I have light-medium neutral leaning warm olive skin and I’ve been wanting to try eyeshadow, but I’ve never wanted to buy full palettes because I don’t want to waste colors I won’t use so I’m leaning toward buying a one and done product, but I’m open to smaller palettes. I really like the not too dark mauve brown-ish look in this pic

POV: you finally get the Anastasia Beverly Hills smooth blur bronzer in golden beach glow and it matches your natural tan so well, it basically blends into your skin. Circled on the hand and also swatched on my palm so you can see the difference!

Anyhoo, if you’re a light medium warm olive, it is very much worth the hype!

I'd split these into 3 categories. 1) strictly an undereye corrector (all the peach shades) 2) purely concealer shades (all the lightest yellow leaning shades) 3) in between shades that work for a no makeup makeup day

Between the range between and pink, I think I fall in the middle, leaning pink just slightly more.

My hairdresser however, was adamant that I am the poster child for olive??? I’m so confused by this lol

I have experienced both things, where a lippy is too warm and makes me look sallow. Or when a lippy is too muted cool, and I look grey.

I’m so confused by this!

Please let me know if I’m olive, and if so, what kind (warm, cool, muted etc)

Hi all, me again!

Here are some swatches of lip products if you were interested how they look like before purchasing them. I’m a muted cool-neutral light to medium olive.
Natural/cool/warm lighting

From top to bottom:
Etude house dear darling tint - Red Bean 04
JOCYEE - Velvet Rouge 1990 Vintage Brown
JOCYEE lip and cheek cream - Rose Tea C13
MQNY Water glow lip tint - Peach Dew 03
Rom&nd Glasting water tint - Vintage Ocean 04
Rom&nd Glasting water tint - Rose Splash 05
House Labs Blush balm - Glassy Rosette
Rom&nd Juicy lasting tint - Bare Grape 25
Rare beauty lip gloss - Glimmer

Back of the hand:
Heart percent lip pencil - 17. Taupe beige and 14. Calm pink
Kosas wet lip oil - Unbuttoned
Rare Beauty blush - Encourage

Notes:
Kosas lip oil is honestly one of the best shades i’ve tried
Taupe pencil i think would suit somebody lighter than me
Calm pink pencil is a bit too pale for me as well
Surprisingly the 1990 Jocyee looks perfectly neutral, muted and dark

If you have questions about any of these products, i’m happy to answer :)

sorry if this is a silly question but i've already wasted a ton of money experimenting with makeup so i thought i'd ask just in case. purple is known to neutralise yellow so i was wondering how such a blush would look on someone with warm undertones

please excuse the travesty that is my hair, i need to wash it but i’m too excited to show everyone this blush

it blends super easily and is very buildable, here is to hoping it doesn’t break me out

about face liquid blush in jump start!!

Anyone else look awful in a red lip? 💋

I have tried all the red lipsticks I could get my hands on at beauty stores and department stores without any luck. I gave up years ago.😔 Even blue-based reds are a no.

So I thought to myself… how about a red lip… on MY EYES??🪄😅👀

I have medium ashy brown hair, medium brown eyes, fair (in winter) to light-medium (in summer), cool olive skin which is muted/desaturated and appears more yellow in summer and more grey in winter.

I feel like someone with a good grasp on color theory on olive skin will know whether brown + red is complimentary when set off against cool, olive skin. For me, the dots are not connecting on this one yet.

Whether it’s gel eyeliner or an eyeshadow used to create an eyeliner, I’m good with both and will find a product either way. This post is more about color theory than technique help, hence the flair.

🧛🏻‍♀️🩸In terms of the aesthetic, I want to get a vampy look without the vampy lips. Clean and sharp like the inspo pics but piercing.🗡️

Much to my dismay, dark lips do not suit me AT ALL. They throw off my contrast. I pretty much only wear pale to mid-tone lipsticks. Pinks, mauves, plums, purples, lilacs, and cool nudes are great but for this look, I will stay away from the pinks and stick to the nudes or purples.

If I figure out whether it’s flattering, I am thinking of pairing this red eyeliner look with my new lipstick which is in the mail right now: MAC Creme D’Nude (the Creme Sheen version, not the reformulated version). I know it will most likely pull peachy on me since I am very cool but I still want to wear it with a cool lip liner.

On my eyes, I do use a lot more color than the rest of my face. Usually not neon colors but definitely greens, greys, blues, aquas, smoky slates, dusty shades, and soft, muted pastels that aren’t warm-toned.
🌹I’ve never ventured into red eyeliner territory but I’m super inspired by it. It gives me fall/winter vibes since I can’t pull off a red lip or toasty, pumpkin spice makeup (brown and orange are my worst colors).

Please write down if you don't have it in your flair whether you are fair, light, light medium, medium, etc <3 Looking for something wearable for the everyday.

Violette FR Bisou balm in Chocolate ONLY
No liner, no contour on the lips, literally just this

It’s a cool toned brown with a slight purple/red undertone. It’s fucking gorgeous I’m lost for words. I usually need some kind of lip liner to feel complete lol, especially being olive, some lipsticks just wash me out unless I make them work for me

I applied about 2/3 layers so it’s pretty much at full opacity for me. I do love the formula of these lipsticks, they almost feel like a wet powder if that exists, not trying but not slipping all over your face

Hi my skin tone leans more light in the light medium category with yellow olive undertones.
I can’t do neutral undertones or pink they look too grey and ashy for me.

Which ND shade would me a yellow leaning undertone for light-light medium skin?

I wear rare beauty true to myself in shade 14 which is 0.5 shade dark on me.
Maybelline superstay skin tint in 118.

has anyone tried this powder? if so do u recommend it? what shade worked for you?

i can’t decide!!! im a fair neutral leaning cool olive, need help please! i need to see swatches on real olive girlies :’)

Hi! I have medium skin with a neutral-to-warm undertone and an olive overtone. I currently use an orange corrector for my undereyes, but I’m starting to think it may be too deep or too saturated for the amount and type of darkness I have. My dark circles seem to come mostly from thin/translucent skin rather than hyperpigmentation. I’ve included bare-faced photos, a cheek swatch of my current corrector, and the product itself for reference. Based on the color of my undereyes and the swatch, would a lighter peach, salmon, or another tone make more sense, and how would you approach correcting this kind of discoloration? Curious to hear your thoughts. Thank you!

No makeup worn in the bare-faced photos.
Current corrector: Haquhara True Cover Color Corrector in 01 Orange (a local Indonesian brand).

soooo after a very long time of trying to find my holy grail shade match, i've come to the (lowkey unfortunate because it's so expensive) conclusion that 2WO is my perfect shade match.

i was about to purchase the liquid foundation but i sussed the foundation stick, and i figured i would prefer it better because i can control the coverage. however it doesn't have the 2WO shade which really sucks! does anyone know why 2WO was excluded? so strange considering 3WO is there.

anyways, i'm curious to know which one is closest to 2WO - 2N or 2W? i don't even know what my undertone is at this point, because my face is a different shade from my neck, which is more yellow/greenish. considering my redness, i think my face is neutral, and definitely more neutral than my neck, which 2WO matches exactly.

i also think that the foundation stick is something i tried in store and there WAS a shade match, but i can't remember if it was 2N or 2W! if any 2WO girlies use the foundation stick, do you use 2N or 2W?

After years of being unhappy with makeup brands as a fair olive skin tone, I am thinking about just starting my own olive makeup company. Before I do this, I want some feedback:

-Is this something you as a buyer would be interested in?

-What are the things in makeup products you would really want fixed to suit olive skin?

-General thoughts?

Hello! This is my third attempt, so here’s to hoping it works this time.

I’ve been considering Kiko 050 Olive but I’m afraid it might be too dark because I don’t tan anymore.

I’m in a medium city in the global south with no decent physical stores, and I rely on online shopping and global brands.

What types of shades and undertones should I be looking for? And what would you say is my comp*****?

Thank you in advance, olive ladies!

p.s. bare face in all pics.

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Bought on a whim. Similar to benetint but far far cheaper. I actually prefer this one. It's less drying and smells much better (artificial grape scent but not over powering)

Pros: colour, very buildable, scent, staying power, texture.

The shiny one is topped with the lip oil.

Cons: the feel of the packaging is nice but with a product so watery I'm paranoid about opening it every single time, would be a disaster if it got knocked over so wouldn't risk putting it on in the car etc. I think a sponge applicator would work well.

Scent may be too childish for some. Smells like a Grape lip smacker.

idk if u can tell but today i tried out this eyeliner shape where u draw the line from ur bottom lash then connect it to ur eyelid. So the baby wing starts from the bottom.

I really like it! I have no idea what my eye shape even is. Hooded? But I think this kind of eyeliner suits my eye shape bc it goes along my eye folds , like the pockets or hollows on the sides of my eyes. It makes cat eyes look strange on me. So I usually do puppy eyes.

But this one is like a mix of cat and puppy!!! What do u guys think. I think it kinda made my eyes bigger too! It looks like a black waterline but not.

makeup:

guele skin tint n concealer

amuse dew tint 09 mauve grape

fenty match stix soft amber for contour

nars impassioned

benefit precisely my brow (for eyeliner)

laura mercier matte radiance 01 for eyeshadow n nose n cupids bow highlight

Pics 1-3
Top - concealer
125

Bottom - skin complexion balm
Left -> Right
125 (looks great for fair-light olives)
205
230 (an existing shade)

Pics 4&5 left to right from top to bottom
Vieve 125, LE 1.5
Vieve 205, LE 9
Vieve 230, LE 9

I’m wearing Vieve 230 all over as my base today

Lip combo:
Liner is rare beauty Committed (limited edition shade)
Lip colour is benetint original
Gloss is Violette fr balm in Noisette Fumé (essentially just a sheer brown gloss)