Ive gotten matched incorrectly at Nordstrom and Sephora so many times. Hi!!!!! I also look horrible in washed out shades. My eyes go from the pupil outwards as: golden brown>gold>olive green>dark blue/grey limbal ring. The combination is smoldering, mysterious, and exotic by nature. I also have blue eyes. : Please, please share some of your tips for the right foundations (brand and shade) but bear in mind I am from Croatia and probably cant find anything else than only the big, well-known brands in here. Urban Decay cg30 is what Im using currently, this and Koh Gen Do 213 are my closest matches altough both are ever so slightly too dark for me. Elizabeth Olsen Im similar. I got a sample of Touch In Sol Advanced Real Moisture foundation (shade natural beige) in an Ipsy bag. I am absolutely a pale olive skin toned girl, and we do exist! Im a make-up lover, and have tried a LOT of lipsticks in my life. I have the best luck with jewel tone greens- rich emerald and dark forest green. Basically EVERYTHING in our wardrobe needs to be thinking of. I totally relate to this post. I always wore fair-light skinned colors and stayed toward the cool side because lets face it, it makes sense. My hair is light ash brown and I love changing color but its really hard to find the right colors for my green skin :( Olive skinned people usually have dark brown, ash brown and rarely ash blonde hair but those with more visible peach undertones can have golden brown hair too. In other words, I am still a bit confused about what colours look best on me. 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. The gray-pink foundation mask has been the bane of my existence for years! . Kristin Cavallari. Hair Colors To Consider. We love how the chunky caramel highlights pick up the . Im going to go see what your info gets me! I have dark brown eyes and hair, pale skin and I tan super easily but my colour season is definitely winter (not sure about the subtype, probably clear). I have French Irish roots. Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink in Seductress a long-wear medium nude. It will also be a soft touch to your brown eyes. Neutral or red undertones in foundation make me look sick. My face definitely has a greenish cast, but my forearms, hands and legs are blue-pink and kind of translucent. My hair is a light ashy brown and I have light brown/hazel eyes. Makes a lot of sense. I think I have neutral and slightly olive undertones. And ashy? Unfortunately I need to wear foundation. 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. Keep the tips coming, its so good to have all of you here sharing your experiences! Blush I mush have it I look flat & blah & this is where Ive had a tough time. You can choose to wear it light honey or with more depth. One of my favorite blushes is the glossier cloud paint in the shade storm :). Maybe you could try that? Ill have to find the one you are talking about! Now I just need to find my Summer shade! My dad is of Irish decent. I dont really even try to use foundation, just a tinted moisturizer. However, I can pull off both because I believe Im neutral but I dont like too much of either. OMG so sorry just saw this! I am very similar to you. I know that medium skin tones can get called olive when they aren't. it's especially tricky to make that call with lighting and makeup in photos. I now use shade 130 (fair skin with olive undertones) in winter and 145 in summer and couldnt be happier. We cant try on in store due to Covid-19 right nowI found that my NYX green light to medium color correcting CC cream works better at matching and getting rid of redness than everything I tried from Ulta. My mother is of Costa Rican/German descent and my father is from British Columbia with Scottish roots. Im going to try the Fit me Foundation of Maybelline soon. Due to the fact that every race in the world had a meet up there on a moment or another. Ive had such a hard time finding foundation, because cool is too pink, warm is too yellow/orange, and neutral is just a smidge too pink/gray. I always suspected I was olive, although it was quite pale. I use it to contour (and fill in my eyebrows) I feel like I look Weirdly, peach on clothes looks horrible. is that all? My mom always knew I was olive skin toned, but I didnt ever understand it because makeup came in fair, light, medium, deep and dark. For the best hair colors to stun with your beautiful olive skin and brown eyes, take a look at the options below! Olive skin is neutral. I look great in black and jewel tones but not in orange, pastels or white. We understand your struggle and completely empathize! Ive gone all berry,fushia, purple, black (!!) I have reddish brown hair and light brown eyes, and would say my coloring is overall a warm-neutral look. The color tests dont work on me (veins are a mix, etc.) I stay away from makeup entirely because finding good colors is just too hard! Lina, I am exactly like you in terms of hair and eyes and I am definitely a pale olive girl. Like a shimmering but not glittery. Not sure if anyone has mentioned this. Fair/light in the winter. My hair color is something Ive never been able to determine because its almost an ashy dirty blonde but it appears brown. ancestry, but actually Jewish so *anciently* ancestrally, Middle Eastern. just a though, as they tend to have the olive-ish undertones and less pink tones. No idea. An overwhelming amount of incredible comments has come in over the years, and they contain some very valuable advise. wear. Like all of you, neither silver nor gold looks great on me, but silver is better, and I cant wear orange or especially yellow without people thinking Im tired or sick. Because of this I am, I dare say, very mildly translucent to a degree. Most foundations make me look too orange or yellow or washed out. My moms heritage cant be traced that far back but we know her family comes from England and Scotland. Needless to say, I stocked up! LOral makes a very kid line for neutral toned skin (the mineral makeup with the kubuki brush attached) the closest Ive come to finding my shade is this foundation in Soft Ivory it does not contain any undertones (no pinks, oranges, or greys) if anything, there is a very very very light yellow tint (if at all) which makes it to where I dont look like a vampire its my go to shade. Never have been happy with foundations and always struggling with make up. Everything I look at only gives hair color advice for darker olive skin tones. I have no idea. 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). Pale neutral olive skin tone here! i didnt realize this was a european thing too! I am so happy I found you all!! Jewel color clothing is awesome I can wear both bright white & a champagne taupe blouse but avoid both when its in the dead of winter. . Im naturally a golden strawberry blonde French-Gaelic girl with pale olive skin. (2) I recently tried NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Vanilla, and while it seems like it might be too pinky-beige, for some reason it just works for me and blends beautifully. In the summer I use YSL foundation BD40 as concealer or their Touche Eclat stick in #2. Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. Dark grey-blue eyes with taupe and sunny-taupe: makes them look dark grey-teal. On the other hand, there is a very specific shade of orange that makes my skin look glowing while other shades of orange dont look as good. Im a fellow olive (Im dealthy pale, nearly translucent olive to be exact) and some of the best or closest matches for me have been MakeUpForever HD foundation in #225, Nars Gobi, ByTerry Sheer Expert in Cream Beige, and then I usually have to mix in other brands. 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!! The look above features shoulder-length straight hair, but the purple hair color would look equally as pretty on wavy or curly hair. Berry/Wine. Use light strokes to blend and pat, and dont cake it on a little goes a long way. I workout regularly, eat well, and get good sleep and still people ask me. Hope this helps! (Incidentally do you guys flush easily? Wear make-up colours that complement your skin tone. Both look fine on me, but Im allergic to gold, so I stick with silver. At 24 years of age.Funnily enough, Im able to colour match other people quickly and well. I think I am on the warm side of olive, e.g. 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). Then I`m less tempted to look at the actual skin tone, and I notice better the olive / grey overall vibe. Cool chick; check her out. Ive always associated olive skin with the rich colours of Latin, Arabic or Indian skin tones. My two cents: Ive come to understand that whether you tan or burn doesnt really have anything to do with coolness or warmth. Its also very affordable. Forever on the search for THE red. The colors I absolutely avoid are pink, beige and orange. Me tooooo! These shades are beautiful, elegant, and will complement your skin's undertones. SOMETIMES peach, but again, the stars have to align. Now that its warmer and my tan is back and darker than previous years, Im at a frustrating trial and error phase of finding the right routine for my specific needs without getting sticker shock from seeing my credit card bill. My wrists are blue like those with pink undertones and my skin is just as pale as theirs if not paler in some cases. NYX Lip Lingerie matte lipstick in Seduction a nice medium nude, the only one from the entire line I can pull off When I was younger I used to compare my arm to my friends and say Why am I green?!?! ), and its even harder for the olive undertoned-ones. 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! So I would recommend that and I really hope you find it helpfull. I wonder if I am green undertoned? However, you can mix it with liquid colour white solution, to lighten it. Little by little Im working on a palette. Its magical and sometimes miserable! I am MAC NC-30 and ELF shade Sand, if that helps anyone! Neutral beiges are almost impossible to find and almost no foundation is as pale as I am. So my best jewelry is rose gold and I also tend to think silver looks better than gold (gold makes me look tanner but like a bad tan Im sure you know exactly what I mean), my signature color is powder rose, but MUTED! White and light colors wash me out at best, and at worse make me look ill. Yellow is a death knell. Omg yes! I always thought my skin was yellow however warm makeup looks too orange on me while cool tones simply dont match any part of my skin. To be honest, i havent figured out if im warm or cool toned because although cool eyeshadow colors suit me (like purple, cool browns and taupes), the skin on my body is definitely on the warm side and necklesses look best in gold. Best for medium skin with cool undertones: Urban Decay Cosmetics Vice Lipstick in Hex. If the gold item looks better on you, youre warm toned. Neutral shades are too pink, and yellow colors just dont look right. :). So anything with a pink or yellow base make me look like a clown. All my life people have told me I look tired and/or asked if was coming down with something. I think I get my olive skin from my Iberian side, seems common in Mediterranean areas. Must like it subconsciously because its one of my wardrobe staples I have yet to find one foundation that I dont have to mix or play around with. To add to the color matching problem, i have very mild Rosacea. The first foundation to perfectly match me. These might not work for you, but its worth a try! I definitely look better in cool colours than warm (orange looks horrific on me, but purple and blue look good). Hey Lolo! I know this thread is old but it was so encouraging to me. I have lived 28 years without even knowing that pale olive skin even exists. I just bought my first cool shade lipstick today, and it suits me very well, yeay!! I would say its on the very neutral side, no pinks or yellows, and works very well for my greenish skin. I am Native American and Irish, and my skin is pale olive. On the website it looks like it will be tan but on its rather fair. I also dont have any Eastern European background. 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! My hair is sorta walnut toned with tones of gold undertones. My skin is extremely pale but i can be quite dark if i get enough sun. Do they exist in Europe and what brands are they? Im a deep/dark winter under this system and I do find that those colors work really well for me. =) I know it isnt just me, either. Im also a cosmetologist who does makeup for a living so I understand this head scratcher! Ive found my people! Ive found that kettlewell colours classed me as a deep winter and they are spot on. Im from Estonia. 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. Find so so many points of matching with me, so I would recommend Merriam Style channel on youtube and her videos about warm olive or cold olive. Perhaps its better to let it go grey but Im just not ready for that yet. Thats me! This is all so fascinating? They have more of a golden undertone which works well with warm olive skin i think. Undertones: Warm. Even though I have been asked if I have some chronic disease that makes me look so pale. Anyways yeah, Im glad to know theres other people who experience the same issues as me, its a relief. But the silver or gold still continues for me. (If I put my hands next to my face, you can really see the pink/green difference they dont even look like they belong to me! I just figured out my undertone is actually cool green. Celebrities with olive skin tone are beauty ambassadors, models, and actresses. : When Im super pale or tan my skin can glow, but in between its so easy for me to look like death. I am Croatian & Slovenian decent, Im am very pale Olive nc15-20 and tan easily. The LIGHT truly adjusts to my unique Olive undertone! Grey-green eyes. Your smile is very bright as well! I usually use a neutral with yellow undertones and sometimes mix a dab of warmer foundation for summer. / A Swede. 7) cool browns; I have paler skin than you; if I remember correctly, you use the second to lightest shade from the Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation and i use the lightest, Vanille Clair, which has warm undertones. 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. I Personally believe all olive skin tones regardless if you are light/medium/dark are cool toned and its the (yellow) overtone of your skin that can make you appear to lean warmer. , deep green , dark army green and am on a diet from warm mustards, mid brown, orange and yellow result? I also, went down another rabbit hole and wanted to know the color season. Ive always wished for rosey pink checks but thats just not in the cards for me. Hey there. Its not available here and the new LOral bronzer is very shimmery. So dont feel bad that you did at 24, you have me beat! Olive skin isn't picky. Also boots no7 calico. i havent gotten around to j beauty yet) do account for olive and cool tones for pale skin beautifully! 2. Pink and purple being my most flattering colours to wear again. Oh wait, never mind. Because I have sensitive skin on my face that is often red people say I have cool tones however because I tan so easily my olive neck and warm tanned shoulders say otherwise. Bob Cuts for Thick Hair The result gives her overall look depth and dimension while still maintaining her naturally deep brown color. but i am really struggeling here! Have you guys tried EX1 foundations? Yes! Im pretty content with my make up collection at this point (finally) I will leave a full complication breakdown below. UD cg30 is a beautiful foundation, dont get me wrong, but my 37-year-old skin needs something more luminous and hydrating. I do still have to blend it down to my chest, but its the closest I can find. Im feeling quite emotional, haha! Its not glowy, more a demi-matte. Make Up For Ever makes some (Chromatix Mix) and on the cheaper end of the spectrum L.A. Thanks so much.. Im pale olive (a little darker than you but not much) and love my hair platinum or ashy blonde or silver. Im just so used to my face being pinker than my body haha. ? LOL but long story short, I have found a few things that work for our unique frustrating but dope skin tone. 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