Ariana Grande at the 2024 Met Gala: "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" held at The Metropolita...

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The Best Beauty Looks From The 2024 Met Gala

Ariana Grande, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, and more.

by Sam Neibart

Because the public doesn’t really get to know what happens inside the Met Gala after every celebrity makes it up the Great Hall steps, the red carpet leading up to the event is absolutely everything.

Of course, the couture tends to catch eyes first, but last year we saw transformational makeup and hair as the centerpiece of several memorable looks. Just remember Doja Cat made into an actual cat (whiskers and all) and Lil Nas X’s head-to-toe in silver body paint and jewels. In 2024, we’re excited to see how the fashion-forward attendees interpret this year’s theme celebrating the new Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” and the Anna Wintour-devised dress code, “The Garden Of Time.”

Ahead of the event, it’s easy to imagine over-the-top greenery turned into headpieces and splashes of wildflower colors worn on the eyes, cheeks, and lips. But If there’s one thing we know about the Met Gala, there are always some celebs that zig when you think they will zag — thanks to the stylists, makeup artists, and hairstylists that create looks that the rest of us would never dream up.

Below, see all the best beauty moments from the 2024 Met Gala red carpet.

Zendaya

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Makeup: Raoul Alejandre using Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: Ursula Stephen using Living Proof and Dyson

Gwendoline Christie

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Makeup: Daniel Kolaric using Pat McGrath Labs

Jennifer Lopez

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Makeup: Scott Barnes and JLo Beauty skin prep; Hair: Lorenzo Martin using Tresemmé Tangle Teezer; Hair color: Tracey Cunningham using Olaplex; Nails: Tom Bachik using CND and Tweezerman tools

Emma Chamberlain

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Makeup: Kelsey Deenihan using Lancôme; Hair: Sami Knight using Kristin Ess Hair; Emi Jay; and Bellami Hair; Nails: Thuy Nguyen using Sally Hansen

Rebecca Hall

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Body Paint: Mitchell Moon

Madelyn Cline

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Makeup: Jen Tiseco using Revlon and Fig.1 skin prep; Hair: Marc Mena using Wavytalk and Great Lengths

Tyla

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Makeup: Pat McGrath Labs

Greta Lee

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Makeup: Nina Park using Addiction Tokyo; Hair: Jenny Cho using Fekkai; Nails: Naomi Yasuda using Aprés Nail

Taylor Russell

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Keke Palmer

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Makeup: Kenya Alexis using Milk Makeup; Hair: Tamika Gibson

Dove Cameron

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Makeup: Kale Teter using Danucera and Beautyblender; Hair: Jacob Rozenberg; Nails: Melanie Shengaris using Aprés Nail

Penelope Cruz

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Makeup: Hung Vango using Lancôme; Hair: Pablo Iglesias using Moroccanoil; Hair color: Matt Rez using Moroccanoil; Nails: Fleury Rose using Chanel Beauty

Sienna Miller

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Makeup: Wendy Rowe using Code8 Beauty and Eve Lom skin prep; Hair: Earl Simms using Authentic Beauty Concept

Ariana Grande

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Makeup: Michael Anthony using r.e.m. Beauty and custom petal wing appliqués by Daniel Vi Le; Hair: Alyx Liu

Cynthia Erivo

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Makeup: Sam Fine using Haus Labs; Hair: Nai'vasha using Jennifer Behr accessories; Nails: Rose Hackle using OPI

Lil Nas X

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Amanda Seyfried

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Makeup: Genevieve Herr using Lancôme; Hair: Renato Campora using Kristin Ess Hair

Kendall Jenner

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Makeup: Mary Phillips using L’Oréal Paris

Doja Cat

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Makeup: Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: JStayReady; Nails: Saccia using Aprés Nail

Amelia Gray

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Makeup: Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: Jake Gallagher using Nexxus

Charli XCX

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Makeup: Isamaya Ffrench using MAC Cosmetics; Hair: Matt Benns using Schwarzkopf

Sabrina Carpenter

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Makeup: Carolina Gonzalez using Armani Beauty, Velour Lashes, and Cetaphil skin prep; Hair: Scott King using Redken and Dyson tools; Hair color: Laurie Heaps using Redken; Nails Zola Ganzorigt using OPI

Willow Smith

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Hair: Vernon François using Olaplex

FKA Twigs

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Makeup: Tilda Mace; Hair: Louis Souvestre

Karol G

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Makeup: Patrick Ta; Hair: Cesar Ramirez using Aveda; Nails: Saccia

Lana Del Rey

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Makeup: Etienne Ortega using Charlotte Tilbury and Ortega Beauty lipstick; Hair: Anna Cofone using Authentic Beauty Concept; Hair color: Tracey Cunningham using Olaplex

Iris Law

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Makeup: Anne Sophie Costa using Clinique; Hair: Rio Sreedharan

Pamela Anderson

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Makeup: Pat McGrath Labs; Hair: Orlando Pita using Orlando Pita Play

Cardi B

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Makeup: Erika La’Pearl using NYX Professional Makeup, i-Envy lashes, and Vaseline skin prel; Hair: Tokyo Stylez using göt2b; Nails: Coca Michelle using OPI

Kelsea Ballerini

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Makeup: Kelsey Deenihan using CoverGirl and Bondi Sands tan; Hair: Peter Lux using Pantene

Eiza González

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Makeup: Harold James using Kiss lashes; Hair: Owen Gould using Lolavie and The Hair Shop