Kendall Jenner’s Beauty Evolution Is A Runway-Worthy Journey

Though you can usually expect Jenner’s hair to be equal parts chic and sleek, she changed things up in a major way at the 2024 Met Gala. For the “Garden of Time” theme, the supermodel went ethereal with her tresses, emulating a long, curly style not unlike those in The Little Mermaid.

She paired the look with vintage archival Givenchy from 1999 in an Alexander McQueen-designed gown. What made this dress so special was that it was never worn before. Jenner told Vogue, “It’s been sleeping for the last 25 years. It’s literally a ‘sleeping beauty’,” the title of the this year’s Met event.

Wearing a sequin leotard by Marc Jacobs, and quite possibly the highest platforms you’ve ever seen, Kendall completed her sparkling 2023 Met Gala look in honor of Karl Lagerfeld with a ‘60s ponytail thanks to Jen Atkin and makeup by Mary Philips.

All aboard the bleached brows train! For the 2022 Met Gala, Kendall joined the legions of celebs who have ditched their natural brow color in favor of a bone structure-highlighting shade of barely there blond.

Proving that she can pull off any hair color, Kendall debuted a very trendy shade of coppery red on the Prada Fall/Summer runway during Milan Fashion Week. The ultra-shiny shade looked even better down.

For Milan Fashion Week in 2019, Kendall walked the Fendi Spring/Summer runway with long bangs and blond hair. The shade toed the line between buttery and bleachy and showed off her dark roots.

Taking a break from wild hair transformations, Kendall was spotted in SoHo in September 2018, rocking a shoulder-skimming lob. The cut was sharp, sleek, and very much aligned with Jenner’s easy breezy, off-duty model vibes.

In 2017, Kendall continued her habit of debuting daring hair transformations on the runway. During Milan Fashion Week, the model walked the Fendi Spring/Summer runway with a rich, blue-toned shade of green hair on one side of her hair and her natural hair color on the other.

On the Balmain Fall/Winter runway in March ‘17, Kendall wore one of her most major looks to date. Not only was the lip jewelry she wore an instantly iconic — albeit impractical — accessory, but her shiny mohawk braids and reverse cat eye smoked-out makeup were a thing of punk rock beauty.

Just a few months later, Kendall was on the runway again with a wildly different look. In Sept. ‘16, she walked the Marc Jacobs runway during New York Fashion Week with a crown of rainbow locs.

As her runway career exploded, Kendall began to experiment with the kind of intense hair and makeup looks usually only seen on runways. This slick side-bangs moment on the Givenchy Spring/Summer ‘17 runway was totally new for Jenner and very editorial.

In March ‘16, Kendall went bold blond for the Balmain Fall/Winter runway show. The ultra-pale color left half an inch of her natural roots exposed and was toned to an icy near-white.

Nothing says “I’m young and cool in the aughts” like a set of piecey bangs falling into your eyes, which is the exact look Kendall rocked on the 2015 American Music Awards red carpet. Complete with a sleek top knot, matte contour, and a glossy lip, this was the ultimate cool girl look at the time.

The aughts were *the* era of liquid matte lipstick and Kendall dipped her toes into the trend for the 2013 American Music Awards. Her vibrant and cool-toned red lip was a departure from her usual natural approach to glam.

New look, who dis? At the 2011 Teen Choice Awards, Kendall rocked one of her first major beauty looks: a fully-lined smokey eye. Her smudgy glam was paired with a slicked-back mohawk braid, which let her bold makeup take the center stage.

Continuing on her makeup experimentation journey, Kendall attended the 2009 Teen Choice Awards wearing a bit of blush, a slight contour, and a pop of metallic white-gold eyeshadow on her tear ducts.

In just two years' time, Kendall was ready to break out the makeup, kind of. While walking a red carpet in May 2009, the almost-teen wore a bit of eyeliner that gave off some angsty tween vibes.

At one of the first screenings of Keeping Up With The Kardashians in October 2007, Kendall (left) posed with little sister Kylie (right). The two were as fresh-faced as you’d expect from preteens and all of Kendall’s freckles were on full display.