In general I think nude/neutral tones suit me better. Try burgundy for clothes/accessories. And Smudge pot (bronze) eye shadow by e.l.f. I tried camel and blush (and dark mustard oh dear!) Or clothes for that matter. I never usually wear foundation because its usually too yellow or too pink! ), to nightblue, and all sorts of greens. Ive heard that Chanel cream bronzer is wonderful for all skin tones, but I dont know that personally. My eastern European family is all of darker skintone and the only two as pale as me dont wear makeup. 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. Yes! So glad ive found other pale olives. I will cherish my bottle and probably buy as many backups as I can find. wearing black I always go for the coolest of pale shades like The fair CC cream from IT cosmetics or the natural fair shade of Glo Minerals. White looks abysmal. For blush, rosy shades look best, so i usually mix a deep rose cream blush with Jane Iredales enlighten concealer (which is somewhat peach). :). I am Native American and Irish, and my skin is pale olive. Never orange and not really pink or yellow either. It took me years to figure out why cool foundations in my brightness were too pink and warm was too orange even neutral seemed like it just wasnt grey enoughOlive may be what I was looking for, thanks. But I cant wear extremely cool tones, as they look off. Its just my own skintone Ive always had a problem identifying. Ive been trying to figure out my skin tone for the longest time! 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. Thank you for sharing! I have light ash brown hair and hazel/green eyes. Gold and silver actually look ok on me. Whenever I take a quiz Im grouped into the cool porcelain group that looks great with black hair but black hair only looks good on me if I have a spray tan and define my eyebrows a lot which is more work than I want to do. is too cool. ) I usually go for the lightest two foundation shades and try to warm up my complexion with blush. Im still working on the lip. Greek people features stereotypically include having olive-brown skin, brown eyes and dark brown hair. But like you said, makeup always looks either way too yellow, too pink, or too grayish! 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. brown and my eyebrows are ashy, but dark! 4)turquoise; I am a pale olive and these three foundations are perfect. With all the foundation thats out there it shouldnt be this difficult. i didnt realize this was a european thing too! I think you are, like me a cold olive; I look hideous in red or carrot hair (again tanned but like bad tanned), but blond beiges also do nothing for my skin. Any fellow pale olive ladies out there who would like to share some tips? Ive gotten matched incorrectly at Nordstrom and Sephora so many times. I am half Croatian and half a combo of Scottish/English/Irish- but both of my parents have darker skin than me- my mom is light warm and my dad is medium olive/warm- so here I am with thin skin with veins of all colors very visible. I would suggest anyone having trouble finding the right shade and think that you are a pale olive, to pick up a sample at your nearest Este Lauder makeup counter. Im 100% Slavic/Eastern European, but burn easily and cant tan to save my life and my hair sounds kind of similar its a strawberry blonde but somewhere between gold and ashy? NARS Cruella and NYX Snow White are also good muted reds with a hint of brown which keep them from going too pink on me. It was so much easier in the 90s when brown reds were available. MUFE Full Cover Concealer in #6 does work well for me, but beware of oxidation, it can turn too dark. Nothing I wear in the winter looks good on me but a tan does wonders for my wardrobe. I have to mix it myself, it is the only way. Can you share with me your red lipstick shade from the photos in this article. Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Natural Eyeshadow Palette in Deep. I have been trying to find out where I fit in this color type thing since it began. Even since I was told I have Olive skin, I am STILL struggling to find makeup and clothing colors. I dont even try to wear makeup & most of my face is covered. (I really like orange but I guess some things have to be admired from afar and not incorporated into clothing.). I send you a virtual glass of the finest, coldest beer in gratitude. Creator living in Amsterdam with her husband and extensive tea collection. When I put a dot on my wrist, it seemed too pink, and I almost discounted it. I dont think having blue eyes and being lighter skinned help either. She is a published writer both in print and online. Based on the Caribbean island of Grenada, Amarnani serves olive-skinned women the majority of the time. Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born May 5, 1988) is a British singer-songwriter who has sold millions of albums worldwide and won a total of 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar. Fellow very fair olive here. Gold 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. I am dark ashy blonde with greenish eyes. If the color is very cool, like purple or blue, I need it to be deeper and more muted. My grandfather and his sister have high percentages of Sicilian and Middle Eastern, European Jewish, North African (Tunisia). Take a look at these 52 gorgeous famous women with hazel eyes and prepare to get lost for a while. For reference NC20 matches my skin well, Thank you! Light, gentle, slightly muted, slightly warm colors (pinks or greens, some mellow yellows too) seem rather neutral on my skin as in they don`t visibly hurt my undertones, not like the icy pastels or the cold grey colors. Colours that seem to work? I have spent so much money on face makeup only to have it look too pink, or too yellow, or make my skin look INCREDIBLY paler than what it is! 7) cool browns; And people used to tell me i am warm but i look terrible with warm color clothes and makeup! bordeaux-red seems to work well too, deep purple and a broken white/creme (but not too warm! Although my hair is very dark brown, I have the exact same problem with color. cannot. Maybe you could try that? I always get compliments when i wear light cool shades like frosty pink, silver, pale blue bt i can pull warm colors in dark shades too. Will get back to readers with the results! I have brown hair and hazel eyes, which are generally marks of a warm colouring. After years of searching, I can safely say its been my go. Its funny, my green undertones are most obvious to me when I compare my hand to my Italian/Asian husbands hand. Stick with sandy pinks, soft apricots, and rosy pinks when choosing blushes and lipsticks. Looking back at the pink/purple/silver photos of me from the 1980s, I cringe. My mother is a mix of French and Danish (her mom with dark hair, dark eyes, and her dad blonde with very blue eyes), and my dad was 100% Sicilian. Never have been happy with foundations and always struggling with make up. This is me too. 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. I used to LOVE being tan and would tan pretty easily and I always felt better with the color, but I have been natural and pale as ever for the past couple of years. It just depends:). I will check the new Kryolan Digital Complexion line of foundation and concealer. Actually, a person can have dark brown eyes or amber eyes and pull off many shades of brown hair colors. *im very fair irish with all the checkmarks of a cool but somethings wrong! How To Choose Hair Color For Olive Skin And Brown Eyes. Getty Images. Since there seem to be so many comments on this of fellow oliver skinned people, I wanted to throw one in. my most terrible colours seem to be a saturated light blue, turquoise and a very warm yellow. For me its deeper, because I have a lot of contrast in my coloring, but lighter colors might work for you. Think Jennifer Connely. I hope to find lots of advice here ! Anyway, Im their harsh bright lighting I feel it makes me look more pink or something but as soon as I am back in normal lighting I look green again. People always ask me, Oh my God, are you sick, when I dont wear makeup. Urban decay and Fenty make great matches and Sephora will let you try samples. Olive skin tone is a beautiful and defining feature of many famous women. My dads side of the family is 100% sicilian (mom is scottish-so I am a mix but the older family isnt), and we have olive blondes and redheads mixed in with the dark brunettes. 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. Ive had many compliments. and a very saturated neutral red raincoat that seems to fit well to my surprise, as normally i can wear muted colours better. Its expensive. I am not sure if I am cool or warm toned, but probably leaning cool. This is all so fascinating? I appreciate your struggle, mine is similar but on top of having pale olive skin I have neutral pink tones too. Thank you for this article! I had chestnut brown hair growing up with kind of dark grayish green eyes but from years of coloring my hair its dark brown now. The rest of my family has burnished red undertone olive skin and dark hair, warm brown eyes. You have vanilla skin, brown eyes, and long wavy brown hair! Back to my natural now). Its the perfect shade for me. Having lived in Latin America, I also dont think you would stand out. 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!) Bronze eyebrow pencil by Wet and Wild (I use it for eyeliner) I have green eyes. Help. Ive analyzed my skin in natural light: my veins are blue and purple and my skin has three distinct colors in it which are golden, green and warm pink. Foundations are a chore. Now that I found your website I know my eyes have not deceived me. Thank you! I am trying to find the right colors for me but its really hard :( I dont care for heavy make up bc its washes out my freckles and my arms, neck, body dont match. The LIGHT truly adjusts to my unique Olive undertone! Needless to say, finding good colour matches for clothes and makeup has been a challenge. 2. I can get away with it in the summer but never in winter. I see the resemblance in skin though a bit- but I would say Im Ethnicity, I live in London, UK and I was born here and so were both my parents but my dads family are all Italian and my mums family are Spanish, Latino, Iranian, Indian etc. Muted teal, muted blues, muted purplestheres a theme here, but deep teal and other true jewel tones are still doable Im super pale but I can tan a little. It was very easy on the eye for me. Lol. Select the colors blue-tone. My parents struggled trying to find flattering colors for me to wear. Maroon and burgundy look fine, but not as good as the deep red. The first foundation to perfectly match me. I also have hazel eyes, freckles and dark brown hair with red/gold tints in the light. Have struggled ALL my life of 62 years!!! Adriana Lima's blue eyes pop against her olive skin. (Ive wanted to do this with green but very few makeup items are green.) I also have pale olive , neutral light to medium skin tone. They all clash. Dark grey-blue eyes with taupe and sunny-taupe: makes them look dark grey-teal. Struggling to find foundation to complement my skin. Yuck. I definitely relate to this! I believe that would fit law. So I find this really neat! Stay away from any bright yellow/golden foundations, cool pinks, and reds. Typically the ones with a thinner formula as they seem to blend together better when I mix two shades. I wear a cooler foundation. Olive skin is a human skin colour spectrum. Its honestly interesting how some icy colors work (pink, green) but some absolutely do not (lavender, blue, silver). I use that little sample against any other foundation I might want to buy. Olive undertone is sooo confusing! their not orange, but more of s baked brick color. The wet and wild powder contour pallette has a perfect contour color. Its just my skin. White gives me a lot less sallowness than greys and is only slightly less neutral than those light gentle neutral colors. I think Im not that pale after all Im light rather tahn fair. I resolved to using face tan when Im tanned (my tanned colour is usually my boyfriends pale, untouched-by- the-sun-for-months colour lol). I definitely get my coloring from the Spanish side. But I do look absolutely horrible in orange, gold makeup is the worst possible thing I can do to myself and warm toned foundation often comes out clearly yellow on me. My staples are navy blue, deep red like a ruby (the red is more blue than orange, orange red like a garnet doesnt look good on us), jade/forest/deep emerald green, charcoal, and black of course. 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