Im Chinese/Hawaiian, Italian decent so Im a yellow-green when I get paler in the cold winters in DE, USA. Ive been wanting to try the ex1 foundation but Im in between shades 2.0 and 3.0. Amazing! Its still a tiny bit too dark for me but quite neutral so it doesnt look as unnatural as pink/orange toned foundation. They have more of a golden undertone which works well with warm olive skin i think. Even red sometimes works. Im an American mutt, but my family background is Spanish, Ukrainian and German. Nobody has ever fully understood my skin undertone and I feel so mismatchedmy lips and cheeks are purplish and my natural hair is auburnI now dye my hair jet black because I looked sick all the time. Every other lip color (corals, neutrals) make me look like death warmed over. Jessica Alba / Carey Mulligan. Natural blonde, blue/green eyes. Another thing that Ive noticed is that dark and medium olive skin naturally lightens with age while light and pale olive skin darkens due to accumulated sun damage. (Cause yep, being olive wasnt complicated enough you can be a warm olive, a neutral olive or a cool olive as well, apparently.). NYX Sweet Cheeks in So Taupe (will probably work for up to medium skin tone I am very light but not pale, and this is a little dark for me unless I blend the heck out of it). I have trouble with lipstick too. I havent found any foundation thats light enough and has cool green undertones. I also have pale olive undertones! but i always struggeled to find a good foundation and powder that would let me look fresh but pale, like redhaeds and blondes do. Though we love every hair color she rocks, we especially love the way this strawberry blonde shade brightens up her amazing skin.. I am very, very pale olive. Ive been in Russia, and the Baltics and its not common in slavic people. Ive had the same problem with finding my perfect shade. I dont wear much jewelry so I have no idea re: gold vs. silver. Chantecaille color chamomile. Think Jennifer Connely. Reds. I have yet to find one foundation that I dont have to mix or play around with. Warm shades dont work, but not all cool ones do either. I HAVE found concealers that work for my dark blue/purple/gray under eye circles and for my face when I need it. For those who have olive skin, green eyes are flattering especially while wearing brown hair. Blessings. They add warmth to the skin without any pink or orange hues. Pale Olive Ladies/Gents!!!! Im latin american, also with some eastern europe background interesting how many of us have the same rare tone and common background. Its not golden at all. which I got for broken capillaries/rosacea however i cannot get it to look good on my skin (so so dry). I look best in gold jewelry but silver and gold both look good. Its so limiting! (No I dont work for Laura Geller ) Online tests always say that i have a cool undertone, but i always look washed out or sick when wearing the colors that are supposed to be good for people with cool undertones. . Trying hard with fifth color match to make EL Double wear work because I like the brand swiped a bit of my daughters watercolor tubes -yellow and blue- to play with this last (remarkably orange) shade. I have hazel eyes that can look blackish brown, deep olive green, light olive green Or turquoise- deepening on my mood & what Im wearing & the lighting Im in (yeah , thats scientific) Then it will look truly nude. My hair is a cool/neutral light brown and my eyes are grey-blue but my skin tends to be on the warmer side of olive, and so its difficult for me to find foundations/concealers. This list may contain colors that you haven't considered, but don't be afraid to try something new. Hi! 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. The combo of your undertone and outer tones, determine your actual skin color. Tom Ford Foundation stick Fawn. I hate them! Hey! I previously used to buy NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in the shade Ceylan, but it was discontinued to my dismay! others I have heard: Urban decay stay naked G30, I have yet to try. I need to find the right foundation Suggestions would be appreciated. And that experience with foundations happened to me too, so I quit trying to find make up for me. The only ones who seem to have green undertones like me are eastern europeans and pale skinned chinese. You are SO right about the rich emerald and dark forest green they seem to cancel out the awful grey tone for my pale olive green skin and make it look more luminous in a nice way. The foundation I found matching very well in my case is 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). Black or dark colours can also make me look muddy sometimes. I looked my best even when steticist told me not they were surprised how good I looked. In terms of makeup that actually works over time, Ive discovered that my acceptable eye-shadow palette is super limited to just (darker than tan) brown eye-shadow tones or dull bronze/gold or a just white-ish highlighter accent. I have such a hard time beyond Neutral tones to bright my eyes and face. You are my skin twin. I have dark hair, dark green eyes, and tan. Unfortunately, it doesnt suit my occupation (law). Read on to find a bevy of hair colors that pair beautifully with brown eyes. I love it! Hello my people! Just described me. I seem to be neutral toned? Hey Jeni, might I suggest Tom Ford Velvet Cherry or Lisa Eldridge Velvet Jazz? lol. I was thinking of getting a professional color analyses, I found someone in my town who seems really good at it, having a big range of categories etc I can share my results with you, if you wish And on the days its too light, I just brush on some highlighter or blush. Hello, In summer I can pull of Garnier bb-creme in claire/light. A bright platinum blonde, a rich caramel highlight on brown hair, or a bolder choice like bright red are all options. I have been struggling my entire life w/this & Im in my 50s! Makeup artist told me today I have light skin with olive undertones googled it found your site. I have the best luck with jewel tone greens- rich emerald and dark forest green. Sales people /make up artists, trying to match a foundation always assume I have, a warm skin tone, just because I look like I have warm hair and eyrs it always amuses when they swatch warm foundation on my jaw line, they looked surprised when that swatch is so so orange or yellow against my skin. Combining certain cool undertones with typical pale to medium yellowish overtones can give an olive. I usually have to mix lip colors to get to something that works. Have a great day and do more updates on what you find suits or doesnt suit you! (Theres also some indigo (mostly denim) and a few warmish light neutrals (mostly hats) in there as well) I didnt realize it at the time, but all of the colors that I picked seem to be considered neutrals by at least one color analyst somewhere online, and I track as a deep autumn or dark autumn depending on which seasonal color analysis one goes by. But if its blond suppose better cool, like some ashy light blond, even platinum. 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? Also, those Asian chicks often have our skin tone too. : 18 of 28 For Neutralizing Yellow Tones Getty Images im a cool toned asian and i honestly thought that was what made me struggle with foundation matches for so long but i TOTALLY get the whole this is too pink AND too yellow AND too gray??? I would love to try an olive foundation and see what it does. Also, I never seem to find a hair colour I can stick to. Im convinced its just my pale green undertones and naturally deep eye troughs. Thank you so much for this! Olivia Wilde's bright eye color is complemented by a striking coffee brown, and a chin-length bob gives her a more edgy . And I never got matched correctly for foundation, so usually just wore a tinted sunscreen or moisturizer and always wonder whether I was just too picky or why nothing worked! For years I struggled with my true undertones. They also have concealer. Best blush and lipsticks are berry and rose shades. I have the exact same issue. Diverse maroon shades will give you a warm and inviting glow, allowing you to really enlighten your holiday party. Im a make-up lover, and have tried a LOT of lipsticks in my life. I use Nars radiant longwear in Fiji. Ex1 in 2.0 slightly too light, plus the formula dried me out 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. I have no tips because holy cow Im 24 and I think I just figured out my skin tone is also pale olive. Bright colors and pastels would be a horror show and make me look grayish. Whenever Im in the sun wearing shorts my legs seem almost orange like they have been spray tanned so I still think I have olive skin but Im just not sure. . 1 of 10 Nicole Kidman is flawless in hair, career and complexion. I have hazel eyes and very warm naturally ombre hair but can and love to pull off a much warmer copper shade. My veins are not clearly blue or green. Johnny Cash and Sean Connery (both of Scottish heritage) are a great example of what original european inhabitants looked like. The undertone of your skin is warm, either yellow, golden or olive green. My skin is very pale but not pinkish, definitely green! Powder: Ben Nye in the shade banana (when darker), Contour: Tom Ford shade and illuminate cream compact (when dark), Bronzer: Benefit hula original (when light), Highlighter: Charlotte Tilbury flawless filter shade 4, Charlotte tilbury Hollywood beauty light wand. You described me exactly and imagine living in Croatia I barely found the lightest shade od revlon which is good for me in the summer when I do tan a little. I am very similar to you. Try red or burgundy streaks on dark brown or black hair to make your brown eyes the center of attention. You already know the clothing colors that work for you. Yay olives! I had dark ash brown/black hair, but now it is bright silver white. I did find out that a very pale muted lilac colour looks goos on me ( its a dress im talking about). In summer Im a deep olive bronze as I tan well. Greetings from Berlin Thank goodness I can tan! This curly short pixie is the perfect way to rock it! Other than that, best of luck, and thanks for uploading content. By (born white blonde) but my other siblings are olive skinned with brown/hazel eyes dark brown hair and much darker more traditionally olive skin tone. 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. clothes: i have been wearing only black, nightblue and green for ages!! Getty Images. Lipsticks are a struggle but Ive found warm pinks but not peach. I have this Este Lauder shade too. My favorite lip color is the Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in the color Fierce. Since I am yet to find a foundation with a similar tone in a darker shade, I hit it with a little more bronzer to get that nice summer glow. You may feel you look paler now as your skin and hair color are a lower contrast, so you may want to try a brighter lip color. oh, and i`m of eastern european descent too, from one side. I know this is an older post but I believe I am a pale olive! Foundations are a chore. :) I always knew I was olive (dalmatia genes) because my mom was very pink next to me and I knew that this is the issue with trying to find good foundation, I neved found perfect match. Deep Mocha. All that I can find is orange-toned and pink-toned products. Ive heard fenty beauty does a huge range of shades for different skin types so i will try them also. Does anybody have the same problem with needing foundations with strong yellow undertones? I can wear only blue-based pink and red lipstick. I once tried on a deep chocolate pullover and was surprised that it actually worked. Ana, hey loepsie, 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 myself have pale golden olive skin and i just dont wear makeup or if I really want to, I put green and yellow foundation corrector before applying a neutral pale foundation. Some think green. Yes! Warm grey. Also have pale olive skin. Ive been mixing the Dior concealer (2wo) with a moisturizer to create a lightweight foundation / bb cream look. At first it looks like it would be too dark and a bit yellow. Urban decay and Fenty make great matches and Sephora will let you try samples. Then, the Makeup lady at Mecca recommended the Deauville shade, but that one is slightly too pinky. Due to the fact that every race in the world had a meet up there on a moment or another. So happy I found all of you! 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. Have you guys tried EX1 foundations? These are the best, particularly the Koh gen Do! The social response I receive when I wear the right colors is incredible. In that instance, the summer and winter palettes are the most likely to work depending on the rest of your coloring. Grey-green eyes. Could it REALLY be that less common, or are there just a lot of us out there settling for the wrong foundation tones without realizing it? Also if fiji suits u then u could check stephnie marrie blog.she has a complete long list of foundation matches for that shade match , a color match for you you can find in Meow Fair/light in the winter. I definitely look better in cool colours than warm (orange looks horrific on me, but purple and blue look good). Foundation: Armani designer lift, shade 5 (base foundation), Foundation: Este Lauder youth infusing perfectionist, shade cashew, now discontinued (mix in colour), Concealer: Tarte maracuja, shade light medium sand (under eye when darker), Concealer: Nars radiant creamy concealer in the shade custard (under eye when lighter), Concealer: Nars radiant creamy concealer in the shade ginger (all over concealer when darker). Facial Concealer: (1) Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in 1 works for cool olive skin. I dont really even try to use foundation, just a tinted moisturizer. Adriana Lima. This morning my bf said, Olive?! If you have green eyes, this kind of hairstyle can make you look fiercer and make your eyes look a little bolder. Ugh. Ive noticed that very sheer makeup looks best on me because it is less likely to clash. Im going to go see what your info gets me! I just tried it on and it doesnt turn orange. This is probably not what she used, but I have the pale olive dilemma with my own skin and the red I use is Kat von D shade called Nahz Fur Atoo. bleh. I have olive skin too darker than yours. I just burn and go back to my natural yellowish pale tone. Pinks, greens, and warm purples are easiest for me to wear. Light colors like baby blue and pinks make me look sickly. Is. Lighting has a lot to do with how my skin tone looks too. I would highly recommend asian makeup brands. brown and my eyebrows are ashy, but dark! Olive is a mystery skin color in humans. The rest of my family has burnished red undertone olive skin and dark hair, warm brown eyes. Thank you this was super helpful! My eyes are dark I have been struggling a lot, looking at sort of similar looking ladies and wondering why do those make up products work on them and dont work on me. Maybelline fit me in buff beige (medium coverage) Olsen . And most nude lipsticks are orange or very pink, clear red doesnt look great. Youre a makeup artist, give it a whirl? As a teen in the 80s I had my colors done and I was a winter so I carried that little swatch sample around forever. Vivid bright colours are usually not the best idea, as are warm pastel tones. Anyways yeah, Im glad to know theres other people who experience the same issues as me, its a relief. -I know this from doing DNA tests. Blush, Clinique chestnut blush. Stick with sandy pinks, soft apricots, and rosy pinks when choosing blushes and lipsticks. Nars radiant creamy concealer in custard So it seems like I hit the jackpot, huh? I am light olive as well (not super super pale) with green really showing through. 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! Audrey Coyne on Instagram has light olive colouring, and has posted a good video another it it inspired me to Google it further, and here I am on this website! Haha. 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!) Thank you! Im struggling big time with selecting colours that complement my skin and eyes (skin extremely pale but with yellow and green undertones and my eyes are honey brown). This winter Ive been mixing together Bobbi Brown serum foundation in Warm Ivory with Tarte Maracuja moisturizer in Light Sand (mostly as light coverage spot and under-eye concealer). It is a wax-based formula that starts off dry, but just warm it up on your hand first. Want to shout it from the You can only really tell its green when I hold it next to someone else or when Im sick :P. Hey! I always knew I had olive skinbecause my mother pointed it out since I was young and I tanned easily but I only recently realized I look best untanned with this bizarreand LIGHT (talk about denial!) Like, in pure light, I look kinda gold (but the greener kind). I love to wear navy blue, khaki, dark brown, teal, mauve and certain blacks and colors that are heathered. Any jewel tone really. Having naturally dark blonde hair (level 7) that almost matched my skin & unusually dark brown almost black eyes, there was no clear cut category for me. I recently had my hair colored dark ashy brown and wow my skin just popped! We have many people of Romany descent who were born in Romania, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia in our family tree. All this sums up to the fact that until now, the online instructions have been confusing and very good at making me feel like an idiot. I think maybe Im just real bad at colours?? Both gold and silver jewelry are fine, though generally silver is a bit better. Well, now that I am old and have re-acquainted myself with the SAME damn frustrations felt at age 15 as my counterparts where glamming it up, I took to a baseball cap and announced myself a tom-boy therefore could not be bothered with the makeup nonsense, I find I have a need to finally shed my cap..and cover up my dark circles, spotty skin, and other old lady stuff that has appeared, to me at least, overnight. For reference my eyes are dark brown and my hair is naturally dark brown almost black with a light olive skin tone, I tan easily and although I am from London and as are my parents my grandparents are Italian, Spanish, Persian etc. The rest is English, German, Irish and maltese. Im older than the rest of you, and have never worn makeup, precisely because of problems matching my skin tones. 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