Cher’s Beauty Secrets from the 2026 Met Gala
How makeup artist Francesca Tolot created Cher’s “bold, strong, and ultra-glamorous” makeup look
Reported by Harper's Bazaar.
Cher doesn't do subtle — never has, never will. At the 2026 Met Gala, the icon made her first red carpet appearance at the event since her legendary 1974 debut (you know the one: the naked dress that spawned a thousand imitations) wearing a black Burberry dress, a cropped leather jacket, and a mid-length platinum blond wig that swapped her signature raven hair for something unexpectedly — and brilliantly — punk. The beauty look matched the energy: bold, old Hollywood, and built to photograph.
According to Harper's Bazaar, the look was the work of makeup artist Francesca Tolot, working in collaboration with Charlotte Tilbury Beauty. Tolot began with skin prep — a non-negotiable on any red carpet — massaging Charlotte Tilbury's Magic Cream into Cher's skin as both a moisturizer and a primer. "It makes makeup go on like a dream," Tolot said. From there, she layered on the brand's Airbrush Foundation and Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder, a combo she credits with delivering the kind of smooth, camera-ready finish that doesn't just look good in person — it performs under flash.
The Eyes, The Lip, The Moment
For the eyes, Tolot built a smoky, shimmering look using Charlotte Tilbury's Exagger-Eyes Easy Eyeshadow Sticks — a forthcoming product that's now firmly on every beauty editor's radar. The lip was kept intentionally softer: a blurred Pillow Talk finish that let the drama of the eye take center stage without tipping the whole look into costume territory. The ice-blond wig did the rest of the heavy lifting, creating a stark contrast against the all-black outfit that felt deliberate, referenced, and — like everything Cher does — completely her own.
At an age when most celebrities rely on the safety of minimalism, Cher showed up in full maximalist armor, proving that glamour isn't a young woman's game. The platinum wig, the smoky eye, the flawless skin — it wasn't nostalgia. It was a statement.
When Cher walks a red carpet, the only reference point she's working from is herself.
Read the original at Harper's Bazaar.
