To us, choosing a favourite red carpet is a little bit like choosing a favourite child — we love them all! The Met Gala, however, is close to our hearts, as it brings some of the biggest celebrities together to fête revolutionary hair and makeup styles. This year's controversial theme [1] is "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," which highlights the relationship between religion and clothing. The looks outside NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art did not disappoint.
Read on to see it all . . . but be prepared to stop and stare.
Amal Clooney
The evening's host is known for her sleek blowouts [3], but she threw a fashionable curveball by wearing a ponytail on the red carpet. She paired the updo with a cherry red lipstick.
Amal Clooney
Here's another view from the side, just because her high ponytail is that good.
Jasmine Sanders
The model continued the night's reign of dramatic updos, this time rocking a regal braid adorned with roses.
Jasmine Sanders
The romantic effect started at the back of her head and went all the way down to the end of her waist-length plait.
Olivia Munn
The actress turned heads as hers was covered in a chain mail-esque gold headpiece. Along with that statement piece, she painted on dark blackberry lipstick, and kept her strands sleeker than sleek.
Anna Wintour
The Vogue editor and Met Gala maven stuck with her classic blunt bob, rosy cheeks, and pink lipstick.
Alicia Quarles
The E! host stunned in her red lipstick paired with bold arches and a touch of blush.
Liza Koshy
The actress pulled her hair back, which gave us a full view of her powerful crimson lipstick.
Rihanna
Rihanna [4] always brings it to the Met Gala red carpet, and 2018 was no exception. The only thing that shined brighter than her papal headpiece? Her blinding highlight and gloss combo. Fenty for the win!
Bella Hadid
Bella looked beyond sleek with a slick updo adorned with a leaf-like crown.
Ashley Graham
The model rocked a shorter, sleeker cut than we're used to — and we really, really like it!
Zendaya
Zendaya [5]'s blunt red bob conjured up images of Joan of Arc — in poppin' lip gloss.
Nicki Minaj
The rapper's garnet colour scheme touched everything from her dress and headpiece to her blush and eye shadow.
Lili Reinhart
The Riverdale [6] actress was edgy-chic personified with her slicked-back hair, mauve lip, and Summer-ready bronzer.
Rita Ora
Rita amped up the drama in a bold black headpiece paired with a pillow-soft-looking blowout and hot-pink lipstick.
Rita Ora
From another angle, we get to see just how long Rita's strands are — bet it will remind you to take your Biotin before bed.
Cardi B
Okurrr! We cannot get enough of Cardi B's bedazzled beauty look, and we need that fuchsia lipstick on our pout, STAT.
Selena Gomez
The "Wolves" singer wore her hair back in a bohemian updo.
Lynda Carter
The OG Wonder Woman rocked a crown that's reminiscent of her most famous character.
Lynda Carter
But wait . . . there's more! Lynda also tucked a star-shaped hairpin to secure her bun.
Madonna
Who better to pull off this theme than Madonna [7]? No one — duh. We love how the singer and icon wore two braids as part of her royal ensemble.
Alicia Vikander
Hello, cat eye! We love the negative-space aspect at play in this '60s style.
Mindy Kaling
We'd gladly attend a coronation for Queen Mindy, especially after seeing how easily the actress rocks a heavy crown, posh low bun, and purple lipstick.
Kerry Washington
Kerry looked like a disco diva with her voluminous natural hair, subtly lined lips, and gold pin.
Jennifer Lopez
J Lo did what J Lo does: slayed the red carpet in her signature cocktail of bronzer, lashes, and glossy lips.
Donatella Versace
The fashion designer wore her hair as she iconically always does: platinum blonde with long, '60s fringe.
Emilia Clarke
Emilia went heavy on the blush in a supereditorial look. We love how she offset her flamingo-tinted cheeks with a currant-coloured lipstick.
Kim Kardashian
Kim K's Cher-esque strands were pulled up into a 1960s ponytail that had us dreaming of Jeannie. We're also obsessed with her glam smoky eye and slightly lined lips.
Kris Jenner
Kris wore electric pink eye shadow that looked so '80s fabulous.
SZA
The singer wore an out-to-there halo-esque headband with her loose curls down, and she swept on some pink blush.
Princess Beatrice of York
The royal channelled the swinging '60s in mod, Twiggy-esque eyeliner, a baroque headband, and dramatic middle part.
Huma Abedin
Huma's pinot lipstick totally stole the show.
Zoë Kravitz
The Big Little Lies star kept things moody in monochrome tan lipstick and a black beaded hair bow accessory.
Katherine Langford
The 13 Reasons Why [8] star looked like a Renaissance princess with her long hair, dark lips, and dramatic blush.
Janelle Monáe
How do you pull together an ensemble that features a wide hat and chain headpiece? Go for a classic, like Janelle did — red lipstick and ample highlighter will always look fabulous.
Kylie Jenner
For her first red carpet after the birth of daughter Stormi, Kylie rocked an enviable complexion. We love the pointe-shoe-pink lipstick on her.
Hailee Steinfeld
Hailee also joined the crown-and-dark-red-lipstick brigade.
Anne Hathaway
Anne's headpiece resembled a sunrise, and we love how she paired it with golden glitter eyeliner.
Lily Aldridge
The model showed up in a middle-parted chignon inspired by a 1950s Italian movie star. She sure looked the part — bellissimo!
Kate Bosworth
Here comes the bride? Kate served perfect wedding-worthy beauty with ballerina-slipper lips and blush.
Diane Kruger
Diane's face was covered by this ivory veil, but we still got a glimpse of her soft red smoky eye and rosy pink lipstick.
Ruby Rose
Ruby let a few pins hang from her pixie cut and attached a cross chain to her eyelids.
Kate Upton
Kate Upton paired her multicoloured jewelled headpiece with a simple makeup look that included nude lipstick and bold brows.
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia's glitter-studded eyebrows brought a shimmering touch to the occasion.
Emma Stone
Emma went with her go-to look of pink blush, rosy lipstick, and arched brows.
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka's gold veil was certainly eye-catching, but we also love how she matched her purple lipstick to her velvet dress.
Hailey Baldwin
Pink hair, we really care — feast your eye on Hailey Baldwin's cotton-candy-hued strands.
Kate Moss
The red carpet pro kept it simple with a lightly messy updo, glossy lip, and touch of blush.
Lily Collins
Lily took the night's theme to heart and drew on a teardrop reminiscent of a weeping statue. Her glossy oxblood lip also added to the drama, and don't you think we forgot about her tall, Lady Liberty-esque crown.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
The model looked like a literal saint with a circular, halo-esque headband and dark plum lipstick.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
From the back, you can feast your eyes on Rosie's elegant croissant bun.
Eiza Gonzalez
The Baby Driver star wore her hair up in a bouncy '90s bun and glued on some gold glitter freckles to the left side of her face.
Dakota Fanning
Dakota's simple makeup look was as angelic as it gets.
Amber Heard
Amber wore one of the few side ponytails on the Met Gala red carpet, so points for originality! We love how her honey-blonde strands almost perfectly match her headband.
Kendall Jenner
Kendall paired her uberstraight ponytail with a dark grey smoky eye.
Solange Knowles
Solange repped a fresh-faced beauty look that included just a touch of gloss to offset her statement headpiece.
Shailene Woodley
Shailene jumped on the baby-bangs bandwagon (bangswagon?) with her Joan of Arc-inspired look.
Ariana Grande
Not sure what we love more: Ariana's bowed veil or her metallic white eye shadow.
Miley Cyrus
Miley kept things classic with messy-chic hair, a touch of bronzer, and rosy lipstick.
Greta Gerwig
The Ladybird director and actress opted for a timeless beauty look to pull together her nun-inspired outfit.
Sarah Jessica Parker
SJP — or Queen of the Met Gala Headdresses [9], as we like to call her around these parts — paired her alter hair accoutrement with blue eye shadow and blush.
Gisele Bündchen
The model's Victoria's Secret waves were so on point, it would hurt if it wasn't so amazingly gorgeous.
Katharine McPhee
Katharine repped a textured rocker lob, '90s pale purple lipstick, and a rosy blush.
Katy Perry
Katy took the theme very literally, opting for gigantic angel wings paired with her textured pixie cut and dark lipstick.
Issa Rae
The Insecure star positively shined with an overall dewy complexion and flash of highlight.
Emily Ratajkowski
Emily's ethereal updo was completed by leaving out strands to frame her face.
Salma Hayek
Salma paired her burgundy blush with matte lipstick, soft middle-parted waves, and out-to-there lashes.
Riley Keough
Riley's dusty plum lipstick was grunge done right.