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If I could emulate even a sliver of Zendaya’s iconic style, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Now, thanks to her Met Gala 2025 beauty look, a fraction of her red carpet glow is bottled up and ready to go. She wore a nude lip combo that I had to test for myself, and I can now happily confirm: the contour liner and lip gloss duo had a filler-like effect on me, too (no needles, fuss or pain).
The Dune actress arrived at the Met Gala wearing a monochrome cream ensemble. Though her Louis Vuitton suit was exquisite, I couldn’t help but notice her perfect pout. She wore a lip duo from the Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes collection, which had her lips looking plump and camera-ready from every angle. I was able to try the lip combo on myself, and spoiler alert — this stuff reduced my five-step routine into two.
A source told Us that Zendaya’s makeup artist Ernesto Casillas defined her lips with the Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes Lip Cheat Contour Duo liner and Big Lip Plumpgasm lip gloss. Together, the lip duo creates a 3D plumping effect that fakes larger lips — without the premium price tag.
Keep scrolling to learn more about the exact products I used to recreate Zendaya’s Met Gala lip look.
Lip Cheat Contour Duo
This lip cheat contour duo has two coordinating colors that give an optical illusion of larger lips. It comes in four different nude colors, ranging from fair to deep. First, I outlined my lips using the darker shade. Then, I traced the lighter shade along the darker line. The result? Full, supermodel-worthy lips — no fuss, tingling or pain involved.
Big Lip Plumpgasm Lip Gloss
To give my lips a glossy finish, I went in with the Big Lip Plumpgasm lip gloss in shade ‘nudegasm diamonds.’ This formula contains a cayenne pepper extract for a plumping effect. It’s also oil-infused to provide long-lasting hydration. Not only did it have an immediate volumizing effect, my lips still felt silky smooth by the end of the night.
