The Met Gala always sets the bar high for beauty—and this year, fashion’s biggest night took it even higher. Embracing the 2025 theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” attendees paid homage to the cultural legacy of Black dandyism while interpreting the “Tailored for You” dress code in bold, deeply personal ways.
Across the red carpet, swooped hairstyles echoed the sharp lines and expressive flair of Black dandyism. From Teyana Taylor to Quinta Brunson, countless stars wore face-framing kiss curls, a 1920s beauty signature made famous by Josephine Baker. Further celebrating the beauty and versatility of natural hair, there was Doechii’s buoyant Afro and A$AP Rocky’s cornrowed finger waves.
Evoking the glamour of the Harlem Renaissance, the evening’s standout makeup looks were extraordinary, too. Underneath a wide-brimmed white hat à la Bianca Jagger, Zendaya’s makeup peeked out with bronzed smoky eyes and a two-tone nude lip. Lizzo’s deep plum pout and Lupita Nyong’o’s bejeweled brows were not to be missed either.
Below, see all the best beauty looks of the 2025 Met Gala.
Zendaya
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Channeling Bianca Jagger on her wedding day, Zendaya embraced a ’90s supermodel-inspired lip, featuring brown liner and a nude pink pout, using the new Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes Shapewear Lip Cheat Duo.
Lupita Nyong’o
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As if Lupita Nyong’o’s beaded brows weren’t enough of a moment, her waist-length braids were crafted into a voluminous power ponytail.
Doechii
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With a gorgeous Afro framing her face, Doechii wore a soft, sultry makeup look—velvety skin, rosy blush, and an ombré black cherry lip—punctuated by a Louis Vuitton monogram stamp on her cheek.
Teyana Taylor
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Leaning into the dandy theme, Taylor wore a shiny red durag with swooped kiss curls, fresh skin, glossy-lined lips, and crimson eyeliner.
Sydney Sweeney
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Putting a fresh twist on a glossy slick-back, Sweeney sported two face-framing kiss curls. Graphic lashes, smoked-out wings, and pinky nude lips added the perfect finishing touch.
Ego Nwodim
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The red carpet host made a stunning Met Gala debut with her gravity-defying updo, crafted from sculpted panels of hair in mesmerizing fashion.
Coco Jones
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The R&B singer came out swinging at her first-ever Met Gala with a serpentine, floor-grazing braid.
Pamela Anderson
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Ever the hair chameleon as of late, The Last Showgirl star debuted a new micro-fringed bob and sported her signature makeup-free glow.
Gigi Hadid
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Serving up 1940s glamour, the model wore a set of victory rolls paired with a ruby red lip.
Emma Chamberlain
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Offsetting her icy platinum pixie, the Gen Z beauty muse paired dark plum smoky eyes with under-eye blush and brick red lips.
Simone Biles
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The Olympian took gold in the beauty arena with a sculpted hairstyle by Brenton Diallo, paying tribute to Josephine Baker and her iconic bang swirl.
