The guests at the Met Gala have spoken: blush is back - dig out your corals, your pinks and your peaches

The Met Gala 2024 red carpet has just closed with the guests heading into the main event, and as ever we are inspired by the incredible outfits. From Sarah Jessica Parker's nude embellished Richard Quinn dress and Rebecca Ferguson's Thom Brown evening gown (complete with an exciting reveal) to our cover star, Shakira's debut appearance, this year's stars are certainly delivering.

Fashion's biggest night of the year, which always takes place on the first Monday in May, is in celebration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual fashion exhibition. This year's theme: "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" and the event's dress code titled: "The Garden of Time" (inspired by J.G. Ballard's 1962 short story) were both up for interpretation and this is where the celebrities can have fun with their outfits. 

Whilst we've spotted a lot of corsetry, cleavage, and sheer fabric from the fashion side of things, there is one beauty trend that is standing out from the beautifully dressed crowd and that's blush. 

From diffused washes of pale pink that give an almost ethereal look to the skin to punchy pops of fuschia, blusher is the working overtime this year. 

Traditionally blush is applied to either the apple of the cheeks or out toward the hairline, brushing along the cheekbone, and we did see that at play here. However, what is most interesting is the number of make-up artists who decided to bend the rules and place the blusher a lot closer to the eyes than is typically seen. From blending out from the eyelid to almost applying it directly to the under eye, this Met Gala red carpet saw make-up boundaries pushed. 

Let's take a peek at some of the Met Gala's most beautiful blushing looks...

Gigi Hadid

Cynthia Erivo

Greta Lee

Rebecca Hall

Alexandra Daddario

Phoebe Dynevor

Elle Fanning

Amanda Gorman

Sarah Paulson

Camila Morrone

Juliana Canfield

Alison Williams

Jessica Biel

Eiza Gonzalez Rivera