The 2024 Met Gala Confirmed TikTok’s No Mascara Trend Is Happening IRL

When Jennifer Lopez stepped out on the red carpet at the 2024 Met Gala, she—as per usual—looked incredible. Her skin was glowing, her hair was swept up into the perfect just-messy bun. But something about the superstar (and Met Gala co-chair) looked…different.

It took us a minute to put our finger on it, but then it hit us: She wasn’t wearing false eyelashes (or if she was, they were much more natural-looking than what she usually wears).

So what’s the big deal? It’s hard to overstate how integral false eyelashes are when it comes to red carpet beauty. (For her part, Lopez made headlines for wearing lashes made of mink to the Oscars in 2001.) They’re why celeb smoky eyes look that much more intense, and why even a simple celebrity look always has a certain added oomph. In other words: To strip off the fake lashes is a makeup paradigm shift we haven’t seen for decades.

And it wasn’t just J.Lo; wispy lashes seem to be as popular on the Met Gala carpet this year as florals and butterflies. Case in point, the focal point of Camila Morrone’s makeup look was blush, rather than a bold lash.

Gabrielle Union let her mermaid-esque gown take center stage, pairing it with natural makeup (and no lashes). Rita Ora, on the other hand went for an intricate sculptural eye, but was notably missing any sort of lashes or mascara whatsoever.

Gracie Abrams still wore a bold eye look—lilac shadow—but let a thick line of black liner create dimension rather than loads of lashes.

Finally, Riley Keough’s makeup featured shades of tawny, and barely any (even no?) mascara. TikTok has been speculating the death of mascara for months, and if the Met Gala is any indication, we’ll be rocking bare eyes all summer long.