The Best Hair And Makeup Looks From The 2019 Met Gala
This year's Met Gala red carpet was full of colorful and campy beauty trends
By Harper’s Bazaar Singapore Team - published
This year's Met Gala red carpet was full of gorgeous, campy, and colorful beauty trends. Click through to see all the eye-catching hair, makeup, and manicure looks from the 2019 Met Gala red carpet.
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Makeup artist Emily Cheng and celebrity stylist Kendall Dorsey teamed up to create this glowing makeup look and elegant retro bouffant on Grownish star Yara Shahidi.
Dakota Johnson looked like royalty on the Met Gala red carpet with an oversized crystal crown and dramatic (but still pretty!) fuchsia eyeshadow.
Neon orange frosted tips and yellow eyebrows? This look would work on Kristen Stewart even if it wasn't on a themed red carpet—she's just that cool.
Matching your teal-and-yellow eye makeup to your dress is the ultimate in campy beauty, as seen on Riverdale star Camila Mendes.
This is one of the most tame looks we've seen Miley Cyrus ever wear on the red carpet—a surprise considering the campy theme. But we love how she debuted shorter and wispier bangs on the red carpet.
While Dua Lipa wasn't the only star wearing oversized hair on the Met Gala red carpet, we love how she accentuated hers with baubles and matching colorful eyeshadow.
Disco hair, a floppy bow, faux freckles, and candy-colored makeup? This is campy beauty in its prettiest, most feminine form, created by makeup artist Carolina Gonzalez for Hailee Steinfeld.
“Hailey loves changing up the tone of her blonde throughout the year, but currently it’s a beachy blonde. She can pretty much rock any shade of blonde with her skin tone, so it gives us a lot of options and makes it easy to color," said hairstylist Ryan Pearl. "We did a highlight to break up her root a bit, but also kept some of her natural base peeking through to complement her golden tan and pink dress. I used Redken Flash Lift Bonder Inside to brighten everything up and Redken Shades EQ Gloss to tone her hair and add some shine. Before washing with Redken Nature + Science Color Extend Shampoo and Conditioner, I used Redken pH-Bonder to protect her hair and prevent breakage."
To look like Kardashian West was just stepping out of water, hairstylist Chris Appleton used Color Wow One Minute Transformation Anti-Frizz Styling Cream from the middle of her hair to the ends to break up the hair and create a wet-look.
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“I was inspired by Lily’s Giambattista Valli Couture gown so I wanted to create a Sharon Tate wedding look/Priscilla Presley hairdo," says celebrity hairstylist Gregory Russell for Marc Anthony True Professional. "I thought the exaggerated proportions and adornments really played into this year’s Met theme of CAMP.”
Ciara shut down the red carpet with giant and ultra-voluminous Diana Ross-inspired hair.
Newlywed Sophie Turner wore metallic blue eyeshadow and silver glitter with a sequin Louis Vuitton jumpsuit.
Hairstylist Lacy Redway wrapped Tessa Thompson's ponytail is latex to create a whip. Genius.
Ezra Miller's beauty look was all an illusion—and a lesson in the transformative power of makeup.
Priyanka Chopra looked like the Queen of Hearts with a dramatic eye, lip, and hair look at this year's Met Gala.
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Gwen Stefani looked just like herself—but also kind of like vintage Madonna—in a classic red lip and blonde ponytail combo.
Supermodel Bella Hadid wore a very convincing pixie cut wig and has us all wondering: why hasn't she cut her hair for real yet?
Elle Fanning's Met Gala beauty look was all about fun: pink and glowing makeup and a half-up curly ponytail.
Grammy superstar Kacey Musgraves came not as herself but as Barbie—blonde wig and all—to the Met Gala red carpet.
While the smoky and sultry makeup is classic day-to-day JLO, the Met Gala theme of camp comes in thanks to her incredible beaded headpiece.
With shimmery pink cheeks, blue eyeshadow, pink lip g loss, and a blue headband, Zendaya looked every bit the part of Disney's Cinderella.
"For the Met Gala Camp theme tonight, we drew inspiration from camp icon Divine from some of my favorite John Waters movies.” says makeup artist Nick Barose.“We played up the brows and eyes by super exaggerating it and make it look a lot larger and almost cartoonish, the key is to keep it graphic with strong black liner and long feathery lashes.”
Lady Gaga wore a dozen tiny hair bows secured across the crown of her short, blunt bob, plus ultra-long golden eyelashes, graphic black eyeliner, and Schiaparelli-pink lipstick and nail polish.
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Billy Porter arrived in an Egyptian-inspired look by The Blonds wearing opulent gold makeup by the legendary Pat McGrath.
Frosty blue hair and eyeshadow paired with gold-and-plum lips? Only Laverne Cox could make unusual shades this campy look ultra-chic.
Ashley Graham added a bauble (or 50) to her ultra-long bubble ponytail, plus two oversized Gucci logo barrettes for good measure.
The only thing more dramatic than Awkwafina's sleeves was her three-dimensional golden eyeshadow moment.