Whether ethereally flushed cheeks, embellished hair, or extravagant manicures, the Met Gala 2024 was filled with otherworldly beauty details. The “Garden of Time” theme saw A-listers draw upon the natural world for inspiration, with plenty of beauty details that nodded to flowers, fairy tales, and myths. But with so many next-level looks to take in, it’s also entirely possible to have missed many of the best. Did you notice FKA Twigs’s flawless skin was punctuated with tiny gem stones? Or that Rebecca Hall had spring blooms hand painted onto her arms and back? And, what about the were luminescent butterfly wings on either side of Ariana Grande’s temples? Even Kim Kardashian’s tousled platinum hair was loosely plaited into a fishtail braid in the back.
The stars and their glam teams definitely got creative with the beauty details at the—and we were there for every moment. Here are some of our favorite beauty moments from the first Monday in May.
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Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images1/17Sarah Jessica Parker’s chrome nails
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images2/17Gigi Hadid’s 3D floral manicure
Taylor Hill/Getty Images3/17Emily Ratajkowski’s braided bun
Taylor Hill/Getty Images4/17Lil Nas X’s transparent studded manicure
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images5/17Elizabeth Debicki’s Rapunzel lengths
Bauzen6/17Kim Kardashian’s tousled fishtail braid
Taylor Hill/Getty Images7/17Greta Lee’s polished mullet
Taylor Hill/Getty Images8/17FKA Twigs’s diamanté-embellished skin
NDZ/Star Max9/17Rebecca Hall’s delicate floral body paint
Marleen Moise/Getty Images10/17Ayo Edebiri’s draped blush
Taylor Hill/Getty Images11/17Adwoa Aboah’s reverse red lip
Taylor Hill/Getty Images12/17Cynthia Erivo’s dragonfly clip
NDZ/Star Max13/17Gabrielle Union’s sculptural up-do
Taylor Hill/Getty Images14/17Ariana Grande’s butterfly wings
Taylor Hill/Getty Images15/17Zendaya’s pin-thin eyebrows
Taylor Hill/Getty Images16/17Jennifer Lopez’s chrysalis nails
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images17/17Jodie Turner-Smith’s peroxide mullet
