Jessica Alba didn’t think she was smart for a long time. That’s because while she was pitching her Honest Company idea to investors, no one took her seriously.
“It took three and half years of lots of condescending nods and ‘good luck’ pats on the back,” she said. “But I needed people to tell me ‘no’ for me to figure out exactly what I was going to do.”
The actress, along with three investors, now own a company worth 1 billion dollars and growing. Forbes magazine took note and put Alba on the cover with the headline “America’s Richest Self-Made Women.”
“Something I had to learn as a woman in business is to ask for help… to not be afraid of criticism and to surround yourself with really smart people,” Alba said. “I didn’t think I was smart for a really long time… and I’m not the smartest, but I try.”
With a 1 billion dollar company and a part-time job in Hollywood, who’s giving her condescending looks now?
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In recent weeks, you might have been noticing a new hairstyle trend making its way through social media. From Selena Gomez to Khloe Kardashian, every Insta-girl has been sporting a Lord Farquaad-esque bob with a flip. Honestly, the new trend is euqal parts curious and nostalgic. Who hasn’t thought about Lord Farquaad’s hair over the years? His hairstyle was the first hairstyle many of us were able to differentiate.
We all know Lord Farquaad, the ruler of Duloc and Shrek’s enemy. The evil monarch plots to become King by marrying Princess Fiona, and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants —even torturing the cute Gingerbread man. Farquaad is short, and he overcompensates for his lack of inches with a big attitude and sassy hairstyle, the one that we will refer to as: The Farquaad Flip.
Jesus Guerrero, the stylist behind the Kardashian-Jenner flips says it’s “an easy chic look” that will help you channel your inner Lord. “I love how simple it is, yet it exudes so much power,” adds Guerrero. Achieving the Farquaad flip is pretty simple. “To create this hairstyle, brushing with a small round brush is key,” Guerrero explains. “It helps create that full flipped in look.”
The long bob with the ends notably flipped inwards, aka the Farquad Flip, has made its way into Instagram’s creme de la creme, making Lord Farquaad undeniably, an influencer. And we have proof.
Here is one of the first sighting of the iconic ‘flip.’
Selena Gomez made her triumphant return to the AMAs in a (Shrek?) green Versace dress and a hairstyle that can only be described as Farquaad-ian. People were too excited about her return to the stage that they overlooked the hairstyle.
The Farquaad Flip was spotted at the TIFF red carpet thanks to the “Hustlers” cast.
Jennifer Lopez wore the cut on the TIFFred carpet like nobody else could. It looked so good on her that you kind of forget about the hairstyle being a part of the “Shrek” empire.
Just last week, Kylie Jenner and Khloe Kardashian drove the point home with not one, but two matching Farquaad flips at their epic annual Christmas party.
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“How exciting is an escalator? It should be like a skydiving pitch, that’s exciting. AH, I’VE GOT THIS GREAT IDEA.”
On a recent episode of “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” movie star and entrepreneur Jessica Alba was on to promote her new show, “Planet of the Apps.” The show revolves around the idea of young app developers pitching their ideas for the next big app, with judges Gwyneth Paltrow, Gary Vaynerchuk, and will.i.am, deciding on whether or not the apps are good ideas. They’ll also decide if the developers will get the funding they need to make the app a reality. It’s pretty interesting idea, and, yes, it sounds a lot like Shark Tank, but the difference here is the contestants have 60 seconds to pitch their ideas while on a moving escalator (which really just looks like an inclined moving walkway at an airport).
Later in the show, Fallon pitched Alba on what her future child’s name should be.
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Now this idea should be made into a show. The pitch: Jimmy Fallon picks your baby’s name and they have to live with it for the rest of their lives. Will they become successful? Will they just get picked on in school? Stay tuned to find out!
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