What Do You Think of the Red and Pink Eye Makeup Trend?

Bright makeup burst onto the spring ’11 runways like a tropical (colored) storm, and one of the brightest—albeit unusual—trends was vibrant red and pink eye makeup. I’m talkin’ bold, notice-me shades of fuchsia and scarlet swooshed all over the lids or drawn in big, fat lines along the lashes. This gutsy look wasn’t confined to just avant-garde designers—oh no, it appeared on major runways including Nina Ricci (above), Derek Lam (below left), and Dior (below right). The hues made quite an impression at the shows, but I figured that like those wild four-collar, four-cuff shirts from Victor & Rolf, this look was purely meant as runway entertainment, not as something to be worn in real life.