When you think of a garden, what typically comes to mind? Greenery, surely. Sweet floral scents. Maybe a butterfly fluttering by? At the Met Gala 2024—which boasts the dress code "The Garden in Time"—we're seeing beauty looks that inspire visions of all of this. But like a real garden, there's also something a little darker under the rose-colored surface. In the literal sense, we're talking dirt. In the symbolic sense, we're talking dark makeup.
On Monday, May 6, a number of Met Gala guests chose to take a gothic approach to their glam. Emma Chamberlain, one of the first stars to arrive on the red carpet, led the charge with extra-smoky brown eyeshadow and a dark matte lip that echoed the natural tones of her custom Jean Paul Gaultier gown. Kelsey Deenihan, the artist behind her makeup, posted via her Instagram stories that she was obsessed with the "moody moment."
