The Best Beauty Looks From the Met Gala 2021: Billie Eilish, Yara Shahidi, and More

Furthering the joy of dressing up, there were the stars that unapologetically turned up the dial on their above-neck look. Keke Palmer complemented her glittering, disco-ready gown with a voluminous mane, soft-gold dusted cheekbones, and gilded onyx wings, while Julia Garner completed her icy chic ensemble with razor-sharper crystal-encrusted eyeliner and a deep pink lip. As for the rebels, Maisie Williams did not hold back in playing off of her avant-garde Thom Browne gown, sporting The Matrix-inspired bleached brows, a shiny sculptural updo, and black and green talons. And it didn’t get more fierce than Naomi Osaka, who paid tribute to her Japanese-Haitian heritage with a beauty look that centered on monochrome crimson makeup and a gravity-defying updo featuring woven plaits and fanned out, wing-like lengths.Ah, and the nostalgia: Leave it to Yara Shahidi to stunningly channel American-born French icon Josephine Baker, incorporating the performer’s signature kiss curl into a veiled, retro-futurist hair look with a diamond headband and intricate braids flanked by soft, brushed-out curls. And then there was Billie Eilish, who paid homage to Marilyn Monroe with a platinum blonde bob and soft feline flicks, while trading out the icon’s signature red for a modern pinky nude pout. Here, more of the best beauty looks of Met Gala 2021.

 

The past week delivered an array of beauty inspiration, from the avant-garde makeup that graced the runways of NYFW to the celebrity looks debuted at the Met Gala. For the latest roundup of best beauty instagrams, optimism, empowerment, and a desire for change were seen across the ornately decorated eyes, bold lips, and stunning hair evolutions.Adding some color to her trademark bleach blonde hair, singer Phoebe Bridgers showed off her new bubblegum pink strands in an adorably chic bathroom selfie. Elsewhere, beauty blogger Isabelle Ikpeme shared a striking new hair look with a gorgeous Afro the color of crisp, white snow. Her Bridgerton-inspired transformation was finished with matching brows, pearl-accented eyes, and ultra glossy lips.Model Iris Law was also spotted wearing an edgy, romantic look, with lightly dusted chartreuse eyeshadow and a peach pout while singer Raveena took inspiration from nature’s beauty covering her bottom lashes with finely painted butterfly wings. Leaning into the darker side of fairy tales, Mei Pang recreated an inky eye with wispy lashes and arched brows that made us want to reach for the jet black paint stat. Scroll on to see some of the best beauty looks to grace our feeds yet.