India Espy-Jones

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“In The Chair” spotlights the incredible hairstylists in our community who are giving us major inspiration. Each week, they discuss their personal hair and career journeys, what they’ve learned from their clients, and their top hair care tips. “I was convinced I wanted to be a nurse until I was a senior in high school,” Celebrity hairstylist and scalp expert Gabrielle Henderson tells ESSENCE.

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Mike Coppola/MG25/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue When it comes to Doja Cat, we’ve learned to expect the unexpected. Last year, she attended the Met Gala in two looks: a towel as if snatched from her hotel bathroom and a soaked, see-through t-shirt dress. Both were paired with a blonde bald cut and silver mascara tears streaming down her face.

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Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Short cuts were historically reserved exclusively for men, while long hair was decidedly “feminine.” But, beauty’s rigid rules don’t apply to the rebellious.

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Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Tonight, celebrities hit the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for fashion—and beauty’s—biggest night out. And this year, the Met Gala theme, Black Dandyism, nods to a style that has existed even before the annual fundraiser itself (held for the first time in 1948).

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@beyonce / Instagram In the week ahead of tonight’s Met Gala, celebrities gave a final look into their everyday beauty moments—and, maybe a hint to what we’ll see later on. From 1930s Chitlin’ Circuit reds (in honor of Beyoncé, of course) to snatched ponytails and even hairy shorts, this week’s beauty moments were full of historic references and reinvention.