The first Monday in May, also known as the Met Gala, is perhaps my favorite day of the year. (It beats my birthday and that's saying something.) The energy in Manhattan has been building all week—paparazzi are stationed outside every hotel on the Upper East Side, you never know if you'll casually bump into a celeb while running errands (peep Kendall Jenner at Café Panna), and every major hairstylist and makeup artist has descended upon NYC determined to flex their creativity to the maximum degree.
With the year's theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style and an accompanying dress code "Tailored for You," the beauty looks were almost pre-determined to be an exercise in embracing individuality. Which, candidly, is exactly what beauty should always be. That being said, it's The Met. So the glam packed an extra (very dramatic) punch.
