Salma Hayek at the Nuance launch |Photo courtesy : blog a mole
Salma Hayek at the Nuance launch |Photo courtesy : blog a mole

Salma Hayek: “I took three years off my acting career to work on this. This is not  something that required 14 hours. No baby, this has been a full-time  job.”

When I read about Salma Hayek’s brand new beauty range I could hardly wait to find out more. I totally believe that the 45-year-old Mexican beauty has great skin and looks like a million bucks even now. No wonder her new range of products called ‘Nuance Salma Hayek’ has managed to generate the right buzz and get us all excited. At the launch of this much-awaited range, which comprises everything from make-up to anti-aging skincare, Salma Hayek addressed the media about the object behind this new venture.

Nuance Salma Hayek: the new range |Photo courtesy : second city style
Nuance Salma Hayek: the new range |Photo courtesy : second city style

What is commendable is that she has managed to create a high quality range of cosmetics at

unbelievably affordable prices

. I love the gal for believing that it is possible to create a budget range of cosmetics accessible to everyone at the right price. The inspiration behind the collection is Salma’s grandmother who died at the age of 96 without as much as a wrinkle on her face (wow). She was a cosmetologist who worked with Vichy laboratories. She advocated age-old formulations from the Native American and Mayan tradition and believed they could do wonders for the skin.  At a press meet announcing the launch of the range at CVS stores across America, Salma said that her mum and other relatives had the most flawless skin ever.

The Nuance range |photo courtesy : blog a mole
The Nuance range |photo courtesy : blog a mole

Salma, a beauty junkie herself is against the use of needles and cosmetic surgery to achieve youthfulness. She urges women to use products obtained from nature diligently and swears by the results.One of the family’s best kept secrets is an ingredient called tepezcohuite, a tree bark native to southern Mexico and Brazil that regenerates red blood cells acting as an anti aging agent. She also shared other beauty secrets saying, “You know how if you burn the stone of the mamey fruit and rub it on your eyelashes it makes them grow? Salma sure seems to have figured out the secret to beautiful skin. Her beauty line is expected to make $35 million in its first year alone. We are waiting for these wondrous little potions to hit the Indian market, so we can test their hotness quotient. Sounds desirable huh?