Met Gala 2016: See the Best Hair and Makeup Looks Up Close
How do you seem so calm right now? This is no ordinary Monday night. It's Met Gala night. If you don't already appreciate what that means, all you need to know (in our beauty-obsessed universe, anyway) is that the Met Gala makes the hair and makeup at the Oscars look like a snore—and it's the unofficial biggest night of the year for major celebrity hair makeovers. Exhibit A: Revisit the 10 most memorable Met Gala beauty moments of all time. Exhibit B: Last year's red carpet, birthplace of some of the most whiplash-inducing beauty moments in recent pop culture history (from Selena Gomez's orchid halo to Cara Delevingne's full-body faux tattoos). Exhibit C: This year's Met Gala, which we're happy to report, lived up to every inch of the hype. Go ahead and click your way through the night's best beauty looks—and check back throughout the night, since more photos are yet to come.
Getty Images1/20Taylor Swift
We think Taylor Swift went for a vampy lip because we told her she had to, after she road-tested this dramatic new look over the weekend.
Getty Images2/20Kerry Washington
And May 2, 2016, will henceforth be known as the Night We Got to See Kerry Washington With Fuchsia Hair. And an emerald smoky eye. Oh, and the nails matched the hair. Too much to even take.
Getty Images3/20Kylie Jenner
Given her masterful grasp of being the center of attention, of course Kylie Jenner went classic with her hair and neutral with her makeup on the night all others went bold. Well played—and we have to say, we're feeling this doll-like (yet still bronzed!) simplicity on her.
Getty Images4/20Beyoncé
Beyoncé made her post-Lemonade debut with sleek hair, big green cat eyes, and an even bigger smile.
Getty Images5/20Ciara
Ciara did not hold back, fully embodying the night’s theme—“Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology”—in silver-encrusted hair and makeup.
Getty Images6/20Kristen Stewart
A+++ for killing this year's theme with that robot-chic eye makeup, Kristen Stewart.
Getty Images7/20Katy Perry
Lavender eyeshadow and cobalt eyeliner with your black lipstick and soaring blunt-banged beehive? Yes, when you're Katy Perry. (Although, we will say the lipstick is pull-off-able IRL. See what the exact shade looks like on our staffer, here.)
Getty Images8/20Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan's eyes played off the birdlike romance of her dress, from the feathery top lashes to the softest upward flicks of eyeliner.
Getty Images9/20Zendaya
Oh, you thought you had seen every Zendaya hairstyle there was to see, thanks to her penchant for wigs? Nope! She put a modern twist on '70s disco glam in this shiny bowl bob.
Getty Images10/20Kate Bosworth
While Kate Bosworth’s hairpiece and dress were a we got some Game of Thrones fantasy, her clashing orange shadow and red lip added unexpected punk.
Getty Images12/20Hailee Steinfeld
Hailee Steinfeld was a vision of fierce in her burgundy smoky eye and dark-plum lip.
Getty Images13/20Amandla Stenberg
Amandla Stenberg kept it natural but won coolest hair accessory—and best brows.
WireImage14/20Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato made it all about her skin with some spectacular strobing and bronzing.
Getty Images15/20Jennifer Hudson
If you think you can name someone who does bold lips better than Jennifer Hudson, you'd be wrong. The latest proof being this violet.
Getty Images17/20Emma Stone
Chestnut hair, coral cheeks, and shimmering charcoal-gray eyeliner transformed Emma Stone.
Getty Images18/20Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning was a high-fashion Barbie, all high wrapped ponytail and cheekbones.
Getty Images19/20Rita Ora
Like Ciara, Rita Ora went metallic/futuristic, but in a more delicate way—a glint of silver shadow and foil hair tattoos.
Getty Images20/20Chloë Grace Moretz
At only 19, Chloë Grace Moretz is serving major ladylike vibes. Her long, glossy waves and soft makeup play well with her plunging neckline—proving that a little can go a long way.
