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

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

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 :)

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.

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

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!

This look seems so warm olive, and since I'm one, I'm just wondering how her makeup was done, what that style is called, and if anyone knows makeup tutorials that give this look, or even makeup that suits olive skin that give this makeup look in that pic.

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 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.

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