That's how to sell a book: Fab-at-40 J-Lo dazzles in short dress as she helps to launch friend's make-up bible

She became a sex symbol in the 90s thanks to her stunning Latin looks and her famous posterior. And over a decade later, and at the grand age of 40, Jennifer Lopez proves she still has what it takes to sparkle on the red carpet.
The actress and singer looked gorgeous during an appearance at the launch of a book by her make-up artist Scott Barnes at the Provocateur club in The Hotel Gansevoort in New York.

Latin heat: Jennifer Lopez shows off her fantastic figure at the launch of new book About Face by her make-up artist Scott Barnes

She showed off her amazing figure in a strapless Louis Vuitton LBD with intricate detailing along the panels on either side, coupled with Christian Louboutin gold and black heels and a small black handbag.

 

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Considering the stunning singer is mother to 18-month-old twins she looked fantastic, topping off her look with an immaculate wavy hairdo.
Lopez features on the cover of Scott Barnes' new book About Face, of which there are two different versions - one for the U.S. and one for the UK.

Reunited: The singer and Scott Barnes fell out in 2004 after he claimed she hadn't paid for his work at her wedding but the two have since reconciled

Barnes has worked with Jennifer for the past 10 years, most recently on her latest movie The Back-Up Plan.
However, the two had a very public falling out in 2004, following the singer's wedding to husband Marc Anthony, when he said that the singer owed him money.
Scott claimed that he was invited to the wedding thinking that he would be making up Lopez for the MTV Awards, but he ended up not only working on her, but other members of her family too.
At the time he said: 'I came over on the pretence of business and ended up doing five times the work and wasn't paid.

All about face: Scott Barnes' new book features his 'muse' Jennifer Lopez on the cover - pictured here on the U.S. version of the book

'I've moved on. I'm working on numerous projects. All I really wanted was an apology, and it's sad that after four years I can't even get that.'
But they have since made up, and Jennifer has even taken time to write the foreword for Barnes' new book which is a compendium of hints and tips from his years of experience as a make-up artist.
In other news, Jennifer is rumoured to be making an appearance in the highly-successful U.S. TV show Glee after the show's creator announced plans to meet with her.
Ryan Murphy told the LA Times: 'I have a meeting with Jennifer Lopez in a couple weeks. She wants to come on. We want her to be a cafeteria lady.'

Stunning: Jennifer Lopez is featured on the UK version of About Face, which differs from the American cover

The show, which won Best TV Comedy at the Golden Globes this week, will also see a special episode dedicated to the Queen of Pop - Madonna.
Lea Michele, who plays Rachel Berry on the show told U.S. website E!: 'We have a huge, all-girls Madonna song and dance number that we're doing. I think the fans will not be disappointed in the Madonna episode.
'It's big and it's powerful, and the characters who are interacting together are not the ones you would expect. I feel like with each episode everything keeps escalating to a new level.'