Nicki Minaj’s just-releasedher music video for Chun-Li has her channeling the bad-ass female fighter and taking cosplay to couture levels with futuristic looks in drenched Technicolor, directed by Steven Klein with killer makeup by the legendary Pat McGrath.
Along with Minaj’s own makeup artist Sheika Daley, McGrath created some hot, Instagram-ready looks. She told Vogue,
“I was really inspired by Chun-Li as a character and Margiela’s lip looks are always so sci-fi, it was perfect for Nicki and this video…. there were thousands of Swarvoski crystals [used].”
McGrath’s MatteTrance Lipstick in blue-red was used to form two hearts on Minaj’s mouth and combined with twin buns (a Chun-Li signature) it makes for a both feminine and powerful character.
Watch.
(via Vogue)
