Met Gala 2019: Ebates edition featuring beauty breakdowns for Janelle Monae, Serena Williams, Tracee Ellis Ross and Zoe Saldana. To celebrate twenty years of savvy shopping, Rakuten (previously Ebates) teamed up with 400+ stores to offer 15% back on accessories to travel & vacations this week! In Tax Day Flash Sale 2019: Celebrity Beauty ID Edition, I highlighted the following beauty brands:

• bareMinerals
• Becca Cosmetics
• Charlotte Tilbury
• Smashbox

But since skin care is a topic I haven’t covered in a while, I’m sharing the skin care brands in addition to the makeup used on stars for Met Gala 2019. Take a look at the beauty breakdowns for Janelle Monae, Serena Williams, Zoe Saldana, and Tracee Ellis Ross:

(Dermstore) DERMAFLASH + Herbivore Botanicals  + 100% Pure + Lashify

Dermstore is a skincare devotee’s dream! As shared in the “About” section of the site, the e-tailer specializes in carrying “professional-strength formulas, hard-to-find spa care and natural beauty brands, as well as specialty brands from around the world.” So naturally, you can expect to find such brands like Dermaflash, 100% Pure, and Herbivore Botanicals. And, coincidentally, all of these picks were used by celebrity makeup artist Jessica Smalls to prep Monae’s skin.

• DERMAFLASH 2.0 LUXE Facial Exfoliating Device in Hot Pink
• Herbivore Botanicals Prism Natural Fruit Acids 5% Exfoliating Glow Potion
• Emerald CBD + Adaptogens Deep Moisture Glow Oil*
• Coco Rose Lip Polish
• Rose Hibiscus Face Mist

*Available at Sephora 

About Monae’s beauty look, Smalls explained:

Janelle’s Met Gala makeup had to shimmer and shine. I wanted the cameras and light to catch the sophisticated glitter pop of her eyes and the radiant glow from her skin. I wanted Janelle to look like she was going to a ball hosted by Michelle Obama.

• Luminous Primer
• Fruit Pigmented Healthy Foundations in Mousse & Cocoa
• 2nd Skin Concealer in Shade 6
• Cocoa Pigmented Bronzer in Cocoa Glow
• Fruit Pigmented Pot Rouge Blush in Posey
• Luminating Créme – Northern Light
• Fruit Pigmented Rose Gold Palette
  • Glimmer on the lid
  • Luster on lash line smoked out
  • Bronze in the crease
  • Teddy on lid
• Creamy Long Last Liner in Blackest
• Fruit Pigmented Ultra Lengthening Mascara in Black Tea
• Fruit Pigmented Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick in Agave
• Lashify Map B12–B14–B16–C18

Kiehl’s + Pat McGrath Labs + Kiss

Celebrity makeup artist Renny Vasquez prepped Serena Williams skin with Kiehl’s products. The breakdown as follows from the brand’s Instagram:

[Vasquez] prepped her skin with our Calendula & Aloe Soothing Hydration Mask, and let it sit on her skin for about 5 minutes before rinsing it off. Then he applied our Hydro-Plumping Re-Texturizing Serum Concentrate to help smooth skin and added our new Calendula Serum-Infused Water Cream, leaving her with a dewy and fresh complexion. Next, Renny applied our #1 eye cream, Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado, under her eyes and on the brow bone, to deeply hydrate the area before makeup. Finally, to finish off her Red Carpet ready skin, Renny applied our Love Oil For Lips in Untinted and our iconic Creme de Corps all over her body, leaving her skin smooth, soft and beautifully moisturized!

Vasquez uploaded a series of videos detailing the eye and lip look he created for Williams with Pat McGrath Labs and Kiss:

• Pat McGrath Labs EYEdolls Eye Shadows in Statuesque & Burnished Honey in crease and under bottom lashes
  • Deep Velvet on outer corners of eyes
  • Sextrovert on lids
  • Celestial on inner corners
  • Dark Matter to smoke out outer corners of eyes and lash lines
• KISS Lash Couture Triple Push-up Corset 
• Individual lashes on outer corners of the eyes from KISS Lash Couture Faux Lash Extensions Venus
• Blitztrance Lipstick in Full Fantasy
• LUST: Lip Gloss in Aphrodisiac

Lancer Skincare + Charlotte Tilbury

Deemed the “ultimate skin prep” by celebrity makeup artist Amy Oresman, Lancer was the skin care brand of choice for Met Gala attendee Zoe Saldana:

First cleansed with The Method: Cleanse this leaves a fresh squeaky clean feel. Then I applied my favorite Lift and Plump Sheet Mask to give maximum glow and moisture. After, we used six drops of Omega Hydrating Oil to bounce the high points of her face. Then we finished her prep with The Method: Nourish Moisturizer on her T-zone. This gives glow in all the right places while still leaving a natural finish!

Lancer Skincare + Damone Roberts + Kosas Cosmetics

Celebrity makeup artist Matin Maulawizada elaborated how he achieved Ross’ optimal base with Lancer:

We have been discussing how important the skin is for this rather simple but impactful look I was doing for Tracee Ellis Ross. I started layering glow to showcase Tracee’s already impeccable skin. I used The Method: Nourish to seal the moisture on top of the oil that was already massaged into her skin to get a creamy not shiny texture. I then applied Dani Glowing Skin Perfector on her cheekbones. And mixed Omega Hydrating Oil with Dani Glowing Skin Perfector on her collarbones and shoulders and back.

• Damone Roberts Miss Ross Eyebrow Pencil*
• Kosas Tinted Face Oil in Tone 08**
• Helios Cream Blush & Highlighter Duo***
• 8Th Muse Crème Blush & Highlighter Duo**
• Kosasport LipFuel Hyaluronic Lip Balm in Baseline**
• Weightless Lip Color in Catalyst (custom)
• 10-Second Eyeshadow in Copper Halo (coming soon)**

*Available at Amazon  **/ Available at Goop  *** / Available on the official Kosas site