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Kim Kardashian and her daughter North West are both beauty icons in their own right. Kardashian has been setting trends since the early 2000s, while West is a burgeoning TikTok beauty pro who may be working on her own skin-care line. While West has always tagged along to fashion shows and photoshoots, appearing in Vogue when she was just a baby (in Chanel, no less), she's started hitting the red carpet with her mom more frequently — including a pre-show appearance en route to the Met Gala.
Kardashian and West were snapped on their way to the event in completely opposite beauty looks. West looked adorable in a pastel tweed Chanel jacket over a pair of baggy, light-wash jeans and platform boots, her hair parted to the side and pulled back in a half ponytail. West wore just the teeniest bit of makeup befitting a nine-year-old, looking cute and fresh next to her mom's full glam.
Kardashian, of course, never misses the opportunity to make a splash on the Met Gala carpet. She paired her pearl Schiaparelli gown with a high '90s-style updo with curtain bangs, by her hairstylist Chris Appleton, and a bronze eye to match her colored contacts. Appleton prepped Kardashian's hair with Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray, then added volume with Color Wow Raise the Root Thicken + Lift Spray while blow-drying with the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer. Once the hair was dry, he used Dyson Corrale Hair Styler Straightener to create curls, then added texture spray and pulled Kardashian's hair into a messy, Pamela Anderson-style French twist.
Mario Dedivanovic, Kardashian's longtime MUA, used his Makeup by Mario Master Crystal Reflector in Bronzite and Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette to craft that bronze-on-bronze tone. He perfected her skin for the carpet with SurrealSkin Foundation and SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer, plus Soft Pop Powder Blush in Mellow Mauve and Poppy Pink and a touch of Soft Glow Highlighter in Honey. Dedivanovic then finished Kardashian's glam with the new MoistureGlow Plumping Lip Color in Soft Nude and Hot Pink.
Some fans thought West might be her mother's date for the gala, but she didn't walk the carpet — just accompanied Kardashian in the car on the way. (Relatable.) She may not have attended the 2023 event, but it's only a matter of time until North West makes the Met Gala her own.
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More fun with Kim and North:
- This Video of North West Fixing Her Edges Post-Forehead Kiss Had Me Cackling at 8 AM
- North West Did Kim Kardashian's Makeup for Thanksgiving Dinner
- I Feel So Soothed Watching Kim Kardashian Brush North West's Hair
Now, watch Kim answer some burning beauty Qs:
