Met Gala Magic

Red carpet lighting and a stack of sparkle effects greet you before you touch a single tab in Met Gala Magic. The first pick is usually the gown, since it sets the color story everything else has to match. Choose a mermaid-scale skirt instead of a straight one and a faint sparkle effect follows the shape down to the hem.

Categories break into gown, hair, face, jewelry and a magic tab for wands and wings. Gowns range from a fitted mermaid cut to a full ballgown with a train, and most can carry a cape or a sheer overlay on top without hiding the shape underneath. Jewelry stacks in layers too, so a choker, a set of drop earrings and a jeweled tiara can all sit on the same face at once. Hair goes from a sleek low bun to loose curls pinned with a single clip, and the magic tab adds small extras like a glowing wand or a pair of translucent wings.

Where a plain red carpet dress up game stops at fabric and shoes, this one adds a magic layer on top, turning a red carpet gown into something closer to a fantasy costume. The round ends with a walk down the carpet as cameras flash, and the finished look gets a still portrait instead of a numbered score.

A glowing wand and a busy necklace fight for attention when they're worn together, so picking one over the other usually reads cleaner. A train reads best with a simple hairstyle behind it, since loose curls and a long train together crowd the shoulders. Pin a cape at the shoulder instead of the neck if the collar sits too high once it's on.