This cosplay was the most exciting one all year. I haven’t been excited about a cosplay like this. Typically, what I do and it’s around the summer time I think about what type of photoshoot I want for my birthday. I slacked off the previous year, so I wanted to get a head start and think about some ideas. Back in the summer I was stuck between either a 90s themed shoot or a Arabian night shoot. For some reason when I saw Nicki Minaj’s Super Freaky Girl music video, I thought to myself “what a perfect concept”.
I love everything about the music video such as the storyline, outfits, hair, and colors. I just loved everything. It was so vibrant, colorful, and fun. It was something to see and I thought Nicki Minaj looked great. Believe it or not. I love Nicki Minaj. I’ve been a fan of her since high school, and I’ve been obsessed with her style ever sense when I saw her music videos. I try to make sure I find a way to mimic her hairstyles, because that’s one of the few ways I was able to express myself when I was younger, which was through my hair.
First things first I had to see what can I do to achieve my Nicki Minaj look. What I did first was I had to go find an outfit. I looked through a variety of different websites variety. I spent hours looking for what I had in mind, and I eventually settled on a purple bodysuit. After that, I had a build on that bodysuit I went and found some gold body chains from Amazon and I decided to have some across my waist and around my waist and attach them to my thighs. She has gold straps in what are the scenes of super freaky girl, so I had to find some gold links that I can take apart and adjust to my liking. So, I eventually found some gold chains that I turned into straps on my purple bodysuit. I was slightly frustrated, because the gold that was around my waist and my thighs were a different color than the ones on my strap. I later got over it, because I can easily calm down the gold colors in Photoshop. Next Nicki had pink glasses in the video that I loved and adored, and I found a pair on Amazon. They’re typically not the style I go for, but since this is for my cosplay and my birthday shoot at the same time, I decide to take a plunge. When I tried the babies on the first time, I freaking fell in love with them. They were adorable, and I can definitely see myself wearing them again on like a vacation somewhere. Next, I had to find a pink wig. There’s a picture of Nicki Minaj that I saw and she was leaving a place and she had a half up ponytail and the hair was curled out and she had a slick bang. I found a pink wig on Amazon that was front lace, because I need it to part my hair in the front in order to sweep it up. I got it long, because I’d rather have hair that’s too long, so if I cut it too much or I don’t cut it enough I should be good. Next, Nicki had long pink boots in the music video, which I loved. However, you’re gonna notice that her boots are almost thigh length and they’re all pink. I decided to find some similar, but I fell in love with these pink booties I got from Dolls Kill and I love them. Unfortunately, I think they are sold out, because when I got the booties they were on sale. You can try to find them somewhere else, but I believe that they’re gone now.
During my preparation for this cosplay, I had to study how she does her make up on my off days from work. I practice putting on the makeup, because I want to look good. I was so last minute with this idea, that I was lucky to find a photographer. I decided to go with photography Chuck Rare to help me with this shoot. I trust him, I’ve seen a lot of his work on social media, so I knew he can get the job done in a short period of time and bring my vision to life. Also, this was gonna be our first official time working together, so I was nervous and excited at the same time.
if you want a breakdown of how I did my Nicki Minaj make up and my Nicki Minaj hair, please feel free to watch my YouTube tutorials. I’d really appreciate it. I also capture behind the scenes footage on my YouTube Channel.
Toodles!!!
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