Beauty
Ariana Grande, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, and more.
Because the public doesn’t really get to know what happens inside the Met Gala after every celebrity makes it up the Great Hall steps, the red carpet leading up to the event is absolutely everything.
Of course, the couture tends to catch eyes first, but last year we saw transformational makeup and hair as the centerpiece of several memorable looks. Just remember Doja Cat made into an actual cat (whiskers and all) and Lil Nas X’s head-to-toe in silver body paint and jewels. In 2024, we’re excited to see how the fashion-forward attendees interpret this year’s theme celebrating the new Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” and the Anna Wintour-devised dress code, “The Garden Of Time.”
Ahead of the event, it’s easy to imagine over-the-top greenery turned into headpieces and splashes of wildflower colors worn on the eyes, cheeks, and lips. But If there’s one thing we know about the Met Gala, there are always some celebs that zig when you think they will zag — thanks to the stylists, makeup artists, and hairstylists that create looks that the rest of us would never dream up.
Below, see all the best beauty moments from the 2024 Met Gala red carpet.
Zendaya
Makeup: Raoul Alejandre using Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: Ursula Stephen using Living Proof and Dyson
Gwendoline Christie
Makeup: Daniel Kolaric using Pat McGrath Labs
Jennifer Lopez
Makeup: Scott Barnes and JLo Beauty skin prep; Hair: Lorenzo Martin using Tresemmé Tangle Teezer; Hair color: Tracey Cunningham using Olaplex; Nails: Tom Bachik using CND and Tweezerman tools
Emma Chamberlain
Makeup: Kelsey Deenihan using Lancôme; Hair: Sami Knight using Kristin Ess Hair; Emi Jay; and Bellami Hair; Nails: Thuy Nguyen using Sally Hansen
Rebecca Hall
Body Paint: Mitchell Moon
Madelyn Cline
Makeup: Jen Tiseco using Revlon and Fig.1 skin prep; Hair: Marc Mena using Wavytalk and Great Lengths
Tyla
Makeup: Pat McGrath Labs
Greta Lee
Makeup: Nina Park using Addiction Tokyo; Hair: Jenny Cho using Fekkai; Nails: Naomi Yasuda using Aprés Nail
Taylor Russell
Keke Palmer
Makeup: Kenya Alexis using Milk Makeup; Hair: Tamika Gibson
Dove Cameron
Makeup: Kale Teter using Danucera and Beautyblender; Hair: Jacob Rozenberg; Nails: Melanie Shengaris using Aprés Nail
Penelope Cruz
Makeup: Hung Vango using Lancôme; Hair: Pablo Iglesias using Moroccanoil; Hair color: Matt Rez using Moroccanoil; Nails: Fleury Rose using Chanel Beauty
Sienna Miller
Makeup: Wendy Rowe using Code8 Beauty and Eve Lom skin prep; Hair: Earl Simms using Authentic Beauty Concept
Ariana Grande
Makeup: Michael Anthony using r.e.m. Beauty and custom petal wing appliqués by Daniel Vi Le; Hair: Alyx Liu
Cynthia Erivo
Makeup: Sam Fine using Haus Labs; Hair: Nai'vasha using Jennifer Behr accessories; Nails: Rose Hackle using OPI
Lil Nas X
Amanda Seyfried
Makeup: Genevieve Herr using Lancôme; Hair: Renato Campora using Kristin Ess Hair
Kendall Jenner
Makeup: Mary Phillips using L’Oréal Paris
Doja Cat
Makeup: Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: JStayReady; Nails: Saccia using Aprés Nail
Amelia Gray
Makeup: Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: Jake Gallagher using Nexxus
Charli XCX
Makeup: Isamaya Ffrench using MAC Cosmetics; Hair: Matt Benns using Schwarzkopf
Sabrina Carpenter
Makeup: Carolina Gonzalez using Armani Beauty, Velour Lashes, and Cetaphil skin prep; Hair: Scott King using Redken and Dyson tools; Hair color: Laurie Heaps using Redken; Nails Zola Ganzorigt using OPI
Willow Smith
Hair: Vernon François using Olaplex
FKA Twigs
Makeup: Tilda Mace; Hair: Louis Souvestre
Karol G
Makeup: Patrick Ta; Hair: Cesar Ramirez using Aveda; Nails: Saccia
Lana Del Rey
Makeup: Etienne Ortega using Charlotte Tilbury and Ortega Beauty lipstick; Hair: Anna Cofone using Authentic Beauty Concept; Hair color: Tracey Cunningham using Olaplex
Iris Law
Makeup: Anne Sophie Costa using Clinique; Hair: Rio Sreedharan
Pamela Anderson
Makeup: Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: Orlando Pita using Orlando Pita Play
Cardi B
Makeup: Erika La’Pearl using NYX Professional Makeup, i-Envy lashes, and Vaseline skin prel; Hair: Tokyo Stylez using göt2b; Nails: Coca Michelle using OPI
Kelsea Ballerini
Makeup: Kelsey Deenihan using CoverGirl and Bondi Sands tan; Hair: Peter Lux using Pantene
Eiza González
Makeup: Harold James using Kiss lashes; Hair: Owen Gould using Lolavie and The Hair Shop
