Everything youve said makes sense to me, and my mom is clearly medium olive. No idea if it leans warm or cool. My eyes are dark I was eyeing the UD stay naked 30CG but i was worried it would be too dark for my MAC NC15/ Huda Panna Cotta skin. 11. I struggle with this too! A stark contrasting hair color on olive skin tone can look really gorgeous, you just have to know how to work it. I have light olive skin, soft black hair and very deep brown eyes. Use blush sparingly, and be sure to blend it well. With that features, you have to embrace that kind of goth-inspired sultry make-up with berry hues that pop with your skin, I assure you that you can really stand out among other people as its very uncommon. Its very hard to find the right shade for my pale winter skintone. I want to try dark brown hair. Someone like me!!! When it comes to makeup, finding the correct foundation is always a struggle. Navy is also not a color I find especially compliment me but my wardrobe certainly have tons of it, thats why I think that color is pretty much our neutral, with whites (as long they are not optic whites) and ivorys. the pale olive tone thing has made it such a struggle to pick out nude nail polishes too. Hi! What makes this more challenging for me to find face makeup is I have very dark hair, dark eyes, and very dark circles under my eyes. 5. Central and Northern europeans originally had light olive skin exactly like yours before blondism spread through natural selection. Id love to show you a photo of me next to my sister to show you how I maybe olive in disguise. Now it all makes sense! Thought I figured out Im neutral but even those foundations leave a slight wash of grey. Ive turned to just trying to heal my skin enough so that I can go without foundation. Right now, my arms are several shades darker than my legs and even more than my face. In winter I look sickly, no glowing cheeks, just sickly! I remember, in the 70s, before tanning in my teens, plastering my face with neat lemon juice in an attempt to go English Rose and delicate rather than swarthy in the summer and vampire in the winter! if youre looking to get into it, the asian beauty subreddit is thriving and the tried and true marketplace for asian beauty is yesstyle! Lol! (It was worse when I was a lifeguard) anyone else? Im finding the same, I need to mix two foundations. I have French Irish roots. They are completely out of business so no way to order. Youve just described me except the eyes are very pale grey blue. Im still on the hunt though for that perfect foundation shade. I send you a virtual glass of the finest, coldest beer in gratitude. Koh Gen Do Aqua in 213 (best match ever) I am olive skinned and pale because I choose not to tan, but I can tan easily. Rose is typically a good sign as well for both. thanks! I have Eastern-European descent! Thank you for this article! You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But this makes total sense My grandad, dad and sister are all much more traditionally olive-skinned, almost Mediterranean looking, but Im so pale I thought that that couldnt possibly be me! If we talk about clothing, I feel really good on black, emerald green, maroon and yellowish blue. xoxo, I have pale olive skin and, just like you, I love brick-o-la MAC lipstick, and also struggle with my hair Color. I was not some kind of weird warm which didnt seem to follow any of the rules for warm skin; Im a light olive. Hairstyles for Black Women What in heck hair color do you you think is good???? i stopped this now and begin to discover myself. For reference if you havent read my previous comments over the past few years; I have light olive skin Im 31 and just found out what skin tone I am my dad is half greek & Italian, mom is half Hungarian. Also do not look good in coral lipstick or any orangey based blushes as well. I recently hit thirty and only now realized what was going on after spending years thinking I was either warm or cool-toned because some colors from either side looked good on me, resulting in a lot of trial and error (and the purchase of a lot of useless products). I look best in gold jewellery (warm) Who are some olive skin celebrities? I have dark brown almost black hair and pull off cool jewel tones the best. The struggle is real for us olive-tone PALE girls. This transfer-resistant eyeshadow comes in a range of highly pigmented shades. I wonder if I am green undertoned? For some reason though, silver jewelry looks great on me, and gold jewelry looks awful. You might be able to get a color that is better for your pale olive skin tone. Ive found my people! Loved everything you said, sounds like we are the same person. Ive tried Smashbox foundation for olive skin but then I look too green. When reading this, I have a new sense of hope! The middle and norther European logic of pale = cool tone, tanned = warm tone just doesnt apply to me. Sand comes up pink on me, Hello all. It took me a long time to figure out my best colors, but after a lot of trial and error I have a pretty good list. I seem to look better in warmer eyeshadows and blush and cooler lipsticks. skin tone. Pure brown colors without the berry part are another no-no. Fair/light in the winter. Follain.com is a great clean beauty company offering many different clean brands and products! I do try stuff ( got Urban Decays Born to Run) but I find myself not excited at all about anything orange or pink. In France, its very hard to find pale hues in stores, as its still considered badly. Same experience, same results at prescriptives. As for me, I`ve noticed long ago, that the neutral dark saturated colors cleared my skin and made me look less dusty grey-ish brown green. I too have had freckles ever since I was 9 or 10 :c It is so hard for me to achieve full coverage in any foundation. Hello, I have such a hard time looking past my redness in my face that I decided to focus on my neck just under my jaw. Fuchsia works as well. my face is the same coulour as my neck. Has anyone ever looked into Asian or Korean foundation? My hair has since darkened to a medium ash blonde. I have found many green correctors lean turquoise, and I suggest to go for a more chrome oxide green one if you can find it. Girl makes one. I am so pale, the most fair skinned person I know, with hazel green eyes (that occasionally look gold) and natural dark brown hair but I have lately been rocking a warm blonde. I do have yellow in my skin but not how others describe it I guess as I think sometimes when they say a foundation is too yellow they mean its Too orange. My hair is a light ashy brown and I have light brown/hazel eyes. I have visibly green veins but all the warm undertone suggestions never work for me. I can see them trying but they end up finding nothing or trying to sell me beige. I look great in black, white, navy, charcoal, true red (bluer undertone red, no orange or bright undertone). Theres an Australian make up brand- I forget the name- Make up Store ? Maybelline Superstay lip Crayon in Lead the Way (warmer) and Stay Exceptional (cooler, a little dark) are pretty good, not too drying, and dont transfer to a mask, but its fragrance is too strong. I nearly always burn first (sometimes bad if Im not careful), but after the burn heals it always turns into a nice base tan layer. winter white/ivory looks great Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. My hair naturally is a kind of ashy dark blonde which washes me out. You can also work it if you have a medium/ neutral skin tone. 1. Oddly Im the only one in my family with olive skin. Brownish red, (not brick), or sometimes wine or a berry color can look better. Lily Rose Depp is a prime example of a three-dimensional hair color. My skin gets a golden glow in the summer and I tan well, but I definitely have an unmistakable pink undertone. My skin is definitely yellowish, but when I stand next to someone else with yellow undertones, I look slightly green. My eyes are medium brown with gold, and my hair is another issue altogether, sometimes it looked like cool steel, and other times chestnut and golden, burnished bronze even, but unfortunately, due to the issue of looking a little sallow in the winter, Ive been bleaching and highlighting my hair blonde since I was a younger child, my mother started lightening my hair when I was around 7.. which is very sad because I actually think my natural hair color was beautiful, and it was me. I am light olive as well (not super super pale) with green really showing through. I too am a light olive (MAC NC20) and like most others here am a mix of Mediterranean/Northern African/Levantine (my fathers side of the family) and Polish/Czech/Lithuanian/Finnish on my moms. Black, white, and cream depend on how tan my skin is. Every cool concealer or foundation either makes me look like a pink peep, and the warm ones give me oompa loompa vibes. Consider coloring your hair deep gray with a really light purple or blue ombre. Your colors are deep, warm and a little bit vivid that results a rich . Ex1 in 2.0 slightly too light, plus the formula dried me out I am capable of tanning VERY well, but I definitely fully burn first. 13 Of The Best Nude Lipsticks To Suit Olive Skin The perfect nude does exist By Jacqueline Kilikita 8 Feb 2017 More From Make-Up Heroic Eyeliner Is Setting The Tone For AW23 ELLE Edit: 14. Yuck. As a south east asian (indonesian) olive skin tone is very uncommon, so it was never come into my mind. People always ask me, Oh my God, are you sick, when I dont wear makeup. Dear Author, I am also naturally dirty blonde which starts off light brown at the roots and grows out lighter and lighter. (Im older now and my eyes are still black, but have faded just enough that I can see that that they are like a deep grey black, not much brown, naturally blonde hair that was really light and a little golden when I was young and is now somewhat ashy. If theyre purple or blue, youre cool toned. Funny Ive been searching more asian beauty and makeup videos for awhile now because these women are the closest to me. I can swipe green eyeshadow on my skin and it will look like my natural witchy undertones. Black washes me out. Ive been thinking about trying that foundation, but I only recently discovered I might be pale olive. Porcelain If your complexion is more ghostly than golden, your celebrity skin twin is one of these lovely ladies. Ive found a lot of reds make me look SUPER green, and pinks make me look weird too. Though his family lived in Greece for at least 2-3 centuries we were In Spain before that and there is evidence to suggest that we originated in Syria or somewhere around there. However, for shade referencec, its about an NC25-30, so its way too dark for me. Love the comments too. My eastern European family is all of darker skintone and the only two as pale as me dont wear makeup. Its not golden at all. Im going to go see what your info gets me! 3)dusty pink and rose gold; My favorite lipstick shade is Aveda Poppy. SOMETIMES peach, but again, the stars have to align. Wow everything makes sense now! But, it wont last forever & then I start my mad search of trying to mix & match foundations again!!!! I use it to contour (and fill in my eyebrows) I have been told on quite a few occasions I look like the girl from that seventy show aka Mila Kunis. In conclusion, I think green undertones are definitely in the neutral category, just a lot difficult to handle not the most attractive of the skin tones if I have to be sincere. Native American, and Italian here. Im so used to my face being a different shade to my body (the closest Ive had to matching undertones is neutral foundations) that the first time I used it I was like like holy shit I look green and put it away for a month or so. Shes a golden blonde with light brown eyes and gets really tan. I have trouble finding nailpolish that doesnt make my veins stand out more! I was born with red skin (yes, red), bright red hair and hazel grey eyes. I have only recently figured out that I am a pale olive skin tone, after having struggled with nothing matching quite right for my whole 35 years. I am still using the same concealers as mentioned before, nars in custard and tarte in light medium sand, I believe nars in vanilla would be a better option if you want to highlight the under eye area. I think we are skin hair and eye color doubles, or almost! The only ones who seem to have green undertones like me are eastern europeans and pale skinned chinese. Im fair with rosy cheeks, but have warmth to my skin as well. Ive struggled with color matching most of my life. Wow I feel so validated. The last 2 sentences omg validationnnnnnnn, Literally same to absolutely everything you said. You can get it at ulta. The berry colors for cooler skin-tones are acceptable, suggesting a cooler undertone, however I need to keep it dark. Reading your article and seeing a gorgeous pale, olive-skin lady like you makes me feel a lot more at peace with myself. I actually use the 145 to highlight! What is odd,I used to tan and not burn at all until I was in my teens. If the silver looks better on you, youre cool toned. Liz Huelfenhaus fiji is completely a normal neutral(peachy undertone) shade honey. Kevin Aucoin the Contour Powder in Light is what I use right now, and the medium shade looks good too but too dark for me. I think Im really late to this post, but thanks for writing it! What twist does it add? I look awful in most colors so I wear a lot of Gray and Navy. Also check out YouTuber/influencer Karima McKimmie. Everything that is too bright like neon colours is just as awful. The social response I receive when I wear the right colors is incredible. Getty Images. 18 of 28 For Neutralizing Yellow Tones Getty Images Although I said I mostly look good in drab colors, I noticed I looked sick when trying on ivory wedding dresses, but looked great in white wedding dresses. Still, I didnt figure out until a few years ago (my 40s) that I had pale olive skin. In general I think nude/neutral tones suit me better. Really struggle with finding colours of eye/blush/lip colour that suit me. Its olive toned! And Fingers crossed its a good match. BECCA skinlove weightless blur foundation in the color SHELL. Im currently in the process of finding one, but I also have very dry skin so I have another layer of difficulty. I always wondered why I looked so off in the winter and sickly.. this explains it. They also sell the matching concealer, which was another struggle If youre still struggling with the right shade, give it a try. Must like it subconsciously because its one of my wardrobe staples I look more like my dads side with them having the more dominate traits. I dont know any fellow pale olive skin tone people. Hairstyles for Old Men Over 50. Oh, how I wish NARS would bring back that Sheer Glow Ceylan . Have you tried EX1 foundation? However, you may not have thought of Russia as a country that does, but reports indicate a presence of this complexion here. Armani Luminous Silk foundation in the color 4 and I mix with 6 when Im tan. I have trouble with lipstick too. I am dark ashy blonde with greenish eyes. I used the paint app to swatch colors next to your face on a pic of you with no makeup (faux-freckles-6.jpg) and thought the deep winter colors suited you well. I cant find anything. Though these may not work for everyone, I think we struggle with many of the same color issues and hopefully this will help you same some money. Winter is easier, but when I get darker in summer, despite my best efforts to stay light, then really nothing looks good! MAC Face and Body in c2 or c3 if tan. Perscriptives are good., they matched velum foundation for me. My eyes are brown cool patron (you can find the explanation in youtube; isnt as simple as blue is cool and green is warm there are both warm browns and cool browns), my hair is somehow dark, ashy brown, I can pull silver and gold jewelry but I look my best in rose gold. I have very dark brown hair and dark green eyes. Indeed this is fact, pale Olive skin. My eyes are green and hair is natural medium brown (it used to be golden brown when I was a child) and I tan easily. Can I ask, if a pale olive wanted a flattering green to wear (clothing, not makeup), what green would anyone go for? I add that and white (because the blue can darken the foundation as it neutralizes it) to any foundation that is too orange or yellow and voila! And the jewellery trick never worked for me. thank you ladies. was a major flop. I am really wanting to go lighter blonde, but for the life of me, I cannot decide what color will look good on me. My ancestry is Irish/UK/Germany. I also have the Dior Backstage 2Warm Olive. Yes, that can happen, its pretty similar to someone being allergic to their own sweat. What I can advise you to do is look on reddit, there is a sub called OliveMua and it is basically a forum for everyone with olive undertones, regardless of the depth of your skintone or of the warm- or coolness. There is no difference between neck and face any more! I believe that would fit law. I just had to comment because Im so similar to you! One that isnt talked about much, but definitely exists and comes in all different shades from light to dark. On top of that, the formula oxidizes like crazy. Currently using tarte light sand beige. The color tests dont work on me (veins are a mix, etc.) guess what, i am ten years older and still confused ;) i went to chanel especially to get advice for a lipstick and always went home with cool colours. They have, generally, pretty natural ingredients and offer a wide range of pale skin colors. My enemies are pastels and cool neutrals. I have Ash blonde hair. I heard you needed to check if your veins were blue or green to see if you had cool or warm undertone, but mine were both! If its too light or dark, it wont look good. At 24 years of age.Funnily enough, Im able to colour match other people quickly and well. I have dark brown hair (but dye it soft black) and dark brown eyes, and Im a bit darker than you though still pale olive and I mix 1.0 and 2.0 or just wear 2.0! Also, if youve read anything about colour seasons there are a zillion spectrums to take into account (for example whether you suit clear, bright colours more or muted colours, whether your overall image is dark or light, and so on). Every branded online skin tone test Ive ever taken has not provided the pale-shade + olive-undertone combination as an option that actually existsand these are the people that should know betterbut. Never pinky- pink or peachy-peach! It looked great! Remember to buff it out. Looks like my choice is to be either orange or dead :) (thank goodness I got only samples, Im Polish and we cannot return used products in Poland which I know is possible e.g. Maybe a rich royal with a touch of black added? I live in the UK, so I dont get much sun most of the year but when I do I tan easily without burning. My moms heritage cant be traced that far back but we know her family comes from England and Scotland. Theyre all fair, burn easily, only tan with trouble but typically have olive or golden undertones. I hope that helps. The only blush I love on me is Becca Pop Goes the Glow in Berry, which is also the perfect lip color. Celebrity examples: Patrick Dempsey, Jon Hamm, and Keanu Reeves. I am glad things are changing a little over time, my skin is slowly gaining some pinkish undertones to it but sadly its still green and its really hard to find colors that suit me. With all the foundation thats out there it shouldnt be this difficult. Think of celebrities with olive skin and brown eyes, such as Jessica Alba and Kardashian. For the moment, in make-up, I use LOral 1,5N or 2N. A light purple is feminine, work-appropriate, and great for olive tones. I have been struggling my entire life w/this & Im in my 50s! My hair is also dark neutral brown. Much of it is tinted pink because whitening the skin is the fashion, so the bb cushions and fluid foundations are tinted with pink to neutralize any yellow. Im 100% Slavic/Eastern European, but burn easily and cant tan to save my life and my hair sounds kind of similar its a strawberry blonde but somewhere between gold and ashy? I also dont have any Eastern European background. Me too! I also have blue eyes. In my case, these tricks always raise more questions than they provide answers: I have brown hair and hazel eyes, which are generally marks of a warm colouring. 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