Last night Reese turned up to the launch of fellow entrepreneur Jessica Alba’s new Honest Beauty make-up line. Reese looked smart in a ruffled blouse with a skirt and jacket, and posed with Jessica Alba for the event. There’s only one photo from the event so far, and you can find it in HQ in our Gallery.
Reese also posted a pic from the event on her Instagram.
Go Inside Jessica Alba’s Star-Studded #LetsBeHonest Dinner
Jessica Alba knows how to throw a party! Last night in L.A. the always-bronzed actress gathered a troop of A-list celebrities for a candle-lit night of spicy skinny margaritas and plenty of girl-on-girl beauty fodder. Dressed in a crisp white jumpsuit with wide-legged trouser details, the beauty welcomed fellow Hollywood favorites like Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, and Olivia Culpo for the kickoff of her glossy new Honest Beauty campaign, #LetsBeHonest.
For the intimate affair, hosted inside CAA agent Michael Kives’s gorgeous home, Alba tapped event planner Alicia Townsend of Details Details to work with the Honest Beauty team to piece together the perfect, Moroccan-themed setting for roughly 70 friends. Next to a glass-encased fireplace surrounded by plush gray and white couches, guests including Nicole Richie, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, and InStyle’s Fashion and Beauty Editor-at-Large Kahlana Barfield gathered near their seats, where a feminine mix of metallic, acrylic, wood, and rock crystal table additions sat accompanied by “#LetsBeHonest You’re Beautiful” place cards and a box of covetable Honest Beauty finds like a limited-edition Everything Palette.
“Tonight’s event is all about fun. It will be some of my closest friends. They’ll see the products and just have a good time,” Alba told Barfield (below) as the two dabbed on Honest products together and got ready just before the night kicked off. “So many of my friends are entrepreneurs and there’s nothing better than supporting one another.”
Chef Jon Shook’s intricately mixed menu of farmer’s market crudité, grilled New York steak, and assorted macarons (a nearby doughnut bar also scored Alba some points in the dessert category) was a standout hit and the team of empowering women fêted Honest Beauty’s success throughout the evening. Alba and her glowing guests stopped by makeup and skincare stations complete with one-of-a-kind videos and every piece from the collection.
“I worked on the makeup line for 20 months and it was a true labor of love. What was most important to me was that I created a wide range of changes for all skin tones,” Alba said. “We will definitely expand but it’s important that women of color have shades that match their skin, without looking chalky, in my line. We also wanted things that would be easy to use, so lots of cream formulas that you can easily apply with your fingers.”
After a fabulous cocktail hour and seated dinner with plenty of Tequila Don Julio drinks available, where Carissa Jones for JL Design blush coral and medium pink florals were set to match Honest Beauty’s branded color palette, the stars proceeded to dance to DJ Darien Davis’s groovy mix of ’90s R&B and modern indie jams. Perhaps the most memorable part of the night? Alba and the crew entered a full-length, InStyle- and Honest Beauty-decorated photo booth where Kenzo and Opening Ceremony co-founder Humberto Leon and beauties like Sasha Alexander joined her for a silly stream of shots that definitely made it to Instagram.
– In Style