Makeup

Met Gala 2026 Hair and Makeup Looks That Treated Beauty as Art

On May 4 in New York, the Met Gala 2026 “Fashion Is Art” theme gave beauty a real moment. From old Hollywood glamour to full-on painterly drama, hair and makeup showed up.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Text Wonderflaw

May 5, 2026

Ashley Graham

Makeup: Kabuki

Hair: Gonn Kinoshita

@dipetsa

Karlie Kloss

Makeup: Tobi Henney

Hair: Jacob Rozenberg

@jacobrozenberg

Ember Chamberlain

Makeup: Mario Dedivanovic

Hair: Sami Knight

@lilly_keys

Doja Cat

Makeup: Ivan Núñez

Hair: JStayReady

@jstayready_

Kylie Jenner

Makeup: Ariel Tejada

Hair: Igor Rosales-Jackson

@kyliejenner

Hunter Schafer

Makeup: Sandy Ganzer

Hair: Rena Calhoun

@rena.calhoun

Gigi Hadid

Makeup: Patrick Ta

Hair: Dimitris Giannetos

@dimitrishair

Joey King

Makeup: Allan Avendaño

Hair: Rena Calhoun

@allanface

Rachel Sennott

Makeup: Lilly Keys

Hair: Sami Knight

@lilly_keys

Lisa Manoban

Makeup: Lilly Keys

Hair: Sami Knight

@lilly_keys

Sarah Pidgeon

Makeup: Emily Cheng

Hair: Christian Wood

@cwoodhair

Katy Perry

Makeup: Alexandra French

@alexandraafrench

Naomi Watts

Makeup: Mary Wiles

Hair: Rebekah Forecast

@naomiwatts

Gracie Abrams

Makeup: Emily Cheng

Hair: Fabio Petri

@betina_goldstein

Ejae

Makeup: Min Kim

@minkimmakeup

Suki Waterhouse

Makeup: Cedric Jolivet

Hair: Jacob Rozenberg

@sukiwaterhouse

Adwoaaboah

Makeup: Emi Kaneko

Hair: Hos Hounkpatin

@adwoaaboah

Anok Yai

Makeup: Sheika Daley

@anokyai

Chase Infinity

Makeup: Amber Dreadon

Hair: Coree Moreno

@amberdmakeup

Cara Delevingne

Makeup: Shelby Smith

Hair: Mara Roszak

@shelbysmithmakeup

Amelia Gray

Makeup: Sam Visser

Hair: Chad Maxwell

@samvissermakeup

Paloma Elsesser

Makeup: Michaela Bosch

Hair: Emilie Bromley

@michaelabosch

Ashley Graham

Makeup: Kabuki

Hair: Gonn Kinoshita

@dipetsa

Karlie Kloss

Makeup: Tobi Henney

Hair: Jacob Rozenberg

@jacobrozenberg

Ember Chamberlain

Makeup: Mario Dedivanovic

Hair: Sami Knight

@lilly_keys

Doja Cat

Makeup: Ivan Núñez

Hair: JStayReady

@jstayready_

Kylie Jenner

Makeup: Ariel Tejada

Hair: Igor Rosales-Jackson

@kyliejenner

Hunter Schafer

Makeup: Sandy Ganzer

Hair: Rena Calhoun

@rena.calhoun

Gigi Hadid

Makeup: Patrick Ta

Hair: Dimitris Giannetos

@dimitrishair

Joey King

Makeup: Allan Avendaño

Hair: Rena Calhoun

@allanface

Rachel Sennott

Makeup: Lilly Keys

Hair: Sami Knight

@lilly_keys

Lisa Manoban

Makeup: Lilly Keys

Hair: Sami Knight

@lilly_keys

Sarah Pidgeon

Makeup: Emily Cheng

Hair: Christian Wood

@cwoodhair

Katy Perry

Makeup: Alexandra French

@alexandraafrench

Naomi Watts

Makeup: Mary Wiles

Hair: Rebekah Forecast

@naomiwatts

Gracie Abrams

Makeup: Emily Cheng

Hair: Fabio Petri

@betina_goldstein

Ejae

Makeup: Min Kim

@minkimmakeup

Suki Waterhouse

Makeup: Cedric Jolivet

Hair: Jacob Rozenberg

@sukiwaterhouse

Adwoaaboah

Makeup: Emi Kaneko

Hair: Hos Hounkpatin

@adwoaaboah

Anok Yai

Makeup: Sheika Daley

@anokyai

Chase Infinity

Makeup: Amber Dreadon

Hair: Coree Moreno

@amberdmakeup

Cara Delevingne

Makeup: Shelby Smith

Hair: Mara Roszak

@shelbysmithmakeup

Amelia Gray

Makeup: Sam Visser

Hair: Chad Maxwell

@samvissermakeup

Paloma Elsesser

Makeup: Michaela Bosch

Hair: Emilie Bromley

@michaelabosch