoot  Jessica did for Genlux Magazine. This is by far my favourite shoot of 2010 so far. Hopefully we’ll get some scans soon. Click on the previews below to view them. Enjoy.

The “Fantastic Four” actress’ article is called “Kid Tested- Jessica Approved,” and involves her showing kids how to be a little more “bad a**.” – Celebrity-gossip.net