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The 2023 Met Gala welcomed guests to show off their interpretation of this year’s theme, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.” The evening saw dreamy archival pieces, reinterpretations of vintage Chanel, and many a lengthy train. Complementing the styles worn on fashion's biggest night, the beauty choices offered a handful of statement-making moments—many, too, in honor of Karl. For some, that meant voluminous blowouts adorned with bouncy black bows or an effortless Parisian chicness a la soft-sculpt cheekbones and rosy pink blush, while others sought out a more feline transformation (we’re looking at you Doja Cat, who arrived as Karl’s precious Choupette)—either way, the best beauty looks left us eager to recreate the moment ourselves.
The simplest way to do that? Shop the lipsticks that accentuated the guests wore to the big gala. There were timeless red lips from the likes of Lily Collins and Miranda Kerr. Or, barely-there, mauvish pink tones on Kate Moss and Anne Hathaway. And many statement-making pouts began with a hydrating, smoothing treatment. “Whenever we have a big lip moment, like tonight, I lather Fenty Skin Plush Puddin’ on her lips the second we start glam, even though the lip color application is the last thing we do" says pro makeup artist Priscilla Ono on perfecting Rihanna’s enviable crimson lip. "I love for her lips to really soak up all that hydration, so her lips are full and smooth so that color just glides on.” The same could be said for Alexandra Daddario and Allison Williams, whose lips were given TLC treatments by Skinfix and Ourself, respectively. With that, read on to discover 43 lipsticks, glosses, creams, and balms that marked the evening.
Gisele Bündchen
In Chanel Le Crayon Lèvres Longwear Lip Pencil in Rose Naturel and Chanel Rouge Coco Flash in Easy
Kim Kardashian
In Makeup by Mario UltraSuede Sculpting Lip Pencil in Travis and Makeup by Mario MoistureGlow Plumping Lip Color in shades Soft nude and Hot Pink
Dua Lipa
In Chanel Boy de Chanel Lip Balm and Chanel Le Crayon Lèvres Longwear Lip Pencil in Nude Brun
La La Anthony
In MAC Cosmetics Lustreglass Lipstick in Thanks, It’s MAC, MAC Cosmetics Locked Kiss Ink in Teaser and Upgraded, and MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil in Chestnut and Spice
Kate Moss
In Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Iconic Nude and Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Supermodel
Margot Robbie
In Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous Matte Lip Colour in Intemporelle, Chanel Le Crayon Lèvres Longwear Lip Pencil in Beige Naturel, and Chanel Rouge Coco Flash Hydrating Vibrant Shine Lip Colour in Easy
Emily Ratajkowski
In Pat McGrath Labs Emrata MET Gala Lip Kit
Kendall Jenner
In L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Matte Lip Liner Au Naturale and L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Intense Volume Matte in Le Nude Admirable
Doja Cat
In Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Pillow Talk and Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk
Anne Hathaway
In Westman Atelier Les Nudes Lip Suede and Westman Atelier Squeaky Clean Lip Balm in Nou Nou
Michaela Coel
In YSL Beauty Rouge Volupte Shine Lipstick Balm in 123 Nude Transparent
Penelope Cruz
In Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Iconic Nude and Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Runway Royalty
Quinta Brunson
Glossier G Suit in Lane and Glossier Lip Gloss
Lily Collins
In Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge Drama Matte in French Touch and Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge Drama Matte in Rouge Pigalle
Lizzo
In Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Pillow Talk Intense and Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lipstick in Pillow Talk Intense
Salma Hayek
In Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Walk of No Shame and Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Walk of No Shame
Diane Von Furstenberg
In Ilia Color Haze Multi Use Pigment in Sing and Before Today and Ilia Colorblock Lipstick in Wild Rose.
Kerry Washington
In Urban Decay Glide On Lip Pencil in Nighthawk and MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Lipstick in 312 Impulsive
Kylie Jenner
In Revlon Colorstay Bold Lip Liner in Sienna 635 and Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Bare It All 755
Vanessa Hudgens
In MAC Cosmetics Lustreglass Lipstick in Thanks, It’s M·A·C! and MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil in Spice and Stripdown
Miranda Kerr
In Chanel Le Crayon Lèvres Longwear Lip Pencil in Nude Brun and Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous Matte Lip Colour in Intemporelle
Lila Moss
In YSL Beauty Rouge Volupte Candy Glaze Lip Gloss Stick in #15
Viola Davis
In L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Intense Volume Matte in 213 Le Plum Dominant and L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Original Satin Lipstick in 590 Blushing Berry
Emily Blunt
In Ilia Color Block Lipstick in Rosette
Margaret Qualley
In Chanel Hydra Beauty Nourishing Lip Care, Chanel Le Crayon Lèvres Longwear Lip Pencil in Rose Poudré and Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous Matte Lip Colour in Magnétique
Ice Spice
In Maybelline Super Stay Vinyl Ink in Punchy and Maybelline Lifter Gloss in Sun
Kim Petras
In Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Foxy Brown and Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Lipstick in Penelope Pink
Karen Elson
In Charlotte Tilbury Brow Cheat in Taupe and Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Supermodel
Phoebe Bridgers
In L’Oréal Paris’ Colour Riche Voluminous Matte Lipstick in Rosy Confident
Bella Ramsey
In Peripera Ink The Velvet Lipliner 03 Soft Pink, Peripera Ink The Velvet Lip Tint 17 Rosy Nude, and Peripera Ink Glasting Lip Gloss 01 Clear
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Suki Waterhouse
In YSL Beauty Rouge Volupte Shine Lipstick Balm in 150
Camila Morrone
In YSL Beauty Rouge Volupte Shine Lipstick Balm in 4
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