Nicki Minaj has been sporting this toned down ‘new look’ lately and many of us are calling it toned down, refreshing and normal. But mostly we are wondering- what that’s all about? Well she did have something to say about it during an interview with MTV and we felt inclined to share:
It’s not a makeover, it’s coming full circle. I went so far to the other side that there’s only one place to go from there. You can either continue doing costumes or you can just say, ‘Hey guess what? This will shock them even more.
Doing nothing will shock them even more. Even when I did my Elle Magazine cover and got a new hairstylist, and was wearing more natural looking hair and toned down makeup, I was getting myself to this place where I was wearing my real hair out. I knew I was gonna do it, I wasn’t going to announce it to the world, but I knew it would happen […] and I think we’ve successfully done it.
Yep, suddenly looking normal is one way you can shock your audience. Trust me I am not trying to be sarcastic, she is right, we have gotten so used to the pink barbie crap stuff we are kind of amazed at how great she looks without all the colors, costumes and hoopla.
Granted I have a hunch at really what caused the turn around, feel free to share your own opinions. But I think its her new movie and trying to get more out of a career that would take you nowhere if you are constantly playing a cartoon character, we all have to grow up sometime right?
Anyway regardless of the reasons, we are loving the new natural-ish Nicki, the hair, the face, maybe not the boodie, but that’s ok, baby steps. We think she digs the new look too, considering the number of selfies that can flood your timeline at any one time from her Instagram account.
Maybe the gods will smile on us and she wont decide to shock us anymore, I mean where can you go after you come full circle to normal? Check out her Alexander McQueen ensemble as she walked the red carpet of her new movie “The Other Woman” starring Cameron Diaz and let us know what you think.
I love her look. She is a natural beauty and she’s showing her natural beauty to the world. You rock Nikki!!!
I REALLY LIKE HER NATURAL LOOK
I absolutely adore it!! :-)♡
I like her look not so fake looking now
I absolutely love her new look.
God I love her new look. *Clap Clap* Nicki knew what she had to do to be known in the rap game. It was all an act! Welcome back Nicki.
Looks better
Natural beauty……
She looks like a lady instead of a clown.
Agreed.
Look more like a barbie now than before kudos heffa lol
Yess I do. I hated all those shenanigans! she’s now gorge!
I think she looks gorgeous minus all the the extra!
she looks so much better here
Wow!! Breath taking!!
She’s said before rapping was a stepping stone for her career, she started out in drama in high school so with her doing some movies it is definitely her metamorphosis into the next phase of her career. .I know this because she is my first cousin in my mind. ..lol…love you Nic!
I’m not a fan of hers at all but I do love her new look and I hope she keeps it
I totally agree Brittny Roberts!!
I’m not a fan of her personality, but I LOVE her music/
Same here …. it suits her better
Yes very classy
She looks beautiful
Now take away the body parts and than I would say natural beauty.!!!
It’s her role in the other women they made her turn down to attract a certain crowd
looks GREAT!
She looks gorgeous I’m loving the new look
Look so much better
Finally
This isn’t her new look, she looked like this when she was underground , but she does need to stay this way !!
So beautiful
Very nice but the balloons though…
luv it..
I like that she does what makes her and only her feel comfortable (I wish more women would). My opinion doesn’t matter because she is her own woman and whether she wants to wear wigs and full makeup or not; that’s her business. If she’s happy and confident then that’s wonderful. Oh, and that couture is butta. Just sayin’.
American idol happened
Much better!
She looks really pretty.
Looks great! Keep it up!
Knew she was beautiful under all that crap.
btful dress
Looks really nice
There’s Barbie. She wasn’t Barbie with those neon wigs.
Love this LQQK on her!
Oh
Nicki your new look is fabulous! God creates us to embrace our natural LOOK. You dnt need all of that make-up. Ur a Beautiful black woman LOVE ur New hair color.
Lena Severe you might get your answer here
I like this look in her. Be who you are Nikki. Beautiful.
She is a really pretty woman, and I hope that this new phase of her career brings about more positive changes for her.
I’m loving this dress
The one pic she does look like black barbie in a pose. Check out her hands, lol. But she’s gorgeous without all that clown make up
I love it
Now I can finally see the real beauty! Hard to see with all of that craziness she was rockin. Love the new look!
She got tired of all the fake…it starts to consume you..finally.
More like a makeover……got all that hair bt wanna wear weave…..
She got tired of being a carricature and let her handlers have it now that she is established and not needing their advice and approval. Tell the truth girl.
Absolutely YES!!!
i agree when people say her previous looks were just for attention, she does look better toned down.
I bet she is trying to move away from music and establish a life in maybe movies and that over the top lool wont get her there so she had to tone it down. Watch well see her show up in movies soon enough.
She is pretty…..I am glad she decided to stop hiding behind a mask…….I love it…….
This is the nicki I like!!!
A beautiful Trini….
Beautiful Nicki awesome
Why everyone is saying “new look” idk. Really its her old natural look but…
She’s beautiful
Love the dress
Loveee with or without all d make up .. Still look sexy classy as hell #teamnicki minaj 😀
She is established now nothing to prove now she is the boss . When you are the boss you can do what you want.
So looks so sad now 🙁
You are so gorgeous in your own skin!!!!
Being something you aren’t is always to much…..Being natural is real beautiful!!!! Ijs
You should spell her name correctly
Yes yes yes
S.m. King
She is naturally beautiful! Much better
Looks really nice now
O my God she looks so much better! I hope she dosen’t go back to that circus clown look.
Love it nikki….you so pretty.
sexy
Nice toned down look
She looks like a beautiful lady instead of a goochie momma. Just saying.
I like it….natural!
She’s beautiful so why hide behind all that craziness
She is sooo pretty~
Yes indeed.
She is sexier with the natural look.
Why do her leg look photoshoped crooked or something
they took the picture while she was walking.
She is so beautiful when she is herself
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She look very beautiful. I love the natural look
Looks better w/o the craze hair
Love NM
finally!
IM NOT A FAN EITHER BUT AS A WOMAN TO ANOTHER WOMAN, HER LOOK IS VERY NATURAL & POLISHED…SHE LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER WITHOUT ALL THE COSTUMES…SIMPLE IS ALWAYS BETTER…WELL DONE NIKKI M….
Looks better n like she should vs pink hair really!!
She looks gorgeous like that …
nice change
A+++++++
I swear she looks like a robot in the picture on the left. But it’s a good change.
She loks so much betta/yunger. #beautiful
Looks like a demon
She’s human
love her new look
SHE LOOKS STUNNING AMAZING #BAD #BAD #BAD LOVE IT ON HER
I can now see who really is Nikki! Hope she keeps this up! (Y) Beautiful!!!
She looks soooooo much better I’m so happy to see her growing into a classy lady
Not a Nikki fan but she looks a whole lot better
I love the look! U go gurl!
Beautiful!!
I prefer this look
She looks 100% better. Just sexy and gorgeous!!
I love the toned down look because she is a beautiful girl but…can she please get rid of that “attitude face?!?!” That chick just don’t look happy at all….
Moi aussi Wow très klassss
She looks amazing
She looks amazing this way
Looks better, but everything is still fake on her.
Thank GOD! Who knew that there was such a pretty girl under the clown outfit?
♥ the new look
Still beautiful
She looks more real now
She looks like a woman
She looks 1000% better in her naturally beautiful skin
Nikki looks good Keep it up girl and if you decide to go back to barbie make that $$$$ that’s show business . Do you really think she care if you are not a fan of hers lol #notlol
Wow, she looks good! !!
Hope she changes those corny ass lyrics too
Looks a lot better.
Welcome to the world Nikki real talent is based on Talent.. .your beautiful
Now get rid of that fake ass Nicki
Exactly what I was thinking!!!!!
I love it she looks so beautiful like that…now that’s sexy
she looks beautiful! much better look!
She looks better this way!
Lol…why are so many of y’all worried about her butt??? That’s over and done with and there’s nothing she can do about it know but have more surgery only to leave it more disfigured. I’m guessing that’s what some of y’all want…smh. But anyway…she looks pretty and has always been a pretty girl to me.
*now
nice she looking more normal and modelish
She is beautiful, Didn,t know she was such a beauty.always be dressing like a clown ,
Does her butt fake? Becks I don’t get it. If it isn’t fake she can’t so surgery because of people opinions.she look great
nice niki
So We Never Saw A Barbie With Black Hair??…She Never Needed Pink/Green/Blue hair to look like a Barbie… -.-
VERY PRETTY
Properrr
A good man will do that to ya make u grow up
Maybe when she realized how she’s negatively impacting 6 and 7yr old children who know every word of her lyrics, it struck home to tone down. She looks lovely nevertheless. Hopefully her lyrics will follow.
Great mature look I was beginning to worry about her….
She looks gorgeous I prefer this look to her usual clown look.
Love it!
She looks great.
Gorgeous!!! I always saw her beauty but those costumes had to go.
I like her Now!!! Not then!!!
Love the new look.
She look great…Nikki u don’t need all the extra
Its about time. When in doubt simple and classy will always work
Wow! I never knew that such a beautiful lady was behind all of the mali drama,WoW!!!!
that obvious butt implant tho O_O
she look normal .. mean real not fake keep it 100%lol !!!!
She didn’t need all that make-up she is beautiful like this she definitely need to keep this look, she’s lookin good in that dres nice on her
love the dress