Top 5 Nail Looks From the 2022 Met Gala

May 6th, 2022

Here are our top five nail looks from this year's Met Gala, where the theme was “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” gilded glamour and white-tie.

This year, the true divas of fashion understood the assignment of dressing for the theme from head to toe.

See how these ladies interpreted gilded glamor:

Isabelle Boemeke

Isabelle rocked sculpted, jeweled and dipped nails in black and gold by Juan Alvear.

Lizzo

Lizzo wore long black nails with metallic gold spirals by Eri Ishizu.

Addison Rae

Addison's donned a sparkly gunmetal and Swarovski set by Natalie Minerva.

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan captured the spirit of the gilded age with lipstick-shaped nails, gold decals and sky accents by Coca Michelle.

Emma Chamberlain

Emma styled a cream sculpted set that resembled crown molding by Betina Goldstein.

Want to recreate some of the Met Gala nail sets yourself?

Check out these six how-to's:

How-To: Addison Rae's Met Gala 2022 Nail Look

How-To: Emma Chamberlain's Met Gala 2022 Nail Look

How-To: Lily James' Met Gala 2022 Nail Look

Met Gala Nail Looks on MJ Rodriguez & Anitta

How-To: Gemma Chan's Met Gala 2022 Nail Look

How-To: Met Gala Nail Look for Shawn Mendes

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