Glamour girl Gwen Stefani graces the cover of the September 2012 issue of  Harper’s Bazaar.  The cover was shot by Terry Richardson.  Gwen rather than wear her signature ruby red lipstick is wearing a more toned down pink lipstick to match her pretty pink Alexis Mabille Couture hat and Jil Sander dress.

Gwen talks to the magazine in the exclusive interview and here are some highlights.  “I’ve always been a girl who loves to dress up.  I already put my makeup on twice today: I put it on to take my kid to school, and then I went home, washed my face, and put it on again to have lunch with you.”

On staying fit: “I hate talking about my body [all the time]; it’s ridiculous,” she says, referring to the number of times someone has asked how to get her six-pack abs.  There is no secret: You just have to eat healthy, work out, and torture yourself!”

Jumping around onstage for a few hours for thousands of screaming fans is great cardio, and she says she hits the gym when her hectic mother-of-two schedule allows. “But it’s more for my brain than it is for my body.”

To read more pic up Harper’s Bazaar on stands August 21st, 2012.