Jessica Alba Quotes

I love sitting in the makeup trailer and getting my makeup done in 15 minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.

It's been a dream of mine since I discovered my first lipstick to create and own my very own brand. My goal is to create products that do exactly what they say and that actually last!

On one hand I am this weird androgynous tomboy where I'm strangely low maintenance and have a five-minute makeup regimen. On the other I'm obsessed with all things beauty, from skin care to makeup.

I think there's this idea that lipstick is something quite old or something you'd only wear at night.

Cleanses and products don't make you look more beautiful. They certainly help, but if you reach contentment, you're set. My makeup artist, Melanie Iglesias, couldn't figure out why my skin looks so good. I think it's because I'm happy!

I think I ended up on 'People's '50 Most Beautiful People' list just because of eyeliner, which is kind of a bummer. But if you do find the right color, it will make your eyes pop.

There's no way I could look like this without them.

I very rarely watch my own fashion shows, but the makeup for my Fall 2011 show was just brilliant.

Lipstick is for lips only.

I don't really wear makeup every day. I feel like being an actress - we wear a lot of makeup - but when I am not working, I need to let my face breathe and be very comfortable.

A lot of women say, 'I look good thanks to magic creams,' but that's a joke.

I always keep my makeup really simple.

I remember taking my makeup off at a Saint Laurent shoot, and I was dragging it across my eye. The makeup artist was like, 'Don't do that to your skin! Don't pull it like that!' And I'm like, 'Really?'

I'm a tomboy, but I really love doing my makeup - I find it relaxing and grounding. With 'The Daily Show,' it was easier for me to do my own makeup. In the beginning, I watched a lot of YouTube tutorials. You find a beauty blogger who has your skin tone, and pretty much everything they use will look good on you.

When I was younger, I used to be very afraid of doing anything out there with my makeup because I felt like my hair was such a big, strong piece.

One of my favorite drugstore brands is NYX.

Because the cameras now are all HD they see everything! They see all the imperfections, so your makeup has to be perfect.

If you see my vanity, I have so much makeup.

I'm either full-glam or no makeup at all.

The beauty industry is changing every minute.

I cannot live without a matte sun-kissed bronzer.

I've always had trouble finding makeup in darker shades.

I've learned more from makeup artists in my nine years of modeling than from my mother. She always told me not to wear any makeup. I try to keep my skin and hair clean and give them a rest when I'm not working.

Sometimes I carry a Green Marble SeLr setting spray. It's the one drag queens use. That is bomb.

I fell into makeup by accident, but I found my love for it, and once I realized that I could actually turn it into a huge business, that's when I started taking it a little bit more seriously, but it's always something that I knew could be something.