"hot shade of green". "hot" == Currently popular, fashionable, or in demand; "they know the hottest dance moves." "shade of green" == could refer to a specific shade of lipstick, nail polish or matching clothes or accessories. I'm guessing that:- "all the way" == use a lot of that shade of green for makeup or attire. Maybe wear everything green. “Halfway" == use some of that shade of green for makeup or attire. “Just a hint.” == use a little amount of that shade of green for makeup or attire. Quote from npr.org:- She pokes fun at some of the silliest aspects of our age- and appearance-obsessed nation. "How far will you take the season's hot shade of green?" she asks, quoting a celebrity tabloid survey. "What does that mean? What does it mean to take green 'all the way'? Like, to the prom?" ref:(http://www.npr.org/2011/10/06/141018982/this-time-ellen-degeneres-is-seriously-kidding)

This might mean that how will you like the color hot green, and the answer all the way could mean that I will buy this color and wear it, and not at all means that I don't like it and I won't wear it.