Molly Ringwald Celebrates Her Book About Life, Makeup, Hair Care and Finding the Perfect Lipstick

To millions of fans, Molly Ringwald will always be "Pretty in Pink" but on Tuesday night in Las Vegas, two months after the release of her first book, the 43 year-old actress celebrated becoming an author with a party for "Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family and Finding the Perfect Lipstick."

While those who've been following her career since she first pined away for Jake Ryan in 'Sixteen Candles," might expect it to be solely about life on various sets with John Hughes and the other Brat Packers, the autobiographical book also touches on hair care and skin care as well as being a mom to her three kids.

"I have a theory of hair color that is not unlike my overall theory of life," writes Ringwald whose career was resurrected when "The Secret Life of An American Teenager" debuted on ABC Family 3 years ago. "There is a magical color that you have around the age of five. If you can, never stray too far from this color, either by replicating it exactly — a nearly impossible feat, but a noble one to attempt—or by achieving the essence of this color with highlights."

Ringwald, like these other celebrity redheads, has spent years experimenting to come up with just the right shade to compliment her skin tone. "I'm a redhead, in coloring and personality," she affirms in the book. "[Even] my own mother tsks disapprovingly any time I change my color for any reason."

A main concern for redheads, of course, is keeping their fair skin safe from the sun. And, while we all have to be vigilant about protecting ourselves from harmful UVA/UVB rays, redheads have a tendency to burn even more quickly and rarely tan. (Confused by the overwhelming array of sunblock choices? This list of the top 19 sunscreens will help set you straight.)

Though Ringwald has long opted to keep her milky white skin in its naturally fair state, other red heads, like on-again/off-again Lindsay Lohan, choose to bronze using self-tanners. (Here's a a list of the 9 best self-tanners.)

Now on her second marriage, to a Greek-American writer/book editor (perhaps he inspired her to put pen to paper?), Ringwald is busy with the third season of 'Secret Life' which debuted last month, raising her 6 year old daughter and boy/girl twins who'll be 1 on July 10th and putting together a website that she says will be "a sort of blog." Oh, and she signed a two-book deal with her publisher so, stay tuned...