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Spring's kaleidoscope colors the lips, the eyes, even the nails with fearless brights and chic, unexpected combinations. Photographed by Steven Meisel.
There was no fear of makeup this spring," says Pat McGrath, who masterminded the look at a staggering 22 shows, from Prada and Dior to Balenciaga. "Everyone seemed to be so brave. People really wanted to push the envelope and enjoy makeup. It was a mad spring."
Take Louis Vuitton. "It just happened," McGrath says of the vivid, art-box lips-in neon orange, leafy green, chalky pastel and sky blues, and every shade of pink-that unexpectedly took over the faces on the Paris runway. During the fittings the day before the show, the original plan was a nude face, but then she started collaborating with Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs-who was showing a collection pierced through with shocking yellows, oranges, pinks, and purples-and "one color went on, then another and another." Against an otherwise...