Met Gala 2016 — Best of the Best

FINALLLLLLYYYYYYYY getting around to putting out my Best Dressed list from the 2016 Met Gala. As stunning as some of these looks were, I definitely couldn’t overlook this feature!

KAROLINA KURKOVA

romantic dove-gray high-low Marchesa gown with floral appliqués studded with LED lights courtesy of IBM
Graziela Gems jewelry
Charlotte Tilbury Makeup
Hair color — Simone Pearl
Hair — Lacy Redway
Prep area — St. Regis

CLAIRE DANES

light-up Zac Posen ballgown with its structural bodice
Eva Fehren jewelry

POPPY DELEVIGNE

elaborately fringed, beaded and illusion-netted Marchesa column gown with a high neck
Stephen Webster jewels
matching metallic Oroton clutch
Giueseppe Zanotti
Styling — Chloe Bartoli
Makeup — Charlotte Tilbury
Hair — Laura Polko
Nails — Barbara Warner

ZOEY DEUTCH

almost head to toe Dolce and Gabbana
Makeup — Tyron Machhausen
Stylist — Elizabeth Stewart
Hair — Bridget Brager

To achieve Zoey’s “ethereal” look, Tyron Machhausen relied on “products that contain fine shimmer particles to reflect the light, and minimal powder to create skin that glows from within.”He used Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation, NARS Dual Intensity Blush in Craving, Hourglass Femme Rouge Lipstick in Mural, Chanel Multi Effect Quadra Eyeshadow in Mystic Eyes, and Kanebo 38 Degree Mascara in black.

KATE HUDSON

Atelier Versace gown with a sculptural bodice and tiered, slit and twisted pastel train
Giuseppe Zanotti Design heels
$8 million of Lorraine Schwartz jewels
Styling — Sophie Lopez
Nails — Alicia Torello — OPI Infinite Shine in We’re in the Black, OPI Infinite Shine in Silver on Ice, and OPI Nail Lacquer in Samoan Sand($12.50 each) to create these color-blocked squareletto nails.

ZOE SALDANA

black Dolce & Gabbana gown with a beautiful multicolor feather train & jewelry
Styling — Petra Flannery

RACHEL MCADAMS

golden long-sleeve Valentino gown with bronze-and-gold details and script embroidery on the skirt
H. Stern jewelry
Jimmy Choo heels
Makeup — Kayleen McAdams using NARS

NINA DOBREV

bird-print Marchesa cap-sleeve tulle gown with cutout back
Styling — Ilaria Urbinati

RITA ORA

custom Vera Wang Collection gown (with a major feather train)
Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Hair — Brent Lawler

Copy what celebrity makeup artist Kathy Jeung did: Blend a bronze shade across your lid. Then apply Rimmel London ScandalEyes Waterproof Eyeshadow Stick in Witness White to the inside corners of your eyes, and blend that out with the Guilty Grey

HAIM

Rodarte

WENDI DENG

Christopher Kane look

EMMA ROBERTS

Norman Silverman Diamonds
Tory Burch gown with embellished, heat-sealed Swarovski crystal-rocks
Edie Parker clutch

KYLIE JENNER

custom Balmain gown with fringe and sheer panels
silver Aquazzura heels
Lorraine Schwartz gems

Jen Atkin, who zhuzzed up the wig created by Tokyo Stylez. Atkin blew the look straight using the Dyson blowdryer and a round brush, before she finished it with a flatiron, Christophe Robin brightening hair finishing lotion for shine, and Ouai Soft Hair Spray for hold.

BLAKE LIVELY

pink silk Burberry gown featuring a long train embellished with red flowers
Lorraine Schwartz coral-and-diamond danglers
chignon, created by Rod Ortega
Meet the L’Oréal Paris Color Riche Collection Lipstick in Blake’s Red ($6). The ruby shade was designed specifically to complement her warm skin tone. Bonus free advice: Blake’s makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, who created this look, recommends always using a matching lip liner as a stencil before putting on a hydrating lipstick like this.

JOURDAN DUNN

artfully constructed silver bugle-beaded Balmain gown
Eva Fehren jewels
Hair — Renda Attia

The model matched her Balmain dress with a brilliant silvery smoky eye, crafted from a mix of two Maybelline New York Eye Studio 24HR Color Tattoo Cream Gel Shadows ($7 each). Makeup artist Hila Karmand first applied the Audacious Asphalt color all over Jourdan’s lid as a base. Then she added Silver Strike to the inner corners of her eyes. After that, to really smoke out the shadows and lock the creams in place, Karmand used the light silver shade in the Maybelline New York The Rock Nudes Palette($10) on the upper lid. Then from the outer corner, she applied the glittery charcoal color (also from the palette) and blended it over the silver until it created a gradient effect. Underneath the lower lash line, she used a pointy pencil brush to blend a gray shadow with black liner.

KARLIE KLOSS

white Brandon Maxwell gown
Kwiat gems
hairstylist Frankie Foye
L’Oréal Paris makeup master Sir John
a Repossi staple earring in pink gold fully set with diamonds

A classic red lip and thick, voluminous lashes work for any occasion—even one where people show up dressed in light-up Cinderella dressesand wolverine contacts, as Karlie proves here. To get the look, L’Oréal Paris celebrity makeup artist Sir John swept two coats of L’Oréal Paris Voluminous Superstar Red Carpet Mascara ($11) over individually applied false lashes. And for her lips, he applied two coats of L’Oréal Paris Infallible Pro-Matte Gloss in Rouge Envy ($10), tapping on a little translucent powder to set the color, and finishing with one last swipe.