The Met Gala after party dished out a HEAP of epic hair looks

It wouldn’t be a list of epic hair looks without the hair colour chameleon herself. After wowing every damn soul with her straight violet ‘do, Kylie went back to her (blue) roots and re-appeared with bright aqua hair – and ooft it looks good. Not straying too far from her Met Gala look, the beauty mogul matched her wig to her outfit (and feathers) and looked like an *actual* mermaid (but like, chic).

Fact: Kim is OBSESSED with Cher (just have a scroll through her Insta/check out her Halloween look from 2017), so it’s only right that her after party look paid homage to the legendary songstress. And while her skin-tight neon blue dress was a serious head-turner, the best part of her look had to be her hair. She wore a blue and silver tinsel wig, with beads cascading down from her bangs to the ends. So. Extra. It’s genuinely the best party hair we’ve ever seen.

Um did Gemma Chan chop and dye her hair after the Met Gala?! Because she now has a dip-dyed pastel pink lob and we LOVE it. Dyed from the mid-lengths to tips, the surprising hair look created a stunning contrast between her chocolate brown roots, and we cannot get enough of this new hairstyle on her. Considering her hair was lob-length pre-Met, does that mean her red carpet hair was the work of hair extensions? But then how did she switch up her colour so quickly? Wig? Magic? So many questions and SO much love for this whole entire look. Full marks, Gemma.

We’re just going to come out and say it: Joan Smalls wins the ponytail game. Ditching her black feathery headpiece for the after party, the model stuck with her enviable ponytail from her red carpet appearance. And we can totally see why. It featured three sets of braids that formed one giant plait, with loose wavy extensions thrown into the mix for quite possibly the most voluminous number we’ve ever seen. It’s not like your regular ponytail, it’s a cool ponytail.

If you rocked up to the red carpet with a bouffant like Dua Lipa, you ain’t brushing it out in a hurry. The singer turned heads when she brought her ‘60s-inspired hairstyle out on the town, switching up her headpiece for a smaller (but still wonderfully glitzy) flowered hair accessory. Side note: That purple winged eyeliner is EVERYTHING. Jussst enough camp.

You have curls, then you have CURLS. Hailee Steinfeld brought those voluminous, teased locks from the red carpet to the post-Met festivities, and it was an entire *lewk* on its own. While she wore her curls out loose for the Gala, she switched it up for the after party and styled them into a glorious high ponytail. Not only did this hairstyle work to show off her amazing features (hello, cheekbones!), but it’s the easiest way to keep your hair out of your face when you hit up the d-floor with all your famous pals.

The Kardashian-Jenner clan weren’t the only ones who experimented with neon hair colours. Donatella Versace donned neon green-dipped hair on the red carpet, which made for a statement look for her after party appearance. Psst…the after party actually turned into a belated birthday bash for the fashion queen, with Rita Ora casually singing her “Happy Birthday”. No biggie.

If you haven’t seen all the Met Gala beauty looks yet, check them out here to see how they compare to these after party looks.

What do you think of these Met Gala after party hair looks? Do you think they trump the Met Gala red carpet? Let us know in the comment section below.

Main and inset image credits: Getty; @kyliejenner; @gemma_chan