Interview with ediets.com. (April 4, 2007)

What is the color palette for SUMMER 2007? (eyes, lips, cheeks)

Dusted – a new collection of powdery shades designed to add an air of subdued sophistication to your spring and early summer makeup look.

Dusted is a palette of traditionally bold shades which have all been given a slight “white-washing” in time for the warmer weather. Demure and just plain pretty, they provide a fresh new take on some of your favorite colors and complement the flirtatious fashions of the season.

The GIELLA Dusted Collection:

For face:
oBuffed light switch highlighter (sheer with peach undertones), $27.00
oStarch light switch highlighter (sheer pale blue), $27.00

For eyes (all shades are available as pressed cream shadows, $27.00 and powder shadows, $20.00):
oBrushed eye shadow (taupe-y peach)
oBlanc eye shadow (taupe-y pink)
oMoon Dust eye shadow (light blue)
oSwept Away eye shadow (pale smoke)


For cheeks:
oFeather cream blush (pale pink), $27.00

For lips (all shades are available as lipsticks and lip glosses, $27.00 each)
oDusted lip color (nude pink)
oShe Shell lip color (sheer mauve)
oBlanched lip color (dusty pink)
oIn the Buff lip color (pale apricot)

For nails:
oClean Cut nail lacquer (sheer powdery blue), $25.00



What's the MOST important thing about SUMMER 2007 color?


Colors are “whitened”, dusted, powdery.



How can women of different skin tones (fair, olive, ethnic) adapt this palette wisely?

For those who fair, it is easier to find paler shades in pink, blue, yellow, green that will compliment their hair, eye and skin tone.

For those with olive skin, try to outline the lips in a liner with some “brown” in it so the lips do not look too washed out or pale. And wear lots and lots of mascara for more definition around your eye. Eye liner is a good choice: navy or black.

For those with ethnic skin tones, also use more definition around the eyes. A smoky eyelid in Caviar with liner and mascara and defined brow will be a great compliment to softer, lighter lips and cheeks. Use pinks and corals that are not too dark, but not too white….muted colors on the lips and cheeks. Gloss is also a great option to a wear a lighter shade as an accent with the depth underneath.