LOS ANGELES, Aug 2 — Salma Hayek recently stripped off for Allure magazine and the sultry actress admitted she found it liberating because of her age.

The 48-year-old bombshell posed nearly nude for the magazine which was done tastefully and according to her: “It’s important to be free... and at my age it’s exciting to still be able to take a photograph like that.”

Although she posed topless with both her hands covering her modesty, she thinks that the final product “looked very nice” and “doesn’t look vulgar.” The “Frida” actress also admitted that she was shy and nervous at the beginning of the shoot, according to Latinospost.

In the magazine, the Mexican beauty also revealed the worst beauty advice she’s ever received: Botox.