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Every Hair And Make-Up Look From The 2024 Met Gala

From Gigi Hadid's curly bob to Zendaya's grunge make-up, meet the best beauty moments from the 2024 Met Gala.

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Whether it's breakout stars, supermodels or the Hollywood elite, every year on the first Monday of May, the Metropolitan Museum of Art put on the ultimate red carpet showcase: The Met Gala. This year, of course, was no exception.

Generously stacked with striking couture gowns, twinkling accessories and remarkable beauty makeovers, last night we watched the Met's illustrious annual costume ball in complete and utter awe. For fashion fans, and the ELLE UK beauty team, the event is like Christmas.

Since 1948, the Met Gala has served up many an eye-catching beauty transformation (we don't use the term 'transformation' lightly, either). Armed with fashion's most coveted designers and a strict conceptual theme, the highly anticipated red carpet saw bold, otherworldly hair colours (see: Kim Kardashian's new silver hair), punk rock make-up, embellished false lashes and accessories we'll still be talking about nearly ten years later.

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From high camp maximalist manicures to standout celebrity hair moments, see below the beauty team's edit of the best Met Gala beauty from this year's star-studded event, from Kim Kardashian to Zendaya and Kaia Gerber.

2024: Kendall Jenner, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Joining sisters Kim and Kylie on the red carpet, Kendall Jenner stunned in a Givenchy Couture dress, which she paired with a soft smokey eye and long, flowing lengths that skimmed past her hips.

2024: Amanda Seyfried, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Could this be Amanda Seyfried's most elaborate hairstyle to date? What appears to be an ornate headpiece in in fact her own pin curls sprayed silver. Paired with a purple lip, it's the epitome of Met Gala glamour.

2024: Ayo Edibiri, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Matching a whimsical floral gown, Edibiri's make-up was all about the blush: a pop of bright pink on the apples of the cheeks, tied together with a berry lip and slicked-back hair.

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2024: Zendaya, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Adding serious beauty nostalgia for 90s grunge make-up, Zendaya sported her boldest make-up to date: a black latex lip, extreme smokey eye centred around a hot pink eyeshadow haze with a vintage-inspired headpiece.

2024: Elle Fanning, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Perhaps not the boldest beauty look in the bag, but Elle Fanning's mermaid waves and blunt lob serve as perfect hair inspiration for the warmer climes.

2024: Gigi Hadid, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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From mermaid waves to a pin-straight crop, Gigi has been experimenting with her bob since she debuted the new do earlier this year. For this year's Met Gala, the model added overt curls and a deep side parting, paired with a perfect red lip.

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2024: Anok Yai, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Wearing full Swarovski body crystals, Anok Yai's Met Gala beauty and fashion look was simply stunning, where a glossy lip, ethereal glass skin and pixie crop took centre stage.

2024: Kaia Gerber, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Reminiscent of Cindy Crawford circa 1990's, Kaia Geber's voluminous, swept-back do makes her look just like her mother.

2024: Brie Larson, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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A far cry away from the grungier make-up that stormed this year's Met Gala, Brie Larson kept her make-up soft and subtle with pin-straight hair.

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2024: Adwoa Aboah, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Fresh-looking, glass skin and half-done lipstick were the order of the day for Adwoa Aboah for this year's Met Gala, pulled together with a tight high bun.

2024: Kim Kardashian, Sleeping Beauties, Reawakening Fashion

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Returning to her lighter roots, Kim Kardashian took to the red carpet for this year's Met Gala with a new silver hue, complementing a custom John Galliano couture gown.

2023: Doja Cat, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty

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One of the Met's wilder beauty looks, this feline make-up ensemble is more transfiguration than transformation. Complete with a 'cat eye' winged liner, this might be Doja Cat's most iconic fashion moment ever.

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2022: Kendall Jenner, In America: An Anthology of Fashion

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Of the many bleached brown moments we've witnessed in the last few years, this invisible blonde arch is by far our favourite. Striking from the moment she stepped on the red carpet, this lightened brow is proof that a standout transformation can also be simple.

2021: Gigi Hadid, In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

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Gigi Hadid's stint as a redhead was sadly very brief, but that doesn't stop this auburn Aubrey ponytail from living in our heads rent free. Paired with a powder blue shadow and a delicate feline flick, this is vintage beauty made modern.

2019: Lady Gaga, Camp: Notes on Fashion

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Lash decals , huge bows and a platinum bob we're still thinking about to this day, we trust Lady Gaga to deliver truly high camp beauty.

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2019: Lily Collins, Camp: Notes on Fashion

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One of Lily Collins' best red carpet beauty moments, this lilac shadow and floral beehive combination is both vintage and completely ethereal.

2019: Elle Fanning, Camp: Notes on Fashion

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Possibly the best red carpet manicure of all time, this maximalist set of tips if not one you'll find at your local nail salon. Between the XXL ponytail and a rare Elle Fanning spray tan, it's safe to say we're still obsessed with this playful look.

2018: Sophie Turner, Camp: Notes on Fashion

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Silver siren hair and a statement graphic eye? This highly metallic beauty moment has served as many a party beauty inspiration since arriving on the Met Ball carpet in 2018.

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2018: Zendaya, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

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Despite being a complete red carpet Chameleon, Zendaya's iconic Joan of Arc transformation is one we still talk about to this day. If you're looking for the perfect textured bob to take to your hairstylist, this blunt chin-length cut hasn't aged a day.

2018: Cardi B, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

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Maximalist from headpiece to hairstyle, we never got over the drama of this beauty look. The best part? Her exact Kiss Lash Couture Triple Push Up eyelashes are still available to buy to this day.

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