Salma Hayek, 48, shows off her slim waist in business-wear as she promotes The Prophet in NYC

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 17:13 EST, 4 August 2015 | Updated: 18:09 EST, 4 August 2015

She's known for stunning on the red carpet in slinky and sultry attire. 

But Salma Hayek was all business on Tuesday as she stepped out smartly dressed in office-wear for some promotional duties in New York.

The 48-year-old actress buttoned up a clingy shirt which she neatly tucked into high-waisted wide-legged trousers. 

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Business-like: Salma Hayek looked sharp as she stepped out smartly dressed in office-wear in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday

Business-like: Salma Hayek looked sharp as she stepped out smartly dressed in office-wear in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday

The 5'2" star added a few extra inches in open-toed platform sandals. and kept her accessories to a business-like minimum. 

She added a final business flair with a black folder style bag, carried under one arm. 

The Frida star slicked back the top part of her brunette tresses, leaving the rest to fall around her shoulders.

She's in the city promoting her latest project, her directorial debut with an animated adaptation of Kahlil Gibran's the Prophet and shared an instagram snap getting preened for the events. 

Stylish: The 48-year-old actress buttoned up a clinging pink shirt which she neatly tucked into high-waisted wide-legged trousers

Stylish: The 48-year-old actress buttoned up a clinging pink shirt which she neatly tucked into high-waisted wide-legged trousers

She captioned the snap: 'My make up artist @jennifer_yepez, my hairstylist @genevieveherr and my baby #nyc #TheProphetMovie #press'

Despite a hectic schedule producing and starring in movies, the Mexican-born star is a rarely separated from her seven-year-old daughter Valentina.  

She recently revealed for the August issue of Allure that she they never spend more than two weeks apart. 

She told them: 'I've never been apart from my daughter for more than two weeks. And same with [her husband] François. We don't separate for long periods of time. Never.'

She told the publication that her French businessman François-Henri Pinault wasn't keen on her giving up acting to become a full-time mother when she broached the subject.

Beauty: The Frida star slicked back the top part of her brunette tresses, leaving the rest to fall around her shoulders

Beauty: The Frida star slicked back the top part of her brunette tresses, leaving the rest to fall around her shoulders

He insisted that she go back to work, telling her: 'We're not putting up with some lazy girl in the house. That's not who I married.' 

The couple wed on Valentine's Day in 2009, and Salma explained that his seemingly harsh reaction was actually out of love and respect for her passions.

'He said something so beautiful,' she said of François, adding that he told her: 'I don't want to be deprived of your work. I want to watch it, too. And the world has not seen the best of you yet. So you cannot stop until some of that is put out.' 

Prep: She captioned the instagram snap: 'My make up artist @jennifer_yepez, my hairstylist @genevieveherr and my baby #nyc #TheProphetMovie #press'

Prep: She captioned the instagram snap: 'My make up artist @jennifer_yepez, my hairstylist @genevieveherr and my baby #nyc #TheProphetMovie #press'

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