Met Gala 2023: The 25 Best Hair and Makeup Looks
All the hair, makeup, and nail looks that stole the show at fashion's biggest night.
Fashion's biggest night? Based on signature the hair, makeup, and nail looks that hit the 2023 Met Gala red carpet tonight, we'd argue that it's also beauty's biggest night. This year's theme honours the creations of late designer Karl Lagerfeld—and in beauty, that translates to everything from classic, fresh faced makeup, dark manicures affixed with chains, and even hand-crafted prosthetics mirroring the designer's beloved cat, Choupette. Here, our must-see looks from the red carpet, along with the core products you need to try them out at home.
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The newest face of Lancôme is in her blue period, wearing a gorgeous navy and periwinkle smoky eye and matching headband. Her sleek look was created by stylist Sami Knight.
Dua Lipa looked like a princess with glossy waves, creamy rose lipstick, and a shimmery cat-eye flick done by none other than Dame Pat McGrath.
We've never met a glossy lip we didn't love, and Quannah Chasinghorse's popsicle-pink look is no exception. We're also loving her effortless, free-flowing waves, thanks to essentials from Paul Mitchell.
Matching your glittery eye shadow to your hair colour? Only Phoebe Bridgers could pull off a look so subtle yet so gorgeous. Glam was by Gianpaolo Ceciliato for Tata Harper Skincare and hair was by Josue Perez for Innersence Organic Beauty.
"With Phoebe, the process of creating her look for the Met Gala was very organic. When I first saw the dress at the fitting, I was instantly inspired by a sultry smoky eye," Ceciliato says in a statement. "I wanted to create a contrast between dramatically strong eyes and a delicate porcelain skin.”
Never one to shy away from a temporary hair change, Emily Ratajkowski debuted blunt baby bangs on the Met Gala red carpet. Makeup was by Linda Hay for Pat McGrath Labs.
Quinta Brunson's hair is a work of art. Her sculptural braids were complemented by the addition of white feathers and slick baby hair, styled by Alexander Armand.
This look is all about details, from a lashy smoky eye, gorgeous cornrows, and two single white braids draped down each shoulder. Her smoky makeup is by Andrea Tiller for Milk Makeup, with skin prep by QMS Medicosmetics.
More pink lips on the Met Gala carpet, this time on Maya Hawke who paired it with a wavy shag and retro lashes. Her soft pout by Mary Wiles for La Rouge Français.
The hair. The makeup. The skin? Nobody glows harder than Naomi Campbell.
We love the pairing of disco curls with a ruby red matte lipstick.
Jessica Chastain debuted an icy blonde wig inspired by Karl Lagerfeld to the Met Gala red carpet. Her hair was by Renato Campora for Hair Rituel by Sisley-Paris and makeup was by Kristofer Buckle for Charlotte Tilbury.
Pink lips are the theme of the night! We love how Precious Lee paired her beauty look with a gorgeous leather headband. Her hair was crafted by stylist Mideyah Parker using Pattern. "Aiming to hit that perfect rich chocolate luxurious hair colour, I customised a unit using a circle colour application and painted some ‘peek a boo’ highlights around the hairline to mirror that iconic Campbell [Chanel Spring/ Summer 1994] look," Parker says in a statement. "I layered in a chunky slice of color in the back to give a little more drama with the swirls of caramel and light blonde highlights throughout. Using a total of four formulas.''
The face of Armani Beauty looked stunning with glowing, soft pink makeup and bombshell waves, styled by Glen Coco, affixed with a hair bow.
We hope Lil Nas X has a really, really good makeup remover ready for tonight. In the meantime, we're mesmerised by his bejewelled look. His curls were styled by Coree Moreno for Matrix.
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We love Salma Hayek's long ponytail adorned with red tulle flowers.
Doja Cat dressed as Lagerfeld's cat Choupette—facial prosthetics and all.
Yara Shahidi's look was giving '90s supermodel with makeup shades of mauve, brown, and golden taupe.
A very blonde Gigi Hadid wore a stunning nude lip and statement eyeliner.
More shaggy hair on red carpet, this time in a pale blue hue on Cara Delevingne.
Marion Cotillard also had a hair transformation, debuting an edgy pink style at this year's Met Gala styled by Adir Abergel.
“Today's Met Gala was all about the celebration of Karl Lagerfeld’s prolific work and the life that he breathed into everything he touched. He was a visionary who loved lines and futurism and always infused touches of colour into his collections at Chanel, one of which was pink," Abergel says in a statement. "Marion wore a Chanel dress she had worn before and we decided to add a little Joan of Arc with some linear lines and touches of pink to represent the armour of love for Karl and Chanel!”
Paris Hilton paired a very Lagerfeld-inspired ponytail with a dark smoky eye.
More baby bangs and a dark manicure courtesy of artist Yoko Sakakura and KISS on the carpet, as seen on Olivia Rodrigo.
Another headband and hair colour moment on Cardi B, with makeup done by artist Erika La'Pearl, who prepped her skin using Murad.
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Michaela Coel's insane glow and copper shimmer eye were blinding on the carpet, courtesy of makeup artist Bernicia Boateng.
Getting a glimpse of Rihanna's ethereal highlighter placement and statement red lip at the Met Gala was well worth the wait.
This article originally appeared in Harper's BAZAAR US.