This might not help much now, but Ive had decent success with UD Naked Skin 1.0. I use CoverGirl Classic Ivory and find that matches me pretty well. ? LOL but long story short, I have found a few things that work for our unique frustrating but dope skin tone. Best regards, Mary T. I thought I was the only woman in the world with this problem. Thanks for sharing this article! never thought OLIVE!! Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'fyaMZ9nrQXd4VuF_3IRAxA',sig:'mGVQjPavCicUUYNoQawYN42cMuF-P5fZcSLwhf1mhD0=',w:'1000px',h:'666px',items:'1277527467',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); O well. Yes! Its frustrating because its not talked about and even many (most?) Although I said I mostly look good in drab colors, I noticed I looked sick when trying on ivory wedding dresses, but looked great in white wedding dresses. I burn so so easily that before tan I actually peel my skin off. Olive skin is so beautiful but doesnt fit well into traditional seasonal colour analysis so we end up feeling weird and left out! I think I am on the warm side of olive, e.g. Este Lauder Pale Almond was perfect. Colours that look terrible on me: Those very dark, neutral, rather saturated colors clear my skin and make it look marble light beige. Every foundation Ive ever tried has always been too pink or too yellow. Im going to give this a try soon! It is a wax-based formula that starts off dry, but just warm it up on your hand first. Finally Im aware of my skin undertone.I have green eyes ,ash dark brown hair,freckles and I get tan pretty easly. I totally relate to this post. I am Native American and Irish, and my skin is pale olive. In winter I look sickly, no glowing cheeks, just sickly! Ive been struggling to classify my skin-tone for a WHILE now and only recently (pretty darn sure) correctly identified it as pale olive. I do like a light plum lipstick, but find I prefer a matte brown/grey lipstick. The hard part is Im blonde with blue-gray eyes. You can buy face adjusters from Face Atelier and Tempt. 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. Theres a little hint of red to my hair dispersed in sections. As a south east asian (indonesian) olive skin tone is very uncommon, so it was never come into my mind. Too dry for under eyes for me though, For concealing blemishes, I also loved Make Up For Ever Full Cover Concealer in Ivory (#6). :). I do honestly believe you are in the Pale Olive Club welcome! NEUTRAL UNDERTONES Im 1/2 Filipina and 1/2 caucasian. Something mustve happened in the gene pool somewhere, because I relate to your experience with Dutch people. The difference is that hazel eyes have brown and green in them, while amber eyes are a solid, uniform dark orangey color. See more ideas about hair, hair styles, long hair styles. I have just the opposite problem. (Incidentally do you guys flush easily? I tried the other NARS foundation version in Ceylan (one of the few which were left), but the colour was just not the same. But somehow I still like the contrast dark brown hair does for me, it makes me look a little asian, as I have almondy eyes ah. The struggle continues as I learn to work with pale olive skin thats kind of warm looking but actually more on the cool side. I was a R/O Prescriptives and the color was Fresh Vellum. Black makes me look tan for some reason? I use fenty beauty in shade 120 and suits me very well but its still not a perfect match. Not only does my face not really tan, I have rosy cheeks which is completely contrasting to my tanned arms and legs. I actually think NC7 would be perfect if it existed. For me, wearing lipstick, blush, or eye shadow just looks off. Anyone have any concealer suggestions? Grey, neutral (not cool, not warm) and medium, accentuates the sallowness of my skin. My hair is naturally Dark brown (With a very slight warm tinge) Vivid bright colours are usually not the best idea, as are warm pastel tones. 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. 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. Clarins colour corrector in Lavender or Rose is amazing- Rose particularly xxxx, Thank you for sharing! I have very cool blue eyes, but medium brown hair that looks auburn under some types of lighting (and direct sunlight), and ashy in other lighting. I have the same problem I usually mix in a bit of the super pale neutral foundations I have around to try and get the shade lighter and that seems to help. Laura Geller Baked Balance & Brighten Color Correcting Foundation in LIGHT is PERFECT. I just went medium ash blonde/brondei have green hazel eyes Do you look good in cream or white? Contrary to that, I absolutely burn first. Im 44 and I just found this outlol. Thank you! 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. Recommendations! Girl cant get no shopping satisfaction.. the struggle is real for us dark brown hair with coppery highlights, hazel eyes and pale olive skin types.also finnaly found a great cream for skin made of tea tree(Just) low on chemicals cleared me completly of acne and faded 90%of spots to find what I havent seen since I was 14-I have freckles, Please do tell! Almost an eggplant tone. I felt the love all through the post and in the comments section. Make-up to complement gray hair. When I walk into Ulta or Sephora in the cool months looking for foundation almost every consultant says I am cool or neutral. 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. Last year I gave the Fenty Pro Filtr a chance and it was a revelation! I havent been able to find any makeup that matches my skin tone and I think I actually switch from a cool olive to a warm olive when I have a little bit of a tan. Colored make-up is a struggle too since colors often look harsh or muddy against my skin tone. I also want to dye my hair a color but I dont know which color. Hi Diana, your background is EXACTLY my background, and our skins sounds the same! But I guess no one knew back then. Glowing skin, minimal makeup, and defined lashes compose Jessica's signature look. Or nars radiant creamy concealer in custard, I wonder how common this is in Croatia!? Cant wait so hope that it will help. Hi! Hold up a gold item and a silver item to your skin. Makeup tips for black hair, brown eyes, and tan/olive skin. Its the winter colouring I really struggle with as Im not as golden as I am in the summer still trying to find a good match for this. I think I couldve wrote this lol. But then a warmer shade is so yellow. Very close to me!! I only got the sample. I feel like Riri is olive but she goldens herself up a lot. Finally!!! 49 y.o. My skin gets a golden glow in the summer and I tan well, but I definitely have an unmistakable pink undertone. The rest is English, German, Irish and maltese. On top of that im a size xs so most of my clothes is too big. I will have to try the face makeup, and I will read through everyones comments. Ex1 in 2.0 slightly too light, plus the formula dried me out I guarantee there are way more of us out there who dont know they are olive! Its just my skin. hello! Im under the impression that post- base layer, I tan faster than nearly every other person of (northern) European descent that I know. Will definitely try darker hues or the same as my natural color only other shades. My hair is sorta walnut toned with tones of gold undertones. I dont look like a ghost anymore! Apparently ALL their foundations lean olive. I am light olive as well (not super super pale) with green really showing through. for make-up, i use loral 1,5n or 2n. For the best hair colors to stun with your beautiful olive skin and brown eyes, take a look at the options below! Wow..I can really relate to all of the comments here. I am so glad to see this discussion it confirms I am not delusional! Oh- Copper also looks good on eyes. I workout regularly, eat well, and get good sleep and still people ask me. OMG, I think youre the first person who Ive ever met that has the same skin tone situation. Perscriptives are good., they matched velum foundation for me. Had jet black hair, nice green eyes and tans SO easily. They add warmth to the skin without any pink or orange hues. But in the winter Im quite pale I compare myself with my fiancee and I just look greener, not necessarily darker. The Greeks or Hellenes are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and . 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. Olive skin isn't picky. Im half middle eastern and also have lighter skin with olive undertones like most people here. I too am pale olive. The green comes out the most when were not tanned, so you can see it better when shes lighter, but take a look at this: In this photo its most noticeable around my mouth, the sides of my neck and my arm. Im from Estonia, where the most popular hair colour is called a potato peel blonde, meaning a dusty greenish yellowish brownish mix. I have the foundation in 02. Me too! Purple hair colors in any shade really flatter olive skin tones and brown eyes. I usually have to mix lip colors to get to something that works. I have mostly English and Swedish ancestry, so no idea where this green undertone came from. Best Eyeshadow for Olive Skin Tones Warm gold, copper and brown shades look beautiful on your skin tone, so we recommend the Urban Decay Naked Half-Baked Mini Eyeshadow Palette. Though these may not work for everyone, I think we struggle with many of the same color issues and hopefully this will help you same some money. If you have dry skin, the yellow-green tint that olive complexions have can make you look ashy or grey, particularly in the dead of winter! Seems to line up with many of you out there and Im under the impression that a good chunk of Eastern European/Ashkenazi Jews also have the same quite pale skin with olive undertones. Im very pale compared to most people i know, so its like you said, you cant really tell what my undertone really is, when it just looks white standing next to other people. So warm, right? Im East Asian, but decidedly more tan. Prior to that, LOreal True Colour (I think thats the name?) It is nearly impossible to find a face makeup that matches my skin tone. Lol. Examples of Black Irish Celebrities and Public Figures Enya, Paul Ryan, Lara Flynn Boyle, Peter Gallagher, Rob James Collier, and Jennifer Connelly all have Irish ancestry, and all four of them would be called black Irish in the colloquial sense. White gives me a lot less sallowness than greys and is only slightly less neutral than those light gentle neutral colors. I agree with others the best match Ive ever tried is NARS Gobi. Im definitely pale olive and have finally found the right foundation for me: No. French, Irish, Welsh and English roots. I think its level 7 but a hairdresser said its 8. I can identify with all the comments above. It always picks up a red tint (that I despise) , I havent found the solution other than to not color it either, I have dark ashbrown hair, dark green-grey eyes with amber in it and this distinct skin color. I know hazel is more of a uniform mixture of green and brown. And all makeup and fashion advice I got throughout my youth as I was so pale went towards blueish (cool) pink colors and looking back on old photos of mine its so obvious how my makeup and clothing choices clash with my skin tone. I also have hazel eyes that verge on green. 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). What is Olive Skin Tone? Its the perfect shade for me. I was wondering about their cg(cool green) undertones. I have dark hair, dark green eyes, and tan. 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. xoxo, I have pale olive skin and, just like you, I love brick-o-la MAC lipstick, and also struggle with my hair Color. I just need that bit of blush in the color to avoid making myself look ashy. My mom has green eyes), chestnut brown hair with some red and blonde mixed in there. The neutral or brown reds in stores now just look pink on me. I use Nars pure radiance tinted moisturisers: Alaska (light 2) when paler and St Moritz (medium 1) when tanned. Cool chick; check her out. Guys hi!!! play with Ocicat #1 mixing with some Angora #2 (or #1), This article you wrote just speaks to my soul. Oh, did I mention yellow clothing looks absolutely horrible on me? You could try a light sage green. Browse the selection of the best hair color for hazel eyes and every skin tone for ultimate ideas on how to bring out the unique flecks in your eyes. Emerald green. I come from Norway and have some Italian geenes way back. Tom Ford Foundation stick Fawn. My DNA test said I am a British, Irish, German with a small amount Eastern European. I seem to be neutral toned? 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!) But I cant wear extremely cool tones, as they look off. Btw, does anyone here with pale olive skin also suffers from the eagle syndrome a.k.a body skin tends to tan more easily than face skin? But my hair is very dark brown and my eyes are grey-blue. Try shade Fawn from Tom Ford. Due to the fact that every race in the world had a meet up there on a moment or another. Needless to say, I stocked up! Unfortunately I had to return in because it broke apart on my oily skin. As a teenager, I was literally convinced by my family that it was related to my anemia at the time. I wish I could send my picture with this message, so you guys can all tell me if Im crazy, or if my undertone really is pale olive. Fellow olive skinned girl here. Kourtney Kardashian. I actually buy foundation that is designed for olive skin! Kristin Cavallari.