Beauty
The best beauty moments from the 2022 Met Gala.
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
Makeup: Tonya Brewer for Pat McGrath Labs; Skin Care: Joanna Vargas; Hair: Danielle Priano for SexyHair and Hidden Crown
Emma Chamberlain
Makeup: Kelsey Deenihan for bareminerals with CeraVe; Hair: Laura Polko for T3 Micro and Aquage
Anna Wintour
La La Anthony
Kaia Gerber
Makeup: Naoko Scintu for YSL Beauty; Hair: Guido Palau
Isabelle Boemeke
Kacey Musgraves
Makeup: Moani Lee for Byredo with 111Skin; Hair: Giovanni Delgado for Oribe Hair Care
Tommy Dorfman
Makeup: Shayna Gold for MAC Cosmetics; Hair Blake Erik
Janicza Bravo
Melissa King
Blake Lively
Makeup: Kristofer Buckle for Charlote Tilbury
Janelle Monáe
Hair: Nikki Nelms for Maui Moisture
Maude Apatow
Makeup: Kelsey Deenihan for Armani Beauty with Skinfix; Hair: Peter Lux for Olivia Garden
Amber Valletta
Makeup and Skincare by Charlotte Tilbury
Anderson .Paak
Emma Stone
Makeup: Rachel Goodwin for Pat McGrath Labs with Monastery Skincare; Hair: Mara Roszak for T3 and Hair Rituel by Sisley-Paris
Evan Mock
Cynthia Erivo
Makeup: Same Fine for Armani Beauty
Michelle Yeoh
Alicia Keys
Makeup: Ayako Yoshimura for Keys Soulcare; Hair: Fesa Nu
Laura Harrier
Jung Ho-yeon
Hair: Jenny Cho for Hair Rituel by Sisley-Paris and ghd
Paloma Elsesser
Sarah Jessica Parker
Makeup: Elaine Offers for Pat McGrath Labs
Quannah Chasinghorse
Makeup: Carolina Dali for Westman Atelier; Hair: Naeemah LaFond for amika
Venus Williams
Makeup: Karina Milan for Burt’s Bees; Hair: Nikki Nelms for Maui Moisture
Teyana Taylor
Winnie Harlow
Makeup: Adam Burrell for Lancôme; Hair: Davontae Washington for UNITE Hair
Hailey Bieber
Makeup: Nina Park for Chanel; Hair: Bryce Scarlett for KMS & Varis
Billie Eilish
Kate Moss
Makeup: Sofia Tilbury for Charlotte Tilbury; Hair: Bob Recine for Authentic Beauty Concept
Nicola Coughlan
Makeup: Neil Young for Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: Halley Brisker for Moroccanoil
Naomi Campbell
Makeup: Pat McGrath for Pat McGrath Labs
Megan Thee Stallion
Makeup: Lauren Child for Revlon
Chloe Bailey
Phoebe Bridgers
Hair: Glen Coco for Augustinus Bader
Lori Harvey
Skin Care: Joanna Vargas
Normani
Tessa Thompson
Makeup: Maud Laceppe for Armani Beauty
Fredrik Robertson
Lucy Boynton
Makeup: Jo Baker for Chanel; Hair: Jenny Cho for ghd and PHYTO
Lizzo
Makeup: Alexx Mayo for Charlotte Tilbury and Dermaflash; Hair: Shelby Swain for ghd and OGX
SZA
Deanna Paley for Byredo
Kendall Jenner
Makeup: Mary Phillips for Kylie Cosmetics; Hair: Jen Atkin
Sydney Sweeney
Makeup: Melissa Hernandez for Armani Beauty; Hair: Bobby Eliot for ghd and John Frieda Hair
Cara Delevingne
Hair: Mara Roszak for Wella Professionals; Skin Care: Joanna Vargas
Cardi B
Makeup: Erika LaPearl for Pat McGrath Labs with Kiss Lashes; Hair: Tokyo Stylez for TRESemmé and Dyson
Nicki Minaj
Makeup: Pat McGrath for Pat McGrath Labs
Olivia Rodrigo
Hair: Clayton Hawkins for Dove Hair
Kim Kardashian
Makeup: Mario Dedivanovic for Augustinus Bader
