The best celebrity hair and makeup looks from Met Gala 2019

The Met Gala may be popularly known as ‘fashion prom’ or in other circles, the ‘Oscars of fashion’, but attendees of the ball have long shown that hairstyles, makeup and manicures are just as important as their clothes when styling a look with a specific aesthetic. “[Camp is] the love of the exaggerated, the ‘off,’ of things-being-what-they-are-not,” says Susan Sontag in her essay “Notes On Camp”, which inspired this year’s Met Gala theme. Defined by excess and exaggeration, camp calls for leaning into opulence in an over-the-top way—making it ripe for some serious beauty creativity. Think: more is more is more (more tones, more colour, more textures and more sparkle).

Lady Gaga, Gigi Hadid and Sophie Turner amplified their eye makeup game

Lady Gaga underwent four outfit changes on the Met Gala 2019 red carpet, but her elaborate makeup stayed the same throughout. She lead the charge with extraordinary eye makeup by topping her eyes with gilded foil spikes and gold tinsel, tethered by graphic black and silver eyeliner. Gigi Hadid and Sara Sampaio also went the spidery lashes route, with the former choosing long white spikes on her otherwise naked eyes and Sampaio wearing lush falsies with feathers details.

Attendees stayed true to the over-the-top theme by choosing molten metal shades to accent their eyes. Kim Kardashian West’s wet look eyeshadow was complemented by her slicked-back sculptural hair; Awkwafina wore crystal encrusted swaths of golden eyeshadow across the orbital bone; and Celine Dion’s fringed metallic headpiece was paired with a shimmery yellow gold smoky eye that came traced with dark, black liner. And it wasn’t just the women—Billy Porter, who was carried onto the red carpet on a palanquin, wore an ornate headdress and matching sequinned makeup around his eyes.

Sophie Turner’s navy blue smoky eye was only outdone by her glitter-dusted slicked-back tresses, while Kris Jenner’s eyeshadow was accented by her ice blonde hair. On the lighter, more ’80s end of the spectrum, Laverne Cox chose sky blue to paint her lids and Paloma Elsesser covered hers with lavender and pale blue hues.

Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Ashley Graham chose exaggerated hairstyles

While barrette stacking is the trend du jour, Ashley Graham decorated her sleek ponytail with several baubles along the entire length, and Lupita Nyong’o wore actual combs in her tresses. Deepika Padukone actually took her hair to new heights with teased, retro-styled strands accessorised with a bejewelled headband, and Kacey Musgraves and Mindy Kaling both wore platinum blonde Barbie-styled wigs with lots of volume. Speaking of va-va-voom volume, Priyanka Chopra wore her usually wavy lob in permed spirals atop her head, complementing the hairstyle with fuchsia lips and eyeshadow, as well as white lashes and eyebrows. Among looks you can actually try at home, Hailey Bieber wore a high ponytail with a ’70s bow attached, and Miley Cyrus stepped out in a bob and mini bangs. Jewel-toned hair (Kylie Jenner, Lucy Boynton) and fringed, gilded headpieces (Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B) were seen on the red carpet as well.

Scroll through our gallery to take a look at the best beauty showcases spotted at Met Gala 2019.

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