7. Ive tried NYX Bare With me in Vanilla Nude, and it gives me a slightly too yellow cast, and oxidizes a touch dark, NARS Gobi makes me look kind of bright cool yellow, Koh Gen Doh is too dark. Finally!!! Also, I never seem to find a hair colour I can stick to. Though we love every hair color she rocks, we especially love the way this strawberry blonde shade brightens up her amazing skin.. I took mine in my bedroom just to the left of a south facing window in a rare winters sunny day. Aveeno tinted face moisturizer (spf protection, lightweight), sugar plum lipstick in moisture riche by LOral (not too cool, not too warm and even goes with red), Nude crme lipstick by Milani, L.A. girls lipliner in Forever. I am a dirty blonde (used to be strawberry) with red tinted hair in the sun and green eyes. The gray-pink foundation mask has been the bane of my existence for years! On the flip side, though, somewhat similar to the author, when I look at my wrist veins, some are CLEARLY purple, but then the rest are obviously green-ish blue, which might suggest neutral-to-cool undertones? Liquid wise, I actually find bareMinerals barepro liquid in 07 Warm Light is a pretty good match, if I use it sparingly it still lets the olive undertone show through. I also feel a different shade when in northern Europe, however, I cant agree with this undertone being common in Eastern Europe. Any ideas for a light? xoxo, I have pale olive skin and, just like you, I love brick-o-la MAC lipstick, and also struggle with my hair Color. Another thing that I struggle with, is the change of colors once applied. Ive just been doing my eyes & nothing else. When I have a tan I can wear warm tan foundation. Anyway, its just very great to see that more people went or are still going through the same struggle. I set it lightly with Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Power in 1. I use that little sample against any other foundation I might want to buy. I was put under Dark Autumn palatte, which might be right but have still had trouble working out my undertone (now clearly understood to be green!). 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. Im a quarter Portugueseand probably a good deal lighter than youbut I have the same hair colour, eye colour and I suit those colours. I got a sample of Touch In Sol Advanced Real Moisture foundation (shade natural beige) in an Ipsy bag. Hi girls! (Cause yep, being olive wasnt complicated enough you can be a warm olive, a neutral olive or a cool olive as well, apparently.). I think Im not that pale after all Im light rather tahn fair. I have been wearing Armani designer lift foundation (I have dry skin, oily nose and chin) in shade 5 (its a tad light for me) especially in the summer, but Ive been mixing with Este Lauder perfectionist in cashew to warm it up slightly and it seems to be perfect, I am going to try the shade up in designer lift but I dont think the undertone looks as close of match. Its just my own skintone Ive always had a problem identifying. Good luck! Ive shown this by holding something yellow up to it and orange. I feel like deep army green works well, but my mother insists it looks terrible on me, but she also just hates the colour and maybe shes biased? Estee lauder double wear concealer 1c (light cool). Bronze eyebrow pencil by Wet and Wild (I use it for eyeliner) I have green eyes. I have Blue green grey eyes with flecks of yellow that change depending on what Im wearing or the lighting but I just say theyre blue. For those with medium skin and cool undertones, like Taylor Swift and Cameron Diaz, a nude lip looks stunning . Amazing! I find the combination/oily formula to be more full coverage than the combination/dry. Unfortunately she said she wasnt wearing any and I saw she had flawless skin but her eyes etc done. Olive skin is a human skin colour spectrum. Best regards, Mary T. I thought I was the only woman in the world with this problem. If you lighten up that color, the unsaturated one, you will notice that of all the olive green not much green-ness is left, the more you lighten it up, the less green-ness it retains; the grey-er / more taupe it shows. Ill always end up looking grayish in most shades too. For gods sake I am pale with dark hair and dark eyes and warm undertone who doesnt tan!!! It perfectly matched my skin tone like a dream and evenly disappeared into my skin, while giving me a flattering and harmonising appearance which seemed easy on MY eyes. So glad ive found other pale olives. Bright colors and pastels would be a horror show and make me look grayish. Must like it subconsciously because its one of my wardrobe staples My eyes are dark Lol! 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 brown hair and hazel eyes, which are generally marks of a warm colouring. I havent got any pink in my skin really but because Im pale I get told Im pink undertone but also told Im warm lol. Celebrities with olive skin tone are beauty ambassadors, models, and actresses. :). Although I do have pretty rosy cheeks generally so it can be hard to tell. I have pale olive skin, probably due to my mom being half Lebanese, and Ive always had a green undertone to my skin, but never thought it could be olive since both my mother and I thought olive-skinned people needed to have darker skin. Havent commented in a while, but I thought I would update! I think the cooler the color, the better its looks on me, especially silver and blue toned purple ;) 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. Ultimately, its a little my eyes are a muted warm-tone while my lips are a muted cool-tone (and both require strong vs light shading). (One side Swiss French German, one side very Irish). Generally, Olive skin look and appearance can be a light olive skin with brown skin undertones, dark olive skin tone with a dark and pale cast, or the pale olive skin tone. All my life Im always the one with the weird and sickly looking skin. I dont know why, but this does something for my face and I just cant get enough of a great blush. 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. Ive always been baffled by the fact that Im soooo pale, (like most brands of makeup dont make a shade as light as I am), yet I can sit in the sun for hours and I dont burn. Its just always a mess. So I would recommend that and I really hope you find it helpfull. Hey Jeni, might I suggest Tom Ford Velvet Cherry or Lisa Eldridge Velvet Jazz? I would love to hear what foundation/s youve found so far? The struggle is real! I always thought I had such a hard time finding my undertone because of being mixed ethnicity =). I dont know why it was discontinued. For eyes I love plum eyeliner, and I think gold, warm brown and honey shades are my best neutrals. Thanks for sharing this article! I am so happy I found this article as the struggle is VERY REAL! Neither can it be too light. I feel you and I am a cool olive or pale olive with brown eyes with specks of amber and dark brown hair. Its funny, my green undertones are most obvious to me when I compare my hand to my Italian/Asian husbands hand. Pictures of it online make it look quite greenish, but in person, it is more neutral looking. Or atleast add lots of green to the ones I have. I need help Im from Mexico, my skin in light medium, I have reddish medium/dark brown hair and my eyes are medium brown, my veins are blue and green and I tan easily, sometimes I burn, but I dont know what my subtone is, I sometimes look more green and sometimes more yellow with red, and sometimes I look more ashy I thought I was deep autumn but I dont think I look that good in very warm color (I look horrible with yellow and pink) I look better in dusty colors I guess but I dont know! I have Portuguese, Latin American (Brazil) and German ancestry. Friends have tried to type me according to colour seasons, and throughout the years I must have had more seasons suggested to me than the year has months. I am very fair (NC8-10 in MAC), dont look good in either pink nor yellow foundation, and neutrals usually look too peachy. We recommend Sunrise, Nude Rose, Plum, or Burnished Bronze for brown eyes. And finallyget facials if you can. Im still working on the lip. Deep teal looks good too. I would say its on the very neutral side, no pinks or yellows, and works very well for my greenish skin. NARS, Gobi is perfection! So dont feel bad that you did at 24, you have me beat! Plus the gold jewelry suggesting a warm undertone ? I have this Este Lauder shade too. Olive undertone is sooo confusing! Light Blonde Ombre 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. I have the hardest time finding any foundation to be light enough for me. Ive heard people call them olive but theyre the exact opposite red/orange undertones. I have tried SO many foundations, its unvelieable. I think if you had to pick a tint or a side, Im a hair on the warm side of olive, e.g. Everything tends to look yellow on me.). Im a pale olive too, of Eastern European and Italian descent. I am also quite cool-toned, but cool-toned foundations actually pull orange on me. I have no tips, though. Try red or burgundy streaks on dark brown or black hair to make your brown eyes the center of attention. 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. Hi again :) I settled with one foundation that still made me feel that way but it was better than ones I used before lol, Ironically in the summer I burn like crazy at first but then I tan. I believe that would fit law. 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. Weirdly, peach on clothes looks horrible. But in this case, I think it would have to be the right shade, just like with purple. i have olive light skin too and would like to see if the mac foundation on nc20 would work for me. I am also a blonde and olive! still searching for more! I am Filipina (which means a mix of Chinese, Spanish and Malay). I also have found Japanese makeup brands have better matches than western brands. Im fair with rosy cheeks, but have warmth to my skin as well. I have dark, dark brown hair with brown eyes. There are still a lot of people with light olive skin in Europe, especially in Northern Italy, Germany, France, UK , and of course Eastern Europe where its much more common. The undertone of your skin is warm, either yellow, golden or olive green. But somehow I still like the contrast dark brown hair does for me, it makes me look a little asian, as I have almondy eyes ah. also, I would love to post the photo but Im not sure I can here. Unfortunately it has been discontinued, and in my search for something new, I kept being matched incorrectly by Ulta and Sephora employees. This comment section is so so uplifting. So happy to finally know! Thank you fortaking time and writting this I followed your advise and rwvlon 120 turned out to be a perfect match and formula for my skin! 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. I had been blending my foundation with green colour corrector and I thought that worked because I must have a lot of red in my skin, not because my undertones were actually greenish! Makeup tips for black hair, brown eyes, and tan/olive skin. Neutral or red undertones in foundation make me look sick. You have had my EXACT experience. my skin definitely has green undertones, and i look great in dirty gold, dirty olive, most greens actually, rusty oranges, brick reds. Im East Asian, but decidedly more tan. I dont think I look good in a lot of colours either, so I usually wear navy, black, grey, some kind of white (never really good though). I love my skin tone, but such a pain to deal with! Seems like theyre really advanced on everything more esthetic and skin healthcare. Really struggle with finding colours of eye/blush/lip colour that suit me. Neutral shades are too pink, and yellow colors just dont look right. Choose a eyebrow pencil that matches your roots. See if one of the newer pale shades is a match for my skin. I realised I have an olive undertone yesterday (literally), mainly because olive skin is commonly used as a synonym for medium-dark skin while Im pretty pale. Ive never worn green but Ill give it a go now! I once tried a wig in this colour and I had tons of compliments since the contrast between the skin and the hair draws the attention. Im very fair skinned but I tan super easily, yet Ive never had a sunburn in my life. Thank you <333, Can someone please help me too! I am not sure if Im a light olive, warm, or neutral. Its just my skin. I just figured out my undertone is actually cool green. I tried Jeffrees concealers in C2 and C5 because I thought **maybe** I was neutral, but after seeing how grey they look and trying C6, I believe I am actually olive undertoned! If the silver looks better on you, youre cool toned. There are a lot of comments but I might as well share my experience! My skin is often pale (since i barely see the sun, especially in recent months) and most days it looks literally yellow. I can swipe green eyeshadow on my skin and it will look like my natural witchy undertones. Then I`m less tempted to look at the actual skin tone, and I notice better the olive / grey overall vibe. Have you had your eyes peeled for a hair color that will look not just great but fabulous with your olive skin tone and brown eyes? Pure brown colors without the berry part are another no-no. My veins are mostly green but a few look slightly purple or blue in the wrist. 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. They are completely out of business so no way to order. It was light in the summer but I never got around to ordering a darker version. 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