Beauty

Frequently Asked QuestionsIs cream blush better than powder blush?It's up to you, as cream and powder blush formulas both have their time and place. That said, cream blushes usually contain conditioning oils, making them more moisturizing than their powdery counterparts (take note, dry skin types). They also won't highlight textured areas of the skin or crease in wrinkles...

Sure, the Met Gala is a night for fashion, but this year we saw more major nail-art moments from celebrity attendees than ever before.It’s not entirely unsurprising. The “Fashion Is Art” theme—which highlighted the intersection of fashion, art, and the human body—felt both vague and oddly specific, resulting in a large range of outfit choices, from the snoozy...

Happy Met Gala, Laufey! The Grammy-winning musician attended her second Met Gala in a timeless gown and equally timeless hairstyle.This year's theme is “Costume Art,” with “Fashion Is Art" as the Gala dress code—a dress code that could be intricate and ornate or simple and impactful.Hairstylist Jenny Cho styled Laufey's long hair in a “polished, glassy, and youthful”...

Sabrina Carpenter is officially in the building! The musician took us back to the '20s with her time-traveling beauty look at the 2026 Met Gala, fusing flapper cheekiness with classic silent movie star glamour.Carpenter, who is on the host committee for the event, looked every bit the screen siren, swapping her usual ‘60s and ’70s-inspired bombshell blowout for...

For ballerina Misty Copeland—who recently underwent hip surgery after retiring from American Ballet Theatre—this year's Met Gala theme held special significance. The "Costume Art" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores “the centrality of the dressed body," pairing garments with paintings, sculptures, and objects spanning 5,000 years of art. No other art form, however, is more closely...

Beyoncé has arrived at the Met Gala! It's been a decade since the Grammy-winning musician has walked the Met steps, but she's back for 2026 as a co-chair—and she made her long-anticipated return alongside her daughter Blue Ivy Carter, who officially made her Met Gala debut.This year's theme is “Costume Art,” with “Fashion Is Art" as the Gala...

It's not the Met Gala until Rihanna arrives! Last year, the musician and Fenty Beauty founder revealed her third pregnancy on the carpet, and this year, she turned the Met Gala into the Metallic Gala in a shiny, shimmery makeup look—and an outfit to match.Getty ImagesThe musician and Fenty Beauty founder wore a very cool metallic Maison Margiela...

Madonna never fails to turn the Met Gala into her own personal runway, and the 2026 version was no exception. The Material Girl, who is gearing up for the release of her much-anticipated album Confessions II, had a surprise in store this year: brunette hair!Though Madge is a natural brunette, she's been (mostly) blonde for the majority of...

Heated Rivalry-mania is still going strong.Stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams know how to prompt a collective gasp from the internet. First, it was their characters’—Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander—chemistry and confirmed rendezvous at the cottage. Today, it’s their looks at the 2026 Met Gala.Mirroring their on- and off-screen dynamics, their looks are in stark contrast with one...

The first Monday in May reliably transforms the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art into the world’s most-watched fashion show, but instead of (or in addition to) models, celebrities are doing the walking—and in more than just one designer’s boldest couture. But even though fashion is the intended focus of the highly anticipated event, the beauty looks...