Contribs.

Contribs

Brooke Hauser Hauser thinks Jennifer Lopez, whom she interviewed for "The Lopez Effect," has learned her lesson from the tell-all confessions she gave while she was one half of

"Bennifer." "She's learned how to talk about herself in terms of her projects and passions rather than giving her opinion on other subjects," says the writer. While Hauser did get the actress to dish, she suggests looking to the singer's work for a fuller picture. "She leaves pieces of herself in her music and

her movies. That's where the real Jennifer is."

Michael Thompson While the rest of the world obsesses over Jennifer Lopez's backside, Thompson prefers to gush about another body part: "She has

the best skin I have ever photographed," he says. That's why Thompson, in collaboration with Allure's creative director Paul Cavaco, shot the star in resort wear for the pictures that accompany "The Lopez Effect." However, he says the close-up shots also do her

justice. "I love working with Jennifer because she is a natural beauty." Thompson also