If last season at Tom Ford was about seduction, spring-summer 2026 is about desire. “That’s one of the key phrases that [Tom Ford creative director Haider Ackermann] said again this season,” makeup artist Lucy Bridges tells me backstage at the show. “Kissable, desirable lips. If he doesn’t want to kiss it, the color’s out.”

So, what colors does Ackermann declare are kissable? Bridges color-matched from the collection, custom mixing shades of neon red, peach, a golden mustard, brown, and baby pink. The vibrant shades were then taken up a notch by a high-octane finish mimicking that of the show’s navy lacquered floor that served as the main inspiration for the look.

Creating a lip that boasts both powerful pigment and shine is certainly an art. “Lips are my favorite thing to do,” she say

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