The Premier Colour Collection is our primary colour collection of 48 full-spectrum colours, designed to capture a full range of emotions and solutions. Each hue elicits a specific response based on neuroscience and psychology. Using our Colour Play™ system, Gillian Rose Colour works with clients and designers to create palettes that evoke a desired range of responses to enhance any environment for life, work, or play.
“You’re the only one applying science to create personalized colour palettes. You are the future, and we want to be with you.”
John Lahey, Jr.
Founder and CEO,
Fine Paints of Europe™
THE COLOURS
1. FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
2. CULLINAN MINES
3. ATMOSPHERE
4. ELEPHANT WALK
5. SAINT BARTHS
6. LONDON FOG
7. BOND GIRL
8. WISDOM
9. KESHI PEARL
10. WET PORCELAIN
11. I DO
12. GSTAAD
13. MOUNT JUNGFRAU
14. POWDERED WIG
15. DELICIOUS
16. SUNKISSED
17. DON’T EAT YELLOW SNOW
18. HAPPINESS
19. WHISTLER BLACKCOMB
20. CRÈME FRAICHE
21. MOUNT ROSA
22. SAGE ADVICE
23. LE LOUVRE
24. EAST HAMPTON
25. CLOTTED CREAM
26. VELLUM
27. VERSAILLES
28. COFFEE LIGHT
29. POMPEII
30. JASPER JOHNS
31. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
32. MONET
33. ARMANI
34. TEENAGER
35. AMERICA
36. LAHEY SKY
37. HOT SALMON
38. FIRENZE
39. GAUGUIN
40. ROSE PETALS
41. FERRARI ROSSO
42. MOCHA
43. MOUNT VESUVIUS
44. MOUNT BLANC
45. BALMORAL
46. QUICKSAND
47. CASSIS
48. TAHITIAN PEARL
THE COLOURS | ENLARGED
1. FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH : THIS COLOUR WAS CREATED FOR OUR CLIENTS’ DESIRE TO EXPERIENCE ETERNAL YOUTH.
2. CULLINAN MINES : CREATED BY MY BRIEF FORAY IN THE IMPORTANT JEWELRY WORLD. CULLINAN MINES WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT BLUE DIAMOND MINE IN THE WORLD.
3. ATMOSPHERE : THE FAINTEST OF AQUAS.
4. ELEPHANT WALK : NAMED FROM ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S MOVIE BY THE SAME NAME. THIS SHADE OF BROWN/TAUPE INCLUDES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RED.
5. SAINT BARTHS : SEA TO SKY, WHERE DOES ONE STOP AND THE OTHER BEGIN?
6. LONDON FOG : A SOFT YET WARM SHADE OF GRAY.
7. BOND GIRL : INSPIRED A CULMINATION OF ALL THE BOND GIRLS, ICY PINK LIPSTICKS FROM THE 1960’S.
8. WISDOM : SOCRATES CONTEMPLATING THE UNIVERSE, WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS DEEPEST SHADE OF MIDNIGHT. THIS A TOUCH OF DEEP BLUE HAS UNDERTONES OF RED, ENSURING NO GREEN CAST.
9. KESHI PEARL : THEIR IRREGULAR SHAPES, INSPIRED THIS DELICATE SHADE OF PEARL.
10. WET PORCELAIN : NOT BRIGHT WHITE AT ALL. ITS CHAMELEON LIKE SHADE SOFTENS MOST HARSH CONTRASTS.
11. I DO : THIS DELICATE SHADE OF LAVENDER EVOKES POWERFUL VISCERAL RESPONSES.
12. GSTAAD : THIS COMPLEX WHITE LEANING TO A COOLER SHADE.
13. MOUNT JUNGFRAU : THE WARMTH OF THIS PEACHY WHITE UNDERTONE, OFFERS A FLATTERING GLOW.
14. POWDERED WIG : A TRULY COOL MIX OF PIGMENTS.
15. DELICIOUS : NAMED AFTER HOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL.
16. SUNKISSED : THIS SHADE EVOKES WARMTH AND THE GENTLENESS OF A SPRING DAY.
17. DON’T EAT YELLOW SNOW : THIS WAS AND WILL FOREVER BE PRUDENT ADVICE.
18. HAPPINESS : THIS COLOUR OFFERS A HINT OF PEACH, IN THIS DECIDEDLY BOTH A WELCOMING AND UNDERSTATED SHADE.
19. WHISTLER BLACKCOMB : FROM THE SNOW TOPPED MOUNT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS IS THE WHITEST SHADE IN THE COLLECTION.
20. CRÈME FRESH : THE COLOURS OF FRENCH DAIRY OFFER A MÉLANGE OF WHITES, IVORIES, AND PINKS.
21. MOUNT ROSA : THIS COMPLEX SHADE OF WHITE, OFFERS A WARMER, ALMOST TAN, SHADE OF NEUTRAL.
22. SAGE ADVICE : THIS IS OUR NOD TO THE NUANCES OF SAGE AND COOLER TONES OF CELADON.
23. LE LOUVRE : THIS SHADE HAS ILLUSTRIOUS CLAIM. IT ORIGINATES FROM LIMESTONE BLOCKS OF THE LOUVRE.
24. EAST HAMPTON : CREATED FROM MY EARLIEST MEMORIES OF THE SKIN OF MOST HOMES ON THE ISLAND. A WARM UNDERSTATED SHADE OF WEATHERED CEDAR.
25. CLOTTED CREAM : IS AS PURE AS THE DAILY IT’S NAMED AFTER. IT’S A WARM WHITE WITH A HINT OF PEACH.
26. VELLUM : ART DECO CELEBRATED THIS GLORIOUS MATERIAL AS WALLS, FURNITURE, AND LIBRARIES FILLED WITH ITS COVERED COLLECTIONS. THIS WHITE HAS A PEACHY UNDERTONE.
27. VERSAILLES : BEFORE THE LOUVRE MUSEUM, THERE WAS VERSAILLES. AGE AND HISTORY CREATED THE PATINA OF VERSAILLES LIMESTONE'S, WARMER AND DEEPER CARAMEL TONES.
28. COFFEE LIGHT : THIS SHADE OFFERS BOTH WARMTH AND LIGHT
29. POMPEII : THE COLORS OF MILK AND HONEY THAT FILTER ALL THE TOWNS REMAINS.
30. JASPER JOHNS : JASPER JOHNS, WAS OUR MUSE IN THE CREATION OF THIS SHADE. IT’S A COMPLEX MIX OF TAUPE + GRAYS, REQUIRED A MORE LAVENDER UNDERTONE TAUPE TO BALANCE THE COLLECTION.
31. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE : CONJURING UP - LOU REED, AND HIS SHY BAND MANAGER, ANDY WARHOL. THIS SHADE OF TRULY ACID GREEN IS NOT FOR THE TIMID.
32. MONET : THIS MOST UNUSUAL SHADE OF GREEN IS ALIVE AND WELL ART GIVERNY. THIS SHADE IS COOLER THAN MOST.
33. ARMANI : THE MASTER OF COUTURE AND NUANCED COLOURS. ARMANI SERVES AS INSPIRATION FOR THIS SHADE OF ALL BUT DUSK.
34. TEENAGER : THIS COLOUR WAS NAMED DUE TO ITS FRESHNESS. THIS IS A TRUE FRESH SPRINGTIME GREEN.
35. AMERICA : THIS IS A TRUE AMERICAN FEDERALIST COLOUR. IT LIVES UP TO ITS NAME AND IS RICHLY PIGMENTED.
36. LAHEY SKY : NAMED IN HONOR OF THE FOUNDER OF FINE PAINTS OF EUROPE. JOHN LAHEY JR.’S FAVORITE COLOUR. THIS SHADE IS THE DEEPEST OF SEA BLUES, INCLUDING BLACK AND GREEN.
37. HOT SALMON : THIS IS THE SHADE OF COHOE SALMON. THIS SHADE IS AN EQUAL MIX OF HOT PINK AND HOT ORANGE.
38. FIRENZE : IMAGES OF THE SEA OF TERRACOTTA TILE ROOFS OF FLORENCE. THIS IS A DEEP YET COOL SHADE OF YELLOW ORANGE.
39. GAUGUIN : GAUGUIN’S, FRENCH POLYNESIAN COLLECTION EMBRACED THESE DEEPEST OR RED ORANGES.
40. ROSE PETALS : SWEET MEMORIES, FADED AND AIR DRIED, CAUSE THIS ROMANTIC SHADE.
41. FERRARI ROSSO : LOOKING FOR A HIGHLY PIGMENTED RED THAT WILL STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS – YOU’VE FOUND IT.
42. MOCHA : THIS COMPLEX COLOUR FEATURE SHADES OF BROWN WITH HINTS OF LAVENDER.
43. MOUNT VESUVIUS : IT TAKES ITS SOFT PEACH | WARM INFLUENCE, FROM THE ASH THAT SURROUNDS IT.
44. MOUNT BLANC : THIS IS THE COOLEST OF OUR WHITES.
45. BALMORAL : REFLECTING QE2'S, SUMMER RESIDENCE NESTLED WITH IN THE HEATHERED HIGHLANDS.
46. QUICKSAND : INSPIRED BY ITS NAMESAKE, THERE ARE PINK | LAVENDER HUES WITHIN THIS COMPLEX MIX
47. CASSIS : KIR ROYAL, ANYONE? THE COCKTAIL INSPIRED THIS DEEPLY PIGMENTED BLACKCURRANT SHADE.
48. TAHITIAN PEARL : THIS SHADE IS THE KISSING COUSIN TO BLACK, YET NOT NEARLY AS SEVERE. RED PIGMENTS PERMEATE THIS SHADE.