Pretty in Pink: Nicki Minaj Dishes Her Beauty Must-Haves
See what products the Harajuku Barbie can’t live without.
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Goodie, Goodie - Nicki Minaj recently sat down with Elle to reveal all of her coveted beauty secrets. With her memorable looks, the artist has definitely carved out a special place in beauty history. See how she comes up with her quirky image and what products she can’t live without. (Photo: Courtesy Cash Money Records)
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Extraordinary - Nicki says her look was born out of a love for odd-looking stars. “I was always inspired by people who did wild stuff but didn’t always have the balls to do it myself. Now I can’t leave it alone. Even with my wigs, I get bored. I can’t believe I used to wear the same hairstyle every day of the year.” (Photo: Kevin Winter/DCNYRE2012/Getty Images)
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Get Wiggy With It - Stylist Terrence Davison is responsible for Nicki’s huge collection of wigs. The star says she really wasn’t interested in rocking the faux pieces until she found a hairdresser that could work magic. “I don’t want a wig that looks like a wig; I want one that could pass for a weave. I could literally tell him to put a jukebox on my head, and he would figure it out.” (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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All About Eyes - “My eyes,” she says, are the most important part of her beauty routine, “because they’re the one thing I need my makeup artist to do. I don’t have the patience, my hands shake, and I mess everything up. So my makeup artist has to do my brows and lids and lashes. Everyone knows I’m a lash girl by now. When I don’t have my lashes, I feel naked.” (Photo: C.Smith/WENN.com)
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Must-Have M.A.C - To enhance those eyes, Minaj says she “can’t live without M.A.C black liquid eyeliner.” (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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New Technique - To get her perfect face, Nicki says she uses contouring techniques. “I contour by using a lighter shade of foundation under my eyes instead of concealer. I take it down in a triangle by the sides of my nose, and then apply blush on top.”(Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)
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Trick and Tip - Nicki opts for a more retro application of blush than your traditional rouge swipe. “I don’t do round, rosy cheeks; that’s for old people. It’s played out. I like the color to be like a diagonal line across the cheekbone up to the temples. It really changes the shape of my face.” (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)
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Body Bling - She uses M.A.C Pro Longwear fluid foundation on both her face and legs — “If you change your makeup a lot and want coverage without wearing something heavy, put that one on. It’s really lightweight.” (Photo: Mark Davis/MTV/PictureGroup)
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Pink Power - Nicki lists “pink lipstick” as her top must-have. “I can go without it for a couple days, but if there was no more pink lipstick in the world, I’d be useless. Seriously. And a good white pencil for under the eye, just inside the rim. It helps you look like you’re on.” (Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)
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Dove or Die - Though she loves to use a number of beauty goods on her face, she’s pretty simple when it comes to her skin. “If you don’t bring me Dove (cleansing bar), we’ll probably be fighting. I have supersensitive skin, and it’s very gentle.” (Photo: David Bodrick/DMBJ/WENN.com)
