I got a sample of Touch In Sol Advanced Real Moisture foundation (shade natural beige) in an Ipsy bag. Matching my eye color works, even though it makes my skin look pretty yellow. Charlotte tilbury wonderglow (I sometimes wear this instead of foundation or just concealer as it makes my skin look less dull, it also looks great alone over my st tropez spray). Oh, weird! I have always wondered if I am the only one noticing that I look completely different skin tones in different lighting.and the greenness really comes out under white lights. Im going to try Smashbox 1.05 and NARS Gobi, hopefully these will be better colour matches for me :/, Did you end up trying the smashbox 1.05? For reference NC20 matches my skin well, Thank you! fairness. Im Portuguese and I have dark green eyes, and dark brown hair and Im considerably darker than my parents, siblings and other family members who are your typical tanned live skinned, I struggle to find make up that matches my skin tone and my vains are both green and purplely blue, Ive found that pastel colours wash me out and I like myself in darker Jewel colours like purples, burgundy red, Royal blue etc, but as Ive said still unsure as I can not see if I have pink, yellows or green undertones x, hello from a fellow pale olive portuguese girl! And at the same time a complete lack of petal pink tones, like you would expect in very pale people. As a teenager, I was literally convinced by my family that it was related to my anemia at the time. I am also a blonde and olive! Ive never been able to find the perfect foundation match cool tones make my face look really pink in comparison to my neck, neutrals make me look peachy, and warm tones are generally too yellow/orange, unless I go for the palest warm tone, which then looks too pale! And never wear olive green or youll look like a walking olive. And to make it more confusing, you dont necessarily have to be strictly one or another, you can be somewhere in between. This list may contain colors that you haven't considered, but don't be afraid to try something new. Fenty already came out with light olive shades..130 and 145, Thanks so much, unfortunately, I tend to be a little more tan then both of these shades, theyre several shades too light for me!! I have the best luck with jewel tone greens- rich emerald and dark forest green. But I have found, I can do darker, almost brownish reds. Bright colors are the worst. And on the days its too light, I just brush on some highlighter or blush. Hey Jeni, might I suggest Tom Ford Velvet Cherry or Lisa Eldridge Velvet Jazz? I can wear light pink but not purple. I had an inkling years ago when I was matched to a light olive stage makeup, but in real life I just assumed my face would never match my neck. I also look good in emerald greens and this maroon thats been trendy lately. still searching for more! I have trouble finding nailpolish that doesnt make my veins stand out more! I also noticed that i look the best in foundations with really strong yellow undertones (MUFE Ultra HD Y245, which was 120 in the original formula), which totally confuses me. I have noooooo idea why my hair is so deliciously dark brown, my eyes are blue and my skin tone is as fair as it is. Wow love that post! Hope this help a little bit. Will get back to readers with the results! If theyre purple or blue, youre cool toned. My veins are not clearly blue or green. -I know this from doing DNA tests. A light purple is feminine, work-appropriate, and great for olive tones. I have medium brown hair and blue-green eyes. I can hardly find anything for this specific trait online. Cool seasons (Summer or Winter) do not depend on contrast or lack of contrast between skin/hair/and eye color, rather it is the overall undertone of these three things. Some people claim I have medium tines skin or always look slightly tanned. I love reading everyones stories in the comments. I love it! Ive just resorted to using CC cream as makeup base. I have light olive skin, soft black hair and very deep brown eyes. Also if anyone has any suggestions regarding clothing colours please let me know, the only colour I look good in is black and sometimes (summer mainly) white and in summer its awful! This skin tone always feels like a contradiction. Check out 100% Pure. Ive always been asked if Im sick when I dont wear under eye concealer and I dont have bags, just a green/yellow cast with some purple tones as well. Theres one camel colour that looks great, but I cant put my finger on why because *most* dont work My skin is definitely yellowish, but when I stand next to someone else with yellow undertones, I look slightly green. If youve seen the Nyx Cant Stop Wont Stop foundation in Pale that would be my foundation colour if i had the right undertones for it. Burn easily and cant really tan. Those in Latin America who are descendants from Southern Europeans, as well as indigenous people of the Americas may have that. White. Wow.. this comment is so informative! I can wear only blue-based pink and red lipstick. So maybe try that out. Hold up a gold item and a silver item to your skin. For eyeshadow, I feel most comfortable in warm rosy tones. Muted colours kill me completely. Ugh. Dear Author, I have ashy blonde hair, blue/green eyes, pale olive skin that tans and freckles on my face. I havent really though this through before, but now it also somehow makes sense that I looked my best skintone-wise when I had a lot of acne and basically had to colour-correct my whole face with green before applying foundation :-D. I found this post while desperately searching for recommendations for foundations for my very awkward skin tone, Im so glad I found this, thankyou! I cant find anything. Olive is green neutral. Next thing they do, they think oh maybe she is cool they then swatch a cooler tone which goes pink on me. Based on the Caribbean island of Grenada, Amarnani serves olive-skinned women the majority of the time. She co-founded luxury fashion brands The Row, Elizabeth and James, and the more affordable lines Olsenboye and StyleMint alongside her fraternal twin sister Ashley Olsen. Maybelline fit me in buff beige (medium coverage) It works well for me in winter, but tends to be a little light for me in summer time. My dentist says my teeth have an unusual mix of both warm and cool undertones. 40 years old and finally the struggle is OVER! I am MAC NC-30 and ELF shade Sand, if that helps anyone! But then a warmer shade is so yellow. Ive been wearing too orange/pink foundation for years just because there wasnt anything available back then. I dont currently use foundation, thats why I dont have my own recommendations in the post. Ive now decided Im olive neutral undertone. and MUFE y225, both are good for pale olive skin. Also, I am lipstick obsessed, and I just found a great one, a muted neutral berry/red from MAC- Brick-o-la, its so great! I think tarte runs kinda pink, which means the shade is a bit more neutral than other pale yellow shades. Its only when Im out of the store and in a well-lit room do I see that the tone is oh so wrong. (I always look good in pearlish eyeshaddow.) However, the color of the eyes is only one aspect of deciding your seasonal color palette. Since you also tan, the being paler thing might be a thing of living where theres less sun, while locals are constantly exposed to it. But, it wont last forever & then I start my mad search of trying to mix & match foundations again!!!! -Dr Jart Black Label BB Cream comes out of the bottle almost grey, but is the very first foundation that ever actually matched me Its very sheer but there is quite the same shade in the full coverage version I think is the 1.5, wich should be Fair the price range is quite fairt to, if you feel like experimenting. Always failed, because I never seemed to fit any category really, just mix of them.. Lipstick wise, for example, a rather dark-ish medium dusty brown Cashmere from Avon is considered as a nude on my lips by those that see it. Which is strange. Whether you prefer wearing your hair long, short, or somewhere in between, the above 11 colors will work gorgeously with them all and accentuate olive skin tones and hazel eyes on any woman. Thanks for all your advice! Ive been taking screenshots of colors and brands! My skin is pale, my hair is dark brown with some red in it, and my eyes are green/hazel/grayish/a little bit of rust in there.. (no wonder Im confused!) Now that I found your website I know my eyes have not deceived me. My sister is very red and she even tans red (aka a sunburn because she doesnt tan) but I tan like crazy even though I avoid the sun. Can I ask, if a pale olive wanted a flattering green to wear (clothing, not makeup), what green would anyone go for? Ive tried their concealer as well and loved it but again Im in between shades! Black or dark colours can also make me look muddy sometimes. I also appreciate the neutral tones of Este Lauder Double wear in 1N1 (porcelain), but like the Studio Fix, it isnt a perfect match. The green comes out the most when were not tanned, so you can see it better when shes lighter, but take a look at this: In this photo its most noticeable around my mouth, the sides of my neck and my arm. It seems too work but I think I need a brightening peachy pink powder to make my face more alive because I also have some pink undertones on certain areas of my face. I usually mix in a bit of the super pale neutral foundations I have around to try and get the shade lighter and that seems to help. Pictures of it online make it look quite greenish, but in person, it is more neutral looking. I have dark hair and eyes. My face definitely has a greenish cast, but my forearms, hands and legs are blue-pink and kind of translucent. 1)warm greens (grass green, olive green and forest green and yellowish green to be specific), they really bring life to my skin; I cant seem to figure out my undertones either. Some days Ill use NYX Bare With Me tinted skin veil in Vanilla Nude as a base layer, and I loved Bourjois Healthy Mix in Vanilla when I did wear foundation :), Hi, if youre looking for a foundation you should look at Fenty Beauty. Ill have to find the one you are talking about! My ancestry is Irish/UK/Germany. Youre the best! but if i do i might share my results, if you wish. Every time a consultant tries to match me, they choose a neutral/pink-ish colour, but then I go outside and it is awful on me so distinctly pink and different from my greenish neck! Hey! And yes, me too I looktruly horrible in orange. The only blush I love on me is Becca Pop Goes the Glow in Berry, which is also the perfect lip color. I have looked back as far as 4 generations, and have ancestry including Maltese, Lebanese and Syrian. Yeah, no. Im a whole lot of shades lighter, but the undertone is definitely there. I can swipe green eyeshadow on my skin and it will look like my natural witchy undertones. Resubmitting it here ), Hi Loepsie Hey! Hi x many thanks to Loepsie and all who advise on this most wonderful blog xxx I posted about green grey skin tone problems and have taken the extremely kind advice very seriously indeed! What is Olive Skin Tone? Assume that Im on the warmer side because gold also looks better than silver on me.Im Slavic decent btw.Over the years Ive learned one great trick that changed my foundation game.Buy yourself a green primer,mix with almost every fondation and you are good to go.It will lighten foundation shade a bit,so take that into consideration. And judging by the number of comments, there are a substantial number of women who are equally as lost as I am when it comes to finding flattering products! I hope to find lots of advice here ! You can only really tell its green when I hold it next to someone else or when Im sick :P. Hey! Its not just an Eastern European skin type either: Im half British and half Indian. YES! Sometimes, in very pale people, all you see is a porous grey-ness., like a water color seeping into a rather white neutral skin. It is yellow undertone but not bright yellow, more like a muted yellow with a hint of that cooler greenish tone. Bt i dont have any pink in my skin. For clothes, I have found my best colours tend to be whatever is STRONG with no decidedly warm or cool tones. But also chartreuse and pale turquoise. . Yay olives! It just disappears into my skin! But, of course, its all individual. Im going to go see what your info gets me! I always wonder why i never looked great in photos, as i tend to look gray or yellowish and even look sick in certain warm colors like orange and khaki. Because of this I am, I dare say, very mildly translucent to a degree. 3)dusty pink and rose gold; Hair color has always been my biggest problem. #1: Delicious Caramel Highlights. When pale, I can pull off cooler and brighter colors better (more like clear spring), and when tan I wear saturated warm colors like coral and crimson or light warm colors (more like warm spring). Id recommend looking at Asian brands. and everytime i find one affordable, its taken out of the sortiment :(, Your email address will not be published. Im not entirely sure, but I think I have olive undertones and I am really pale. And back when it was available, one of the max factor lighter warm color pan stick foundations looked really good on me in the cooler months. ), to nightblue, and all sorts of greens. I burn pretty much every time I get in the sun but it kinda turns into a tan so I would say I am a Type 2 depending on the time of year. I never thought I got her skin tone because I am basically translucent. Generally, golden highlights, warm reds and browns look good on such skins. That is, on the sides of the neck, on the sides of the face or in the depth of skin folds. . I use 3 parts dark cool (darker than my face) and 1 part light and warm/yellow (lighter than my face), both liquid obvi. I have dark ash blonde hair and hazel eyes. Im nearly 50, hair that is described by my hairdresser as mixed blonde and a neutral skin tone both green and blue veins. Read on to find a bevy of hair colors that pair beautifully with brown eyes. If the rusty or reddish-brown eyes are lighter, they could fit to the Clear Winter category; if they are darker, Deep Winters can have them. For gods sake I am pale with dark hair and dark eyes and warm undertone who doesnt tan!!! A stark contrasting hair color on olive skin tone can look really gorgeous, you just have to know how to work it. I am ghostly white in winter, but tan pretty easily and dont burn easily, which Im always old is odd for someone pale as me. I look good in berry blush soft rose lipstick. I have brown hair and hazel eyes, which are generally marks of a warm colouring. I do try stuff ( got Urban Decays Born to Run) but I find myself not excited at all about anything orange or pink. It refers to the undertones of the skin rather than the depth and intensity of color." (2) Italian skin color can be quite easy to confuse with other mid-range tones. So whether you like neutral hair colors or something more fierce to match your personality and inner fashionista, youll find a hair color you like to flatter your features in our list of the best! Its just there are days when I look super pale (hence I thought Nars Gobi and Smashbox 1.05 would be good matches), and on other days I think Im light-medium hahaha. OMG, I think youre the first person who Ive ever met that has the same skin tone situation. They have, generally, pretty natural ingredients and offer a wide range of pale skin colors. So glad ive found other pale olives. This might not help much now, but Ive had decent success with UD Naked Skin 1.0. Im mostly French on one side and Swedish, Western European, and Native American on the other (as far as I know). What makes my foundation hunt even more of a pain is this discoloration I have as a result of taking a particular type of birth control. But like you said, makeup always looks either way too yellow, too pink, or too grayish! I found one yellow-orange lip color that somehow works. * Chantecaille color chamomile. Current irange and red eye look craze has left me wondering if Im simply bad at eyeshadow. 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! The mix of light and medium blonde hair color here as an ombre is a beautiful soft transition of color perfect for ladies with an olive skin tone and brown eyes. Mixing multiple shades between the numbers 4-6 currently, Charlotte Tilbury flawless filter in shade 4 along with her new foundation (I am currently testing out two shades so I will update/reply to this post) she has made specific shades for olive tones (please be aware the shades are fully oxidised after ten minutes, see colour chart on her website for before and after oxidising comparisons). Except my undertones are very clearly cool (purple-blue veins, skin doesnt tan at all), however Ive still got some warm overtones I suppose? I have just watched the Jeffree star concealer launch video on YouTube, and he specifically mentions our skin tone, over and over! Olive skin isn't picky. Ive been building a palette and want to share. Ive bundled some of the readers makeup recommendations (and my own) below, so you can shop products approved by fellow pale olive skinned ladies from right here. Neutral shades are too pink, and yellow colors just dont look right. :) My two cents: Ive come to understand that whether you tan or burn doesnt really have anything to do with coolness or warmth. Am also limited with clothing colors next to my face black, gray, navy, blue-based reds & strong vibrant cobalt, emerald, purple are great. Related: Best Dolly Parton Hairstyles. And black. But otherwise, I stay away from color sadly. Here, in France, the struggle is real to find some foundations or concealers that can match very light skin (though Im from Paris where the supply might be considered extended! Try Revlon in buff the best match for me so far and very economical. Thankfully some of my family members were keen on noticing skintones so Ive know about oliveness for a long time, but it took me FOREVER to learn how to handle it with makeup! Cant be too warm. When Im not wearing makeup, people constantly ask me if I feel ill including my bf lol. I have very cool blue eyes, but medium brown hair that looks auburn under some types of lighting (and direct sunlight), and ashy in other lighting. Both turned out to be too light and made me look like a zombie. Choose dark hair dye and them make highlights in your hair I am Fenty 130 in the cold months and 145 in the summer. Many of my mums side (Irish) freckle, where as I tan. GA Luminous Silk in No. I couldnt buy it though, my skin was too dry. I love warm terracotta, gold, and cranberry eyeshadows. Orange, all pastels, brown, yellow, rose, cream wash me out. as a child, spending most of my summers outside and swimming at our local pool, I could get VERY dark and have been mistaken for Latina (most often Puerto Rican, but occasionally a country of darker average skin complexion) countless times, though only in late August/September and only when I was still in school and thus spent my summers outdoors more than I do now. Eyeshadow, I have no freaking clue. (I really like orange but I guess some things have to be admired from afar and not incorporated into clothing.). I am 13 years old right now, so my appearances may change, but still, I need to cover up some blemishes, but all the concealers and foundations I have are too peachy or too yellow. Hair dye and them make highlights in your hair I am basically translucent days its too light made. Warm colouring pale olive skin isn & # x27 ; t picky that tans and freckles on skin! 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