Then my hair turned blonde, and finally brown. My face always stays pale though and gets sun freckles if Im not careful. Purple hair colors in any shade really flatter olive skin tones and brown eyes. Its still a tiny bit too dark for me but quite neutral so it doesnt look as unnatural as pink/orange toned foundation. Embrace who God made you to be- dont compare! Cool chick; check her out. Or atleast add lots of green to the ones I have. This is me too. Just a spot of cool toned blusher, brown eyeliner and a bright pop of lippy and Im good to go. 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. What have you found works for clothing colours for you?! I look silly with a tan because my grey-blue eyes look ill placed with it. Eyes: Light brown, blue, or gray. I am so glad to see this discussion it confirms I am not delusional! However, I can pull off both because I believe Im neutral but I dont like too much of either. I rarely burn, always tan (And very easily) Im a little late to the party but thank-you so much for this post! It seems every olive has different colors that will or wont work, with many pointing out orange. My ethnic background is Irish/Scottish/English with a smattering of German, but I read that light olive skin is common in German and Scandinavian countries and those Vikings did get around the British Isles! Ive noticed that very sheer makeup looks best on me because it is less likely to clash. , deep green , dark army green and am on a diet from warm mustards, mid brown, orange and yellow result? Its a bit of a pain mixing so will definitely try the ex1 range as I notice they do a loose mineral too. For MAC Im just so used to my face being pinker than my body haha. Natural blonde, blue/green eyes. I also want to dye my hair a color but I dont know which color. Grey and white look best on me as does silver or white gold which is my favorite. Moving away from toxic products due to health battles. Check out Merriam Style on YT. Im Croatian too and Ive always had such a hard time with my skin tone! i feel so boring and always wanted to be the spring type who can wear a big range of funky colours! Im also from Croatia, with ash blond hair, and grey/blue eyes. Hey Lucy, It is often associated with pigmentation in the Type III to Type IV and Type V ranges of the Fitzpatrick scale. I think we are skin hair and eye color doubles, or almost! It either comes out too orange (even the lightest shades) or too fake. : Foundation I go for ivory neutral in most brands,but I have to use strategic concealers and highlighters because I have always had dark circles and uneven spots. If theyre purple or blue, youre cool toned. I just went looking for green concealer thinking that could be my solution and then I came across this thread. Freckles sometimes. I have a green corrector from Swedish brand IsaDora which I mix with my concealer/foundation, that has made all of my products actually look like my skin and I can highly recommend this. is that all? I am Greek light skin with olive undertone. What a pain. You literally have the potential to become brown with enough sun exposure but you are also prone to hyperpigmentation. Hey! Same as wearing orange- I look sickly! I cant rock silver or blue-toned purples (see how that bit of blue scarf makes my neck look that much greener?). I like what dark lipsticks look on you, specially leaning towards purple, as well as black clothes. Most super muted colors make me look sickly. Isadore face sculptor in pink. I would consider myself light skin toned in winter and medium in the summer. I have mostly English and Swedish ancestry, so no idea where this green undertone came from. All of you here are a lot darker than me :)). . I definitely look better in cool colours than warm (orange looks horrific on me, but purple and blue look good). especially now since I havent spent extended periods of time in the sun like I did when I was kid. I hate them! 1. I cant wait to go check out some of the ones listed here!! You can only really tell its green when I hold it next to someone else or when Im sick :P. Hey! I hope it makes a come back. 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. I learnt to accept it in the early 2000s, when tan was so praised. Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Weightless in Warm Sand 2.5 (not a fan of the formula though, too thick for my liking, but great colour match) I wish there were more products out there that look good on those of us with this coloring. light grey Where the skin is thicker, they look a bit more blue-green because of the yellower overtones. 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. Despite the cosmetic industry beginning to become more conscientious about diversity and catering to a range of skins shades and tones, there are currently very few options for those people in our demographic when it comes to items that rely on tone to look natural, like foundation, concealer, contour. Just thought Id put that one out there :). What is working fairly well is Revlon Photoready Candid in 120 Buff, although it is a teeny bit dark when it dries down, or a 60/40 mix of Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick in Cool Ivory (prefect when I have a slight tan) and the same stick formula in Neutral Porcelain. Mindy Kaling, Lupita Nyong'o, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, Sherrie Silver, and Lucy Liu. Good luck all : ). It often leaves an almost grey cast. 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??? Plum is fine too but starts to push it. I am going to try Mahogany Chestnut as I have read Mahogany is both cool and warm. My moms heritage cant be traced that far back but we know her family comes from England and Scotland. Lol. Jennifer Lopez is a great example of an olive-skinned beauty who rocks honey blonde amazingly. (One side Swiss French German, one side very Irish). So, if you are sure youre olive but being told you cant be because you are blonde, know that you arent alone. My eyes are brown/hazel (again warm) Try ex1 foundation, in one of the lighter shades its specifically made for olive skin tones. Adriana Lima's blue eyes pop against her olive skin. Looking back at the pink/purple/silver photos of me from the 1980s, I cringe. I do try stuff ( got Urban Decays Born to Run) but I find myself not excited at all about anything orange or pink. I dont really even try to use foundation, just a tinted moisturizer. =(, Hey, I am similar to you, half Sicilian and half irish. 7 Priyanka Chopra. I may be neutral, but Nars neutrals can look really orange on me and their cool looks really pink. I found these mixing pigments a few years ago: https://www.ulta.com/p/pro-matte-mixing-pigment-pimprod2003317?sku=2540122&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=pla-294680686006&CAAGID=28397269470&CAWELAID=330000200001687033&CATARGETID=330000200001394369&CADevice=m&gbraid=0AAAAAD9rLH6JoP4pvxBSRpZi0RdbqlSiD&gclid=CjwKCAiAprGRBhBgEiwANJEY7OF-Thw-bvJgjpGtxaEHScyY-FH3RBtxBffW_ae-XLjpOioA8mw06hoC2pIQAvD_BwE. Im not cool, warm or neutral. Im going to do a bit more research on this topic! Cool-toned foundation turns orange on me, warm-toned looks too yellow, and neutral turns grey/ashy on me. Hello, Seems like theyre really advanced on everything more esthetic and skin healthcare. The best hair colors ideas for olive skin and brown eyes are: 1. Ipkn bb cream in light/medium (light/medium coverage, I loveee this product) I love it! Its been a struggle, especially because I have genetic dark circles so covering them is a nightmare. And I really want to go blonder but Im afraid it wont look good on me. Olive skin is a general moderate tone can have shades of brown and tan with green, yellow, or golden undertones. The wet and wild powder contour pallette has a perfect contour color. Im very fair skinned but I tan super easily, yet Ive never had a sunburn in my life. Makeup forever water blend foundation in y225 is the only foundation Ive found that actually matches me. Think Jennifer Connely. Without the green my skin would be definitely peach toned. Emerald green. Hi I also tend to smear my blushed on the tops of my cheekbones opposed to a little lower like most people recommend. Facial Concealer: (1) Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in 1 works for cool olive skin. Having pale olive skin comes with a whole set of struggles. Do they exist in Europe and what brands are they? 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. Less warmth in our skin soft summer colors will look best (winter) and more warmth soft autumn (summer) ironic no? I do best with neutral foundations and then just add some green pigment into it (love LA Girl foundation adjusters for that). Colours I find work well, Rich Navy Blues, Blue Reds, Fuschia & white really suits my complexion (orange & yellow ..Hell NO!) I always wondered about my light olive skin and my heritage. I Am a strange mix of both. We must be pretty similar. I also dont have any Eastern European background. Foundations that I have found work for me; Este Lauder perfectionist foundation in the shade cashew in the summer (now discontinued), Armani designer lift and luminous silk, Im It. Makes me look like i havent slept for days. I am eastern euro and Spanish background. Its hard to be a girl :)) Native American, and Italian here. Burn easily and cant really tan. 1/41 Getty Images Drew Barrymore 2/41 Getty Images Adele 3/41 Getty Images Kelly Osbourne 4/41 Getty Images Emma Stone 5/41 Getty Images Jennifer Carpenter 7 Subtle Signs a Marriage Is in Some Serious Trouble How to Combat Back-to-School Bugs 6/41 May I present gorgeous pale olive-skinned Mila Kunis. I have noticed that we have a certain hidden darkness in our quite light (at first glance) skin So it makes sense that we look good in quite dark colors (in clothes, I mean ) Darker than expected Eye shadow light warm pinks But this might have more to do with the fact that I have deep set eyes AND that I`m not into goth looks Also, muted eye shadows translate into greys on my eyelids.. Darker shadows translate into goth Bright eye shadows have enough color in them to still show some color on my eyelids. my mother in particular has got a lot darker skinned as she has got older and so has my grandmother (My mother would now be classed as medium and my grandmother would now be classed as dark) Muted colours kill me completely. Pastels make me look yellow and jewel tones make me look red. Haha similar situation here I am so happy to find so many options to try. Yes, my skin is most definitely green. I find Koh Gen Do foundations in 112 work for me. The shade fuschia work wonders for me, especially lipsticks. Me too! And yes, me too I looktruly horrible in orange. Lina, I am exactly like you in terms of hair and eyes and I am definitely a pale olive girl. Its almost identical to MUFE 117 Marble when swatched. Most pale people are not like me, but rather have a healthy pinkish hue! It can be explained by the fact that in southern France, people tan easily the weather is always sunny, and nothing is done for brunettes with pale olive skin like me: brands find the pale hues not profitable because its rare. So. great it white one day, and then the other I will look better with cream! 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! I use Nars radiant longwear in Fiji. Hey! Except I naturally have dark blonde hair and blue eyes. Hairstyles for Black Women Im not the palest. I am trying another LM or NARS next. 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). 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