From Elle Fanning‘s super feminine barely there make up, to Miranda Kerr‘s simple yet glamorously glowy mien, to faces done to the nines like Rihanna‘s that boast mad skills, the MET Gala 2017 is a treasure trove of beauty looks that stretch from both ends of the beauty spectrum. Scroll through the gallery to see the breath-taking variety of beauty looks that the A-list celebrities had to offer at the annual fashion event this year.
By Syed Zulfadhli
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50 of The Met Gala 2017's Most Stunning Beauty Looks
Evan Rachel Wood
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It was all about the eyes for Wood, where her eyes were lined with a smokey wing tip, and accentuated with silver sparkles (Photo: Getty)
Jessica Chastain
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Chastain's ultra feminine look can be attributed to her rosy cheeks and glossy peach lips that enhanced her natural beauty, while her signature red hair tumbled beautifully in a centre-parted bun (Photo: Getty)
Serena Williams
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We're not sure if this glow is from her healthy pregnancy or an amazing makeup team, but William's au naturel look is simply gorgeous (Photo: Getty)
Allison Williams
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Channeling old Hollywood glamour, Williams made the look modern with a defined wing tip. She also played up her plump lips with scarlet lips with a touch of coral. The look was completed with her golden locks framing her face in loose curls.
Gigi Hadid
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Hadid's newly dyed honey brown hair had a lock of curls covering one eye. The other boasted a well-defined wing tip that got heads turning on the red carpet (Photo: Getty)
Kim Kardashian
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Always on point, Kardashian's look was part au naturel, part glamorous with her sparkling eye makeup and nude lips (Photo: Getty)
Karlie Kloss
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Kloss opts for a girl-next-door look with minimal makeup and gives it an edgy spin with her newly chopped do in blonde (Photo: Getty)
Frances Bean Cobain
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Cobain obviously took inspiration from her mother, 90's rock goddess Courtney Love, with her look defined by her deep wine lips matched with copper-tone eye shadow to complement her fair skin (Photo: Getty)
Taylor Hill
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We love Hill's wine-hued eye makeup, which brought a sensual touch to an otherwise ordinary look (Photo: Getty)
Jennifer Lopez
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We couldn't think of anyone who glowed brighter than Lopez at the event, with her highlight game shooting off the charts (Photo: Getty)
Emmy Rossum
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Rossum's metallic chocolate eye shadow, fair skin, and deep scarlet lips is the look to go for if you're going for a classically glamorous beauty look (Photo: Getty)
Mandy Moore
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Moore kept the girl-next-door look on her vanity, and took a more daring avant-garde beauty look. Her almost bare makeup was a canvas for eyes that were artfully swiped with violet eye shadow and framed with strong brows (Photo: Getty)
Kendall Jenner
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This Jenner sister took a glamorous approach to the red carpet, sporting a glowing visage with attention to her deep coral lips that brought a freshness to the look (Photo: Getty)
Liu Wen
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Liu Wen achieved a regal beauty look, enhancing her skin with blinding highlights to bring about a natural glow, and completes the look with her lips stained in a shade of deep plum (Photo: Getty)
Selena Gomez
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Gomez's centre parted bob and red metallic eye shadow brings Madonna's geisha-inspired "Nothing Really Matters" video to mind (Photo: Getty)
Lily Collins
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Collins' usual sweet girl aesthetic gets a dramatic makeover. Her lips were contrasted against her alabaster skin with a deep plum hue, sharply lined eyes and well-separated lashes. She finished the look with a sleek flapper girl-style bob with blunt bangs (Photo: Getty)
Joan Smalls
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Small's gorgeous au naturel beauty look was given an edge with wet-look curls and her faux lip piercing (Photo: Getty)
Rita Ora
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Ora's usual loose waves gets transformed into blonde panels plastered on like a sleek protective helmet. She also complements her scarlet gown with matching matte red lips, and a light swipe of red eye shadow looking like a woman in command (Photo: Getty)
Kate Hudson
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BAZAAR's April 2017 cover girl rocked a textured platinum blonde top knot with cinnamon-tone lips and matching bronze eye shadow (Photo: Getty)
Kate Bosworth
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Showing off a classic makeup look of bold red lips, shadowed eye lids, and contoured cheekbones is Bosworth's sleek bun tied high on her head (Photo: Getty)
Ruby Rose
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Rose's pewter-toned smokey eyes had a touch of sparkly glitter, giving the sexy look a glamorous spin (Photo: Getty)
Nicki Minaj
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Minaj's lush lashes and metallic red lips was bold, sexy, and extravagant all at the same time (Photo: Getty)
Candice Swanopoel
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The glowing supermodel mom keeps her makeup simple, bringing attention to her peepers with a sleek and sharp wing tip (Photo: Getty)
Elle Fanning
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With just a hint of blush and lightly stained lips, Fanning keeps things young and fresh with minimal makeup (Photo: Getty)
Sarah Paulson
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Paulson's features were well defined with simple makeup, making her look regal and sophisticated (Photo: Getty)
Halle Berry
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Bringing a glamourous flair to Berry's glowing skin are smoky eyes with the inner corners highlighted with pewter-toned shadow, and nude lips (Photo: Getty)
Haley Bennett
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If Marie Antoinette had floral love affair, Haley Bennett sure nailed the look. She matched the gorgeous floral head piece with an ultra-feminine look with rosy cheeks and flushed lips. The look was completed with her top lash line curled for dramatic effect (Photo: Getty)
Deepika Padukone
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Defined eyes and lips in a shade close to your natural lip colour is all is takes to look as chic as Padukone does here (Photo: Getty)
Rihanna
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Riri swaps the usual bronze tone highlighter with an adventurous fuschia-metallic hue, bringing attention to her eyes (Photo: Getty)
Madonna
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Sultry but subtle, Madonna nails the look with defined wing tips lining her eyes, heavy lashes, and a beauty colour palette in natural tones (Photo: Getty)
Grace Hartzel
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Edgy and avant-garde, Hartzel stepped on the red carpet with a kabuki-white base, and had her lips stained in cherry red. She completed this geisha-inspired look with her eyes framed with dramatic lines and bronze shadow (Photo: Getty)
Gisele Bundchen
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Ever the glamazon, Bundchen glows once again in this sun-kissed look with natural-tone lips, metallic eye shadow to add twinkle to the eyes, and a touch of blush on her cheeks for a rosy flush (Photo: Getty)
Kylie Jenner
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The Queen of Nude Make Up does it again. Keeping her make up look in a skin tone palette, Kylie brings attention to her eyes with bold brows, voluminous lashes, and bronze eye shadow (Photo: Getty)
Emma Roberts
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Roberts' gorgeous chocolate locks are complemented with eye shadow in an elegant shade of cocoa with a touch of glitter, and mauve lips (Photo: Getty)
Zoe Kravitz
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With killer cheekbones like that, all Kravitz really needs is a generous dose of highlighter to play it up as she proudly demonstrates here (Photo: Getty)
Emily Ratajkowski
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Turquoise and coral lined eyes. Sheer tangerine lips. A sun kissed glow. Emily Ratajkowski brought about the beauty of a sunset by the Santorini with this beauty look (Photo: Getty)
Katie Holmes
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Holmes highlights her eyes in two different shades of metallic blue, adding a twist to an otherwise classic look (Photo: Getty)
Bella Hadid
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Hadid's sleek bob brought attention to her face. Made up in a natural colour palette, Hadid's look was more like an enhanced version of herself instead of anything dramatic (Photo: Getty)
Thandie Newton
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Newton looks every inch a modern day Frida Kahlo with scarlet blooms sitting elegantly on her head. She swaps the unibrow with smokey eyes, and tones down the look with nude lips (Photo: Getty)
Miranda Kerr
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Sweet but strong, Kerr achieves this sprightly look with dewy skin that was enhanced with a light blush and bold coral lips (Photo: Getty)
Reese Witherspoon
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Metallic cobalt blue eye shadow, and flushed cheeks give Witherspoon a look that's a good mix of feminine, glamorous and dramatic (Photo: Getty)
Jennifer Connelly
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Connelly keeps things simple, bringing attention to her eyes with metallic hot pink eye shadow to add an element of modern femininity to her beauty look (Photo: Getty)
Elizabeth Banks
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With a clean and glowing makeup base, Banks took the look on a fun spin to the with an 80's disco inspired look with her eyes lined in electric blue and lips stained in bright peach (Photo: Getty)
Katy Perry
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Complementing Perry's dramatic embroidered red veil with are va-va-voom red glitter lips and eyes swept with sparkly blue eye shadow that she wore beneath (Photo: Getty)
Solange Knowles
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Knowles opts for an au naturel look, defining her glowing cafe au lait skin with strong brows (Photo: Getty)
Zendaya
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Zendaya looked like a Caribbean princess with her voluminous curls. Her contoured face was well done but it was her coral-coloured lips that took centre stage (Photo: Getty)
Cara Delevigne
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Always the glamour puss on the red carpet, Delevigne takes on a refreshing robot-like approach this time. She had her freshly shaven head painted in silver like a futuristic anime character of sorts, replete with crystal embellishments. Her makeup was fresh, with a hint of flushed cheeks, neutral lips, and silver eye shadow to keep the look in theme of her outfit.
Priyanka Chopra
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Chopra's look was both glamorous and chic, with a generous dose of metallics served on her eyelids, a well-contoured face, and lips in a deep chocolate hue (Photo: Getty)
Lily Aldridge
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Aldridge keeps her makeup bare and simple, leaving the attention to her bold brows before completing the look with a sheer magenta veil (Photo: Getty)
Sophia Richie
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Sofia was every inch a golden girl with her uber glowy complexion (Photo: Getty)
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- Evan Rachel Wood
- Frances Bean Cobain
- Gigi Hadid
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- Grace Hartzel
- Haley Bennett
- Halle Berry
- Jennifer Connelly
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- Jessica Chastain
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