Zendaya’s Met Gala Beauty Look Is Convincing Me Red Eyeshadow and Skinny Brows Are a Good Idea

I’m all for experimenting with my makeup. But there remain a few looks I’ve sworn off—or so I thought. I’ve promised to A) never wear red eyeshadow, and B) do not, by any means, embrace a skinny eyebrow—no matter how trendy. That’s why I am so deeply surprised that Zendaya’s 2024 Met Gala beauty look has me re-evaluating everything.

The Challengers star, who was tapped as a co-host for this year’s event, arrived on the shrubbery-embellished Met Gala carpet with glam straight from a fairytale storybook—and appropriately on-theme with the "Garden of Time" dress code. Her glam, and her Maison Margiela dress, are equal parts ethereal and evil fairy godmother.

Working with the inimitable Sheika Daley, Zendaya's makeup took a moody, gothic turn. Her lips were glossed with a high-shine, deep burgundy, while her eyes were blown out with red eyeshadow. The latter is notoriously difficult to pull off. Alas, it was executed to perfection.

A pale scarlett was expertly diffused up to her brow bone, while a darker, crimson shade added depth along her lash line and inner corner. Her skin was kept minimal, and she forewent blush and bronzer in favor of a uniform complexion.

Vampy makeup accents are shaping up to be a big trend for the evening (Emma Chamberlain arrived with a similar aesthetic), so it’s no surprise that Zendaya is leading the charge.

Take your eyes up a centimeter or two, and yet another I-can’t-believe-she-can-pull-this-off moment awaits. The Euphoria star’s typically bold and bushy brows have been noticeably plucked away into a paper-thin line. I have always thought skinny brows were retired in the ‘90s, never to be brought back again. And yet, leave it to Zendaya to breathe new life into a once-dead beauty trend.

So much so, that I might just go grab my tweezers...