If you asked Siri to define “ethereal,” it would take you to Quannah Chasinghorse’s 2024 Met Gala beauty look. (If it didn’t, it probably misheard you.) The model and activist brought an enchanting hair and makeup look to the floral-lined, green carpet, complete with seen-from-space purplish-pink highlighter and cascading hair with braids.
It is—dare we say—a spot-on interpretation of this year’s dress code, “The Garden of Time.” Says hairstylist and Paul Mitchell Artistic Director Paula Peralta, “The theme incorporates earth elements and Quannah has an incredible connection with the earth.” Chasinghorse and her beauty team were also inspired by Forget Me Not flowers—as shown by the model’s hair accessories and makeup, which work in the flower’s colors.
Paula Peralta
To create Chasinghorse’s hair look, Peralta prepped her freshly washed hair with the Paul Mitchell Flexible Style Sculpting Foam and Super Skinny Serum. She then dried and waved it with the Express Ion Clipped 1.25″ Detachable Curling Iron before creating her intricate braids. (It’s comprised of two to three braids on each side of her head that are woven into an inverted French braid at the middle of her crown.) “The braiding and use of accessories with native beadwork in this year’s look shows the artistry and creativity of her people,” adds Peralta. “It shows that beauty is not a monolith.”