The Many Faces of NICKI MINAJ

I am a huge fan of NICKI MINAJ MAKEUP & FASHION STYLE. Being that I am MAKEUP ADDICT, I am immediately drawn to her creative makeup artistry and wild sense of style. All I want to know is.... WHO IS HER MUA (makeup artist)? Nicki's makeup style is always on point! FABULOUS! Maybe editors are airbrushing the heck out of her pictures?  Who really cares? She looks AMAZING! 

Nicki Minaj aka the ORIGINAL 'HARAJUKI" BARBIE has her followers calling themselves BARBIES as well. VIBRANT COLORS, COLORFUL WIGS,EXTREME FASHION and GLAMOROUS FUTURISTIC MAKEUP you would be INSANE if you DID NOT like her.

A few of my favorite Nicki Minaj photoshoots

ALICE+OLIVIA MAC COLLECTION

MAC COSMETICS has teamed up Fashion Designer Stacy Bendet of cult-fave line, ALICE +OLIVIA. M.A.C Director of Makeup Artistry Gregory Arlt proudly speaks of the collaboration as saying “This Collection embodies the very spirit of Alice+Olivia; EFFERVESCENT, HAPPY and FUN!”

Q & A with Stacey Bendet

The Alice+Olivia Line is known for being playful, having fun with COLOR and TEXTURE. How does this translate into the MAC Collection?

Fall 2010
 alice+olivia Collection

DAZZLEGLASS CREME $18

PIGMENT $19.50

NAIL LACQUER $12

“For me clothing and cosmetics should be whimsical, they should make you smile and feel FLIRTATIOUS. With that inmind, I wanted our packaging to be like candy.

EVERYONE LOVES CANDY!”

SUMMER 2010 LIP TREND

What is your lips' LUXURY? Lip Gloss or Lip Stick? Whatever your preference, keep it in nude! Spring/Summer 2010 LIP TREND is PINK NUDE LIPS. Summer is all about enhancing your NATURAL BEAUTY with minimal makeup. Usually this mean wearing concealer, sheer foundation, cream blush, bronzer and NUDE LIPS. Keep it simple. Skip the Press Powder, replace with bronzer instead. BRONZER is a good way to contour your natural facial features and gives you a healthy, sun-kissed glow.

A NUDE lip comes in all shades on pink. The trick to finding the right shade for your skintone is matching the natural color of your lips. Not everyone can wear the same light beige pink as their nude lipstick or lipgloss color. Before applying any color to your lips, make sure you remove all dead skin by exfoliating your lips. You can do this by applying a wet toothbrush gently across your lips. 

ATTENTION M.A.C. ADDICTS

The following is a general guide for choosing a lip color that is right for you.

WHAT IS YOUR 

 M.A.C. NUDE LIP COLOR?

ACTRESS, NICOLE KIDMAN

FAIR TO MEDIUM 

(NICOLE KIDMAN, SARAH JESSICA PARKER): 

CREME D' NUDE, CHERISH, TAUPE 

HOLLYWOOD SOCIALITE, KIM KARDASHIAN

OLIVE SKIN 

ACTRESS/MODEL
 PADMA LAKSHMI

KIM KARDASHIAN, PADMA LAKSHMI: FRECKLE TONE

ACTRESS/SINGER
JENNIFER LOPEZ

TAN/GOLDEN (BEYONCE, JENNIFER LOPEZ): 

HALF N' HALF, FRESH BREW

16 TIME GRAMMY WINNER SINGER,
BEYONCE

CARMEL SKIN (HALLE BERRY): 

TOUCH, SISS, STAY IN TOUCH

ACTRESS, NIA LONG

MEDIUM TO DARK (NIA LONG, KELLY ROWLAND, ALEK WEK):

COCONUTTY, HUSTLER, ICON, SHITAKI

SUPER MODEL, ALEX WEK

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUDE LIP SHADE?

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