Fashion's Biggest Night Out Is Here—the Met Gala Beauty Looks That Held Their Own

Though we wait with bated breath for practically every red carpet event, there’s no date that we look forward to more than the first Monday of May. The 2025 Met Gala theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, is a celebration of Black dandyism, with a corresponding exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that “chronicles the ways in which Black people have used dress and fashion to transform their identities,” according to a press release.

We expect no shortage of ensembles that are master classes in tailoring and bevies of reimagined suits, but we beauty editors have our sights set on far more than the results of impeccable patternmaking. Renowned makeup artists, manicurists, hairstylists, and facialists fly from around the world to primp their celebrity clientele to the nth degree for fashion’s biggest night, and their handiwork was enough to steal our attention from the custom couture.

Join us as we immerse ourselves into a night that honors the cultural and fashionable sensation that is the Black diaspora, and the beauty looks that did their designs justice. From the celebrities walking the Upper East Side carpet to the very products they used, your 2025 Met Gala beauty news awaits below.

Rihanna

Fashionably late, but always worth the wait. Rihanna turned the red carpet into a runway with a deconstructed suit, but her honey-pink blush, warm lip, and natural glam was what took our breath away. The multi-hyphenate's skin is radiant—perhaps half Fenty Beauty, half pregnancy glow.

Beauty products used: Fenty Beauty Soft’Lit Naturally Luminous Hydrating Longwear Foundation in 315 ($40), Fenty Cheeks Suede Waterproof Powder Blush in Lolly Poppy ($28), Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in Fu$$y ($22)

Doja Cat

Doja Cat took us back to the '80s with her bold, severely shoulder-padded look and equally striking glam. Her two-tone hair was worn in a 'fro with baby bangs, her eyes dusted in matte white shadow, and her lips, well… one could say they painted the town red. (Sorry.)

Beauty products used: Pat McGrath Labs Dramatique Mega Lip Pencil in Elson ($29), Mothership XII Eye Shadow Palette: Petalmorphosis ($128), and Skin Fetish: Divine Blush in Divine Rose III ($39)

Megan Thee Stallion

Our jaws fell open once Megan Thee Stallion stepped onto the scene. The rapper wore her fiery locks like a crown: a tiered high ponytail adorned in crystals that fell into mermaid waves down her back à la celebrity hairstylist Kellon Deryck.

Beauty products used: Tangle Teezer The Chrome Ultimate Detangler ($13), Charlotte Tilbury Big Lip Plumpgasm Plumping Lip Gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds ($35), Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Exagger-Eyes Liner in Black ($32)

Doechii

The self-proclaimed Swamp Princess does indeed look too fly at the 2025 Met Gala. Doechii drips in Louis Vuitton from head to toe (quite literally with the "LV" logo sitting atop her blush-adorned cheek). She wears her hair in a stunning afro and lines her lips with a deep shade that complements her oversize bow tie.

Chappell Roan

If there's anything we can expect out of the Midwest Princess, it's a powerful makeup look—and to no one's surprise, she over-delivered. Chappell Roan's retro pop star look features a block of silver shimmer shadow, rhinestone-bedecked "brows," a dramatic double liner, and a river of purple and silver tears.

Beauty products used: Pat McGrath Labs Mothership XII: Petalmorphosis Eyeshadow Palette ($128), Perma Precision Liquid Eyeliner in Xtreme Black ($35), and SatinAllure Lipstick in Nude Fantastia ($30)

Cardi B

Cardi B has us green with envy over this emerald ensemble. The "Money" rapper slipped in green contacts to match her 'fit and mossy-green shadow, and she wore her hair in a voluminous style that feels so very '80s.

Beauty products used: I-Envy Feline Vibe False Eyelashes ($9), Kiko Milano Extra Sculpt Volume Mascara ($17), Kiko Milano 3D Hydra Lip Gloss ($10)

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa's dramatic tendrils are what hair dreams are made of. The singer went full flapper with kiss curls that snake from her inky bun onto the perimeter of her face, with not one strand falling out of place.

Beauty products used: YSL Beauty Candy Glaze Lip Gloss Stick in Showcasing Nude ($42), Make Me Blush Powder Blush in Nude Lavalliere ($45), and Couture Mini Clutch Eyeshadow Palette ($68)

Shakira

If there's one thing Shakira will forever be, it's hair goals. The "She Wolf" songstress wore her waist-skimming tresses in bouncy mermaid waves and matched her pinched-pink cheeks to her bubblegum dress.

Nicole Kidman

We come to this place for… Nicole Kidman hair magic, of course. The Babygirl front-runner wore her hair in a glamorous, finely tailored chop that exudes every bit of her megastar status.

Beauty products used: Virtue Un-Frizz Cream ($44), Virtue Healing Oil ($45), Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks + Face Trace Sculpting Powder Duo in Tulle & Truffle ($75)

Diana Ross

The music legend wowed on the red carpet in a crystal-studded and feather-strewn look, but we're zeroing in on her candy-pink eyelids and matching lips. Her opted for statement blush and added a few statement pieces: three crystals adorning her forehead and the outer corners of her eyes.

Serena Williams

Williams serves an ace on the red carpet with her Roaring '20s–inspired glam—bronde finger waves ensconced in crystalline hair clips and peachy-pink blush sculpting her cheekbones.

Lupita Nyong'o

Gemstone eyeliner? Nah, we're bedazzling our brows from here on out thanks to celebrity MUA Nick Barose's look on Lupita Nyong'o. The award-winning actress paired her statement brows with charcoal eyes, berry cheeks and lips, and effortlessly radiant skin.

Beauty products used: Chanel Stylo Sourcils Haute Précision Microfine Defining Eyebrow Pencil ($43) and Le Gel Sourcils Longwear Eyebrow Gel ($40),

Venus Williams

Venus Williams is here to remind us that she's a winner on the court and the carpet. The tennis legend's cornrows are crowned with intricate silver hair jewelry (intended to look like re-imagined crocodile skin, according to celebrity hairstylist Araxi Lindsey) while her lips are painted a natural ombré—a deep, cool-toned liner fading into a petal-pink center.

Beauty products used: Eco Style Braids and Beyond Shape & Define Braid Gel ($10), Bobbi Brown Lip Liner Pencil ($25), Bobbi Brown Luxe Lipstick ($43)

Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid is the picture of pinup perfection with her golden, coiffed hair courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos. Set in voluminous victory rolls atop her head, the supermodel complemented her vintage-inspired 'do with classic, rosy glam and a warm lip.

Zendaya

The Euphoria star oozes regal dandyism in an off-white ensemble and hat draped over her rosy-bronze eyes for dramatic effect (we'd expect no less). Her elongated doll lashes accentuate her tight-lined eyes while a rich, brown liner and golden gloss pull together her timeless look.

Beauty products used: Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Palette of Beautifying Eye Trends in Sensual Sunset ($60), Super Nudes Lip Cheat Contour Duo Lip Liner in Tan ($26), and Big Lip Plumpgasm Plumping Lip Gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds ($35)

Zoe Saldaña

If you weren't already convinced to cut a French bob, allow Zoe Saldaña to give you that final push. The Academy Award–winning star styled short, piecey fringe with an ear-grazing bob that feels fresh (and freeing) ahead of summer.

Beauty products used: Roz Hair Santa Lucia Styling Oil ($22) and Evergreen Style Cream ($26); Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Lip Balm in Red 0 ($38)

Sadie Sink

We can't stop staring at the Stranger Things star's Tudor-esque updo. Held together by thin black hairbands, her romantic, curly style is completed by a single swipe of black liner, wispy lashes, and a nude-pink lip.

Beauty products used: Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Cheek Tint Blush in Cosmic Pink ($39), Eyes to Kill Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil ($36), and Prisma Glass Hydrating Lip Gloss in Candy Halo

Coco Jones

Coco Jones arrived at the 2025 Met Gala trailing a shin-grazing plait with hair artistically swooped over her hairline. Her makeup, a gorgeous natural glam look, allowed her hair to do the talking.

Ego Nwodim

Saturday Night Live star Ego Nwodim is adding two new titles to her résumé: Met Gala host and purveyor of one of our favorite hair looks to date. This sculptural, ultra-sharp updo is about to live rent-free in our minds for weeks.

Beauty products used: Tresemmé A-List Collection Instant Fix Styling Stick ($14) and A-List Collection Workable Hairspray ($14), Merit Flush Balm in Lusitano ($30)

Teyana Taylor

Fellow host Teyana Taylor is coming in red-hot. Her hair is laid in stunning swirls along her cheekbones while her bronzy makeup and smoky wing add a sleek yet sultry flair.

Sydney Sweeney

Celebrity hairstylist Glen Oropeza tied Sydney Sweeney's decadent look together with looped, artfully styled face-framing pieces, while makeup artist Melissa Hernandez painted dramatic double liner that made her eyes look larger than life.

Beauty products used: Kérastase Laque Extreme Hair Spray ($38); Laneige Bouncy and Firm Radiance Boosting Serum ($45); Armani Beauty Smooth Silk Eye Pencil in 04 ($36)

Emma Chamberlain

Emma Chamberlain is serving—and not only as a red carpet correspondent. Her dimensional gray eye shadow, high blush, and spiky pixie play perfectly with her custom Courrèges pinstriped dress.

Beauty products used: Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Blush Stick in Petal ($38), Westman Atelier Eye Pods Cream Eye Shadow in Les Nuits ($88), Function of Beauty Zero Gravity Styling Mousse ($13)