cool tones look an awful pink color on me and warm tones make me look like I have Jaundice or very orangey. I never knew why I had such a hard time until someone pointed it out when we were standing in a group at work. In the summer I use YSL foundation BD40 as concealer or their Touche Eclat stick in #2. Im assuming the green but I dont want to try the wrong one. I forgot to mention, the Koh Gen Doh Aqua foundation in 213 is olive. Mine can be either or both at the same time, depending on the light and time of day. Hello, Berry/Wine. My two cents: Ive come to understand that whether you tan or burn doesnt really have anything to do with coolness or warmth. Have you tried EX1 foundation? . And I really want to go blonder but Im afraid it wont look good on me. My coloring is a lot like Mika Kunis who is from Ukraine. Its so funny how even in this day and age of so much social media exposure and information access, no one talks about our skin tone. I am so happy I found you all!! Shameless high end snob here. That advice is coming from an old grandma whos bought a ton of makeup over the years! I get my foundation at sweetminerals.com/kingofqueensmua I wear a 2O so Im more medium olive, but the 1O should be light enough for you. Here are some foundation shades that I find work: I am 55 and just figured out I have light olive skin tone. Finally at age 36, just weeks ago, I went to Sephora to get my color match and she she must have placed it on a freckle bc it came back all wrong. I note that a lot of the comments indicate we all have similar coloring. Auburn with red highlights is for those ladies who have a spicy personality. I cant find anything. Very interesting. However, for shade referencec, its about an NC25-30, so its way too dark for me. I love this post. Oh darling welcome to the club Im a very fair olive-skinned girl who, just like you, has hazel eyes and very dark blond + COPPER HIGHLIGHTS (natural ) hair. 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. On closer inspection all of my baby hairs and many hairs look silvery blonde. I have light olive skin, cool toned dark blue eyes and ash blonde hair that shines silver. Omg, I can totally relate! My parents struggled trying to find flattering colors for me to wear. Youre my tribe! So glad I came across this article because my skin is almost exactly like yours. Its funny, my green undertones are most obvious to me when I compare my hand to my Italian/Asian husbands hand. I try to have a balance of dark and light in my hair. 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. Being foundation matched is a nightmare. Cool seasons will have a cool or bluish undertone to their hair, skin, and eyes. Thank you for this article! Im 31 and just found out what skin tone I am my dad is half greek & Italian, mom is half Hungarian. <3 The struggle being blonde and olive is real. This might not help much now, but Ive had decent success with UD Naked Skin 1.0. My facial features look eastern european too, I hear this all the time from people. Did you try EX1 that everyone is talking about? 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). Oh, how I wish NARS would bring back that Sheer Glow Ceylan . Im a super pale, cool olive I guess. Almost everything in my closet is: black, navy, charcoal gray, dark chocolate brown, brownish burgundy, deep rust, deep teal, dark olive I had to dye many of the items myself (wool dyeing is a pain, but the results are worth it IMO). I have been recommended EX1 (I think thats what theyre called, so I may try a few shades) will let everyone know how I get on I have this page bookmarked . I just burn and go back to my natural yellowish pale tone. There is no foundation for us lol. 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!) Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Greece, Spain, Italy, Turkey and portions of France have olive skin. That Bb cream in a red tube from Missha worked well. My hair is a light ashy brown and I have light brown/hazel eyes. At some point my skin became this weird greenish color and it was a lot more noticeable when I was a kid. Also, if youve read anything about colour seasons there are a zillion spectrums to take into account (for example whether you suit clear, bright colours more or muted colours, whether your overall image is dark or light, and so on). I would like to pull off bright red and blonde shades but I simply cant. Or maybe my preference in colors has something to do with it as well, haha. I love it and it looks super natural on me :) I really like the way warm neutrals look on me and ashy cool toned colors look really nice. I havent commented since the end of October so I thought I would update you with some new finds and some advice I was recently given by a stylist I was working on a project with. Im so glad to have come across this and see so many others suggestions! I dont even try to wear makeup & most of my face is covered. I also have pale olive , neutral light to medium skin tone. I am a dirty blonde (used to be strawberry) with red tinted hair in the sun and green eyes. Johnny Cash and Sean Connery (both of Scottish heritage) are a great example of what original european inhabitants looked like. I have the exact same issue. Its so interesting to read through these comments! And the jewellery trick never worked for me. Dark grey-blue eyes with taupe and sunny-taupe: makes them look dark grey-teal. Pinks, greens, and warm purples are easiest for me to wear. As a pale-skinned beauty, you have reason to celebrate your looks! I always get compliments when I wear slightly orangey-brown eyeshadow, and when I wear BarePro lipstick in shade Geranium (muted red). I can imagine that you have difficulty finding the right shade. Maroon A dark red or brown color is another great color for the olive skin person, especially in the colder months. Apparently Tina Fey is one of us: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.allure.com/story/tina-fey-people-interview/amp I feel like my body just wants to be light greenpale with green undertonesso it would reject it. Weve never heard of green undertones before, but for some reason, we feel like we can definitely relate to Fey when it comes to that special skin color. You know the struggle is real when a beauty mag has never heard of you undertones. -Fenty Cheeks Out Cream Bronzer The most neutral bronzer Ive ever used! It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Which means I have my mothers olive tones, but my fathers ash brown hair and green eyes. Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Natural Eyeshadow Palette in Deep. Right now, my arms are several shades darker than my legs and even more than my face. I definetly cant wear a black skirt, i look sickly pale unless ive got tanner on. After 30 years of makeup experiments the most exact shade for the winter version of me is the Vanilla nude Bare with me from Nyx. As others have mentioned, dusty pink and peachy tones work the best with the pale green hue, as well as some strong colours that compliment the tone, such as emerald. Michelle. I feel like Riri is olive but she goldens herself up a lot. Reading some of the other peoples suggestions and comments on here is a huge help and gives me confidence that Ill find it :))). Smashbox Studio Skin 1.05 and MUFE Ultra HD Foundation Y225 Marble). It is nearly impossible to find a face makeup that matches my skin tone. The same situation here! I had blondish/yellow/golden hair as a little girl and it gradually turned to sort of a carmel red with ashy undertones still. Ok. We have the exact same skin colour and undergone. Im naturally a golden strawberry blonde French-Gaelic girl with pale olive skin. Going in the other direction proves less productive as even the palest of warm toned foundations look like Im rocking a sheer yellow mask. My other aunt thinks shes olive. 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? Nobody has ever matched my skin tone. Fuchsia is AMAZING I recently tried 1W1 Bone in Este Lauder Double Wear, which is a pale yellow tone, and was just going to settle with it being slightly off. I wear gold jewelry and gold metallic eye shadows, but I can wear gold and silver equally well. 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. Dark honey highlights will add a nice contrast to brown eyes. My hair is naturally Dark brown (With a very slight warm tinge) Its frustrating because its not talked about and even many (most?) Olivia Munn and Kim Kardashian are iconic examples of celebrities with olive skin and brown eyes. I want to try dark brown hair. I wouldnt use it for makeup much either I tried red lipstick during the big hype, and it just made me look like an ageing opera diva. Im pretty content with my make up collection at this point (finally) I will leave a full complication breakdown below. Thank you, that really helped me understand why I find colour such a challenge. I find Sulwhasoos perfecting cushion intense in shade 17 Light Beige to be a decent match for my skin. Oo that like u r describing me.. im not very light bt not medium as well. Almost an eggplant tone. Vivid bright colours are usually not the best idea, as are warm pastel tones. Ive been wearing too orange/pink foundation for years just because there wasnt anything available back then. Burgundy, creams, beige, dusky pink, antique pink, warm pink etc, pale yellow and purple of all shades are the colours people like on me. The foundation should be very fair and green-olive-based. A lovely reviewer of yours, Camila, advised on berry and fuchsia they are really good too on me. Ive gotten matched incorrectly at Nordstrom and Sephora so many times. I have wasted a lot of money on foundations that do not work with my skin and lipstick never looks the same on me as in the tube. Im a whole lot of shades lighter, but the undertone is definitely there. I once tried on a deep chocolate pullover and was surprised that it actually worked. Also boots no7 calico. Im 38 years old. Its still a tiny bit too dark for me but quite neutral so it doesnt look as unnatural as pink/orange toned foundation. So anyone who is light cool olive, please share your resources! I work at a makeup store on my slow times I wander around looking at underones in foundation! Take a look at these 52 gorgeous famous women with hazel eyes and prepare to get lost for a while. Black or dark colours can also make me look muddy sometimes. Ive found the colours with the most guaranteed success for me are dusty rose shades, black, cooler creams, and darker, slightly muted jewel tones. For olive skin, it is best to stick with eyeshadow shades from the following color palettes: Brown. Any other colour does not work, which is sad because I always loved big pink cheeks. I remember, in the 70s, before tanning in my teens, plastering my face with neat lemon juice in an attempt to go English Rose and delicate rather than swarthy in the summer and vampire in the winter! 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