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met gala 2014
May 6, 2014

Purple Lips and Orange Hair: The Best Beauty Looks at the Met Gala

By Kathleen Hou

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When it came to dresses at last night’s Met Gala, it was easy to tell who hit the Charles James nail on the head — and who totally missed the memo. In the hair-and-makeup department, however, less so — there isn’t a specific Charles James “beauty look,” so to speak. Some stars, such as Blake Lively, interpreted the theme with the tried-and-true “Old Hollywood Glamor” look with sculpted hair waves and matte red lips. Others opted for nontraditional beauty choices, such as Joan Smalls and her bright-purple lipstick, or Sarah Jessica Parker and her giant hair bagels. Kristen Stewart debuted a bright-orange head of hair, while Beyoncé and Lupita Nyong’o took a more whimsical approach with festive hair ornaments. Click through for some of the most memorable beauty looks from this year’s Met Gala.

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Sarah Jessica Parker  Photo: 2014 Getty Images
Joan Smalls  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Lupita Nyong'o  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
Jessica Paré  Photo: Larry Busacca/2014 Getty Images
Rachel McAdams  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
Kim Kardashian  Photo: Larry Busacca/2014 Getty Images
Liu Wen  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Suki Waterhouse  Photo: Larry Busacca/2014 Getty Images
Beyoncé  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Victoria Beckham  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
Naomi Campbell  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Kristen Stewart  Photo: Getty Images
Jessica Lange  Photo: Getty Images
Charlize Theron  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
Karen Elson  Photo: John Lamparski/2014 Getty Images
Emma Stone  Photo: Getty Images
Cara Delevingne  Photo: Getty Images
Erykah Badu  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Zoe Saldana  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Blake Lively  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Dree Hemingway  Photo: Larry Busacca/2014 Getty Images
Gugu Mbatha-Raw  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Gisele Bündchen  Photo: Getty Images
Georgia May Jagger  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
Dita Von Teese  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Leighton Meester  Photo: 2014 Getty Images
Marion Cotillard  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Amber Valletta  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
Taylor Swift  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Anne Hathaway  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
Karolina Kurkova  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Olivia Munn  Photo: 2014 Getty Images
Amber Heard  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
Jessica Alba  Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2014 FilmMagic
Kate Mara  Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images
Riley Keough  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2014 Kevin Mazur
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