Eva Mendes is back to her glamorous best!
The actress gave birth to daughter Esmeralda Amada with boyfriend Ryan Gosling seven weeks ago, and she recently sat down for her first post-birth interview and photo shoot with Violet Grey!
Yay!
The pictures evoke a beautiful old Hollywood, film noir aesthetic, and Eva plays the part of seductress with unequaled skill!
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We just ADORE her sleek bob! So 1920s!
In addition to giving us some of her most gorgeous shots ever, the 40-year-old talked beauty and fashion!
Believe it or not, and despite her flawless complexion, Eva claims she doesn’t use anything fancy on her skin:
“When it comes to skin care I love using things I can find in my kitchen cabinet! I use coconut oil as a moisturizer and I combine yogurt and sea salt to exfoliate. If I’m going out and looking tired and puffy (which happens a lot these days), I dip my face into a bucket of ice water. I once worked with a makeup artist who worked briefly with Lucille Ball. She told me that’s what the actresses did back then.”
How very Shailene Woodley of her!!
She also admits that movie stars influenced her latest collection with New York & Co.:
“I came across these beautiful old photographs of movie stars being festive. Everything was so elegant and sparkly. I wanted to bring affordable elegance to the collection for my favorite time of year. Practically, I wanted to make dresses that made women feel beautiful.”
Eva’s well-known for her love of feminine dresses, and she explains why:
“I love a waist. I love a beautiful dress. When I am designing with my partners I try to think about the woman I’m designing for, where she’s going, what her life is like. That’s why I don’t design jeans or many pants. I think the easiest way to make a woman look beautiful is to put her in a dress that fits her properly.”
But she doesn’t necessarily believe all women should wear dresses all the time:
“In a perfect world all women would be paid as much as men whether they were in a tailored trouser or a lady dress!”
Finally, these are her thoughts on men wearing dresses:
“I’m indifferent. But if they insist I’d prefer them to shave their legs.”
Ha! We have to agree.
[Image via Violet Grey]
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