Jessica Alba Cut Her Daughters’ Hair With Assistance From Jen Atkin

Jessica Alba is among an increasing number of actors who have expanded their list of skills outside amusement to include attractiveness experience. For Alba, her new Honest Beauty has turned into the celebrity to a fresh skin-care and cosmetics maven (and of course a hugely successful entrepreneur), however by the appearances of a brand new YouTube movie, it appears she is prepared to handle hairstyling, also.

Alba seemingly spent the weekend playing with stylist to get her children. From the brand new video posted on her YouTube station, she clarifies a DIY school-picture session for eldest girl, 11-year old Hernandez, directed to haircuts for the entire family. “It was motivated because Honor has her college pictures due to sheltering in place and social distancing. The teachers have requested us to take — it’s kind of like mature photos, but also for sixth grade,” Alba says. “I cut her hair, mixed itgave her a bit layers.”

But Alba is the first to admit it wasn’t easy. “I bow down to hairdressers,” she says. “I mean that is really not easy at all, especially with impatient kids who are not trying to sit still.”

Luckily, Alba had a little long-distance help from significantly more experienced hairstylist Jen Atkin, who guided her through her kids’ haircuts via video chat. You can sense the saint-like patience in Atkin’s voice as she tells Alba, “Try not to cut too much from the very end. Up high, keep it up high. And you’re gonna go up, up, up. Scissors should be angled the other way but you’re good, you did it,” as she’s cutting Honor’s hair.

Once Alba was done with Honor’s cut — and after cutting her own fingers several times in the process — she sprayed Honor’s hair with Innersense Hair Love Prep Spray before giving her a blowout with the Dyson Supersonic. She then used a curling iron to create loose waves.

Alba shared the results — Honor’s new school pictures — and she did a fantastic job for a haircutting newbie. But the final verdict was definitely decided by Honor: “Mom curled it for me, and I really like it ’cause it has layers.” A primo compliment from a tween if we’ve ever heard one.

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