Best Met Gala 2024 Beauty Looks

Because the public doesn't really You know what happens at the Met Gala after each celebrity walks up the steps of the Grand Hall, the red carpet leading up to the event is absolutely everything.

Of course, haute couture usually gets the attention first, but last year we saw transformative makeup and hair as the centerpiece of several memorable looks. Just remember that Doja Cat became an actual cat (whiskers and all) and Lil Nas X's head on feet with silver body paint and jewelry. In 2024, we're excited to see how fashion-goers interpret this year's theme celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibit, “Sleeping Beauties: The Fashion of Waking Up,” and the dress code devised by Anna Wintour, “The Garden of Time”. .”

Before the event, it's easy to imagine over-the-top greenery turned into headpieces and colorful splashes of wildflowers used on the eyes, cheeks and lips. But if there's one thing we know from the Met Gala, it's that there are always a few celebs who zig-zag when you think they'll zag, thanks to stylists, makeup artists and hairstylists who create looks the rest of us would never dream of.

See all the best beauty moments from the 2024 Met Gala red carpet below.