Kendall Jenner wore a full-face of L'Oréal Paris makeup for the 2026 Met Gala red carpet. Timmsy / SplashNews.com; Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue She’s a glow pro.
Kendall Jenner looked downright angelic on the Met Gala red carpet on Monday, wearing a custom GapStudio by Zac Posen gown inspired by the famous “Winged Victory” sculpture.
And while we can’t all wear wing-adorned custom couture, the secret to her radiant skin — L’Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Glotion — is just $13.
Her longtime makeup artist, Mary Phillips, applied shade 902 (a gorgeous golden hue) on her décolletage for “an extra touch of luminous glow,” as she said in a press release.
“We wanted the glam to feel timeless — like a work of art from any era,” she added of the look, which was right on theme with the gala’s “Fashion Is Art” dress code.
It’s far from the first time the model and brand ambassador has used Glotion, as she’s worn it everywhere from the Academy Museum Gala — where Phillips dotted a lighter shade on the high points of her face and the bridge of her nose — to the 2023 Met Gala.
And she’s not the only one who considers it a gala go-to; at this year’s Met alone, Cara Delevingne and Zöe Kravitz also used it for extra red carpet radiance.
Zöe Kravitz’s glam team also had Glotion on hand. Jason Sean Weiss/BFA.com/Shutterstock Cara Delevingne also glowed a little extra thanks to the L’Oréal favorite. John Salangsang/BEI/Shutterstock “I always start with skin that feels alive,” the latter star’s makeup artist, Nina Park, said in a press release. “Using L’Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Glotion, I built a soft, dimensional glow, so the light hits the face naturally.”
Several stars swear by the stuff for everyday use, too. Martha Stewart’s makeup artist, Daisy Toye, once told People she goes through a bottle a week, saying: “It’s how she gets that dewy look, like she just got a facial.”
Meanwhile, Bethenny Frankel’s caused plenty of commotion over the Glotion — so much so, she even has an extra large bottle of the stuff.
She also used the drugstore brand’s mascara, lip gloss and more. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP For her part, Jenner completed her Met look with several other surprisingly affordable L’Oréal staples, from Plump Ambition Gloss — which “gives the lip that little extra something,” per Phillips — to the Extensionist Mascara for “bold lashes.”
It seems stars agree: these drugstore products are worth it.
This article was written by Hannah Southwick, Commerce Associate Editor for Page Six. Hannah spies deals on actually affordable celebrity-worn styles, puts celebrities’ brands to the test and finds the beauty products that keep stars red carpet-ready. She consults stylists and industry pros — including celebs themselves — for firsthand product recommendations, trend predictions and more. In addition to writing for Page Six since 2020, her work has been featured in USA Today and Parade.
