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2022 Met Gala Beauty Was Gilded Glamour At Its Peak

The best beauty moments from the 2022 Met Gala.

by Sam Neibart

The first Monday in May has regained its iconic status as Fashion’s biggest night, after 2021 briefly shifted the date of the Met Gala to the second Monday in September. Although there have only been a mere eight months for the celebrities to reset from last year’s festivities, we have every confidence that the head-to-toe looks will be just as, if not more, spectacular than the year before.

The theme of this year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s exhibition invites all attendees to aim for the height of opulence. The dress code for this year’s theme, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, instructs guest to dress in “gilded glamour, white tie”, per Vogue. With metallics, chrome, and jewels trending across hair, makeup and nail trends, we’re excited to see what this means for the beauty looks.

What we don’t expect to see tonight is period-accurate hair and makeup from Gilded Age New York, although the era will be the guiding inspiration for the night. (Visible makeup was considered garish and only worn by stage actors or sex workers at the time.) The first arrivals on the red carpet proved this to be true with Vanessa Hudgens arriving to host in a dramatic updo laden with rhinestone chains, and Emma Chamberlain sporting a brand new ice blond bob and wearing gold and burgundy metallic shadow.

See the best beauty moments from the 2022 Met Gala red carpet below, and keep checking back for more.

Vanessa Hudgens

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Makeup: Tonya Brewer for Pat McGrath Labs; Skin Care: Joanna Vargas; Hair: Danielle Priano for SexyHair and Hidden Crown

Emma Chamberlain

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Makeup: Kelsey Deenihan for bareminerals with CeraVe; Hair: Laura Polko for T3 Micro and Aquage

Anna Wintour

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La La Anthony

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Kaia Gerber

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Makeup: Naoko Scintu for YSL Beauty; Hair: Guido Palau

Isabelle Boemeke

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Kacey Musgraves

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Makeup: Moani Lee for Byredo with 111Skin; Hair: Giovanni Delgado for Oribe Hair Care

Tommy Dorfman

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Makeup: Shayna Gold for MAC Cosmetics; Hair Blake Erik

Janicza Bravo

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Melissa King

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Blake Lively

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Makeup: Kristofer Buckle for Charlote Tilbury

Janelle Monáe

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Hair: Nikki Nelms for Maui Moisture

Maude Apatow

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Makeup: Kelsey Deenihan for Armani Beauty with Skinfix; Hair: Peter Lux for Olivia Garden

Amber Valletta

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Makeup and Skincare by Charlotte Tilbury

Anderson .Paak

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Emma Stone

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Makeup: Rachel Goodwin for Pat McGrath Labs with Monastery Skincare; Hair: Mara Roszak for T3 and Hair Rituel by Sisley-Paris

Evan Mock

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Cynthia Erivo

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Makeup: Same Fine for Armani Beauty

Michelle Yeoh

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Alicia Keys

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Makeup: Ayako Yoshimura for Keys Soulcare; Hair: Fesa Nu

Laura Harrier

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Jung Ho-yeon

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Hair: Jenny Cho for Hair Rituel by Sisley-Paris and ghd

Paloma Elsesser

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Sarah Jessica Parker

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Makeup: Elaine Offers for Pat McGrath Labs

Quannah Chasinghorse

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Makeup: Carolina Dali for Westman Atelier; Hair: Naeemah LaFond for amika

Venus Williams

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Makeup: Karina Milan for Burt’s Bees; Hair: Nikki Nelms for Maui Moisture

Teyana Taylor

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Winnie Harlow

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Makeup: Adam Burrell for Lancôme; Hair: Davontae Washington for UNITE Hair

Hailey Bieber

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Makeup: Nina Park for Chanel; Hair: Bryce Scarlett for KMS & Varis

Billie Eilish

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Kate Moss

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Makeup: Sofia Tilbury for Charlotte Tilbury; Hair: Bob Recine for Authentic Beauty Concept

Nicola Coughlan

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Makeup: Neil Young for Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: Halley Brisker for Moroccanoil

Naomi Campbell

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Makeup: Pat McGrath for Pat McGrath Labs

Megan Thee Stallion

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Makeup: Lauren Child for Revlon

Chloe Bailey

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Phoebe Bridgers

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Hair: Glen Coco for Augustinus Bader

Lori Harvey

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Skin Care: Joanna Vargas

Normani

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Tessa Thompson

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Makeup: Maud Laceppe for Armani Beauty

Fredrik Robertson

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Lucy Boynton

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Makeup: Jo Baker for Chanel; Hair: Jenny Cho for ghd and PHYTO

Lizzo

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Makeup: Alexx Mayo for Charlotte Tilbury and Dermaflash; Hair: Shelby Swain for ghd and OGX

SZA

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Deanna Paley for Byredo

Kendall Jenner

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Makeup: Mary Phillips for Kylie Cosmetics; Hair: Jen Atkin

Sydney Sweeney

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Makeup: Melissa Hernandez for Armani Beauty; Hair: Bobby Eliot for ghd and John Frieda Hair

Cara Delevingne

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Hair: Mara Roszak for Wella Professionals; Skin Care: Joanna Vargas

Cardi B

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Makeup: Erika LaPearl for Pat McGrath Labs with Kiss Lashes; Hair: Tokyo Stylez for TRESemmé and Dyson

Nicki Minaj

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Makeup: Pat McGrath for Pat McGrath Labs

Olivia Rodrigo

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Hair: Clayton Hawkins for Dove Hair

Kim Kardashian

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Makeup: Mario Dedivanovic for Augustinus Bader