Yet every time I tried foundation for pale neutral skin tones, I looked terrible. The one good thing about having red undertones is that you could possibly mix in some liquid blush of the right shade to your foundation (test in small batches). The main thing that stood out was that near other people who are also pale without suntans (I tan quite dark and quite olive) I am green. I am preferring gold more now bc its what looks the best in the winter to brighten me up. -I know this from doing DNA tests. I am 30 and very pale, and I could never figure out my undertone or why certain colors that I thought would be flattering looked awful on me. You will notice that the yellow hue starts looking clearly olive. I am in the NC15 to 20 range and i love KGD. Neutral beiges are almost impossible to find and almost no foundation is as pale as I am. my clothes vary from a washed out black (not grey! The best foundation I have found is the Revlon Colorstay in Sand Beige. Haha Im not wearing makeup anymore, only a very light Korean bb cream that feels like Im not wearing anything I have dark blonde hair and light brown eyes, black hair looks terrible on me (I look like Morticia) and light blonde hair makes me look kinda boring The good thing is that I barely have wrinkles people say its so weird that I havent, even tough Im pale and 30 years old and almost all lipsticks look brighter on me than most people :) So I guess its time to love and embrace our rare skin tone. My undertone is green ashy gray cast. Check out 100% Pure. NARS Sheer Glow in Ceylan this has been discontinued I think, but they still have it on Asos (Im Polish, not sure if Asos works outside of Europe), For concealing spots/blemishes, Im currently using Urban Decay All Nighter concealer in Light Warm. Even if I have the pores, the scars, and the patchy skin I wont be orange anymore. Like, in pure light, I look kinda gold (but the greener kind). 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. Navy is fine? Deep berry, fuchsia, soft wine and indeed, the muted versions (nothing crisp or extremely blue) of purple DO actually stall the incredible green/grey tone of my skin. Moving away from toxic products due to health battles. It was the best colour match in concealers, but I hated the packaging (I prefer a wand, much easier!). Best colors to wear: Earth tones, green, orange, olive, blue, navy, pink, emerald, burgundy Dark Getty Images Cool Tone: Kerry Washington | Warm Tone: Beyonc Best hair colors include: Espresso,. I am trying another LM or NARS next. (Ash blond looms horrendous on me). She is a published writer both in print and online. My Dad is half Lebanese and French and Italian and my Mom is English and Irish. Yes, I am Eastern European, too, and at 35, Ive just figured out my undertone! If youve seen the Nyx Cant Stop Wont Stop foundation in Pale that would be my foundation colour if i had the right undertones for it. 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. Is. However, the color of the eyes is only one aspect of deciding your seasonal color palette. Im so used to my face being a different shade to my body (the closest Ive had to matching undertones is neutral foundations) that the first time I used it I was like like holy shit I look green and put it away for a month or so. Pale Olive Ladies/Gents!!!! The problem is a lot of olive foundations are golden orangey. very pale/fair, hazel green eyes, dark brown hair, freckles, burn like mad with OLIVE undertones! Most pale people are not like me, but rather have a healthy pinkish hue! Always pale, with greenish undereyes and lids actually, cannot live without concealer. Going darker and using the gold working as a warm hint, I tried coral, but of course, just makes me orange. Medium ashy brown hair, grey-green-blue eyes with small golden dots in it, also some freckles. Have you tried a dark grape or blackberry? My father is fair complected with higher Britain and Eastern European percentage, and my mother is darker olive complexion with higher Southern European and Middle Eastern, Caucasus percentages. 7) cool browns; Cool seasons (Summer or Winter) do not depend on contrast or lack of contrast between skin/hair/and eye color, rather it is the overall undertone of these three things. Im not the palest. So my best jewelry is rose gold and I also tend to think silver looks better than gold (gold makes me look tanner but like a bad tan Im sure you know exactly what I mean), my signature color is powder rose, but MUTED! But I know for a fact Im cool toned because I only suit silver jewelry. Steer clear of anything pastel especially lavender! Covermark Bo00 is the best I have tried. The key is your golden skin undertone and you haven't got so much contrast than Winters have. Theres a lot more but yeah I love this post :). . Burn easily and cant really tan. Stay away from any bright yellow/golden foundations, cool pinks, and reds. This curly short pixie is the perfect way to rock it! Getty Images. Make Up For Ever makes some (Chromatix Mix) and on the cheaper end of the spectrum L.A. Nothing ever looks good on me. It was like my face came alive. Thanks for this post. I tried Jeffrees concealers in C2 and C5 because I thought **maybe** I was neutral, but after seeing how grey they look and trying C6, I believe I am actually olive undertoned! Then it will look truly nude. Heres what Ive found that works as far as lipstick, blush & eyeshadow: Taupe eyeshadow looks amazing on me. and for twenty sad years Ive applied foundation from every major brand to look like an Oompa Loompa. As a pale-skinned beauty, you have reason to celebrate your looks! Check out their cream foundation. I never got matched correctly for foundation, so usually just wore a tinted sunscreen or moisturizer and always wonder whether I was just too picky or why nothing worked! They all clash. If you have green eyes, this kind of hairstyle can make you look fiercer and make your eyes look a little bolder. I also like her aesthetic. Really rich wine, like burgundy. Not all olives are warm. Mom mom and brother and pink toned with yellow blonde hair and sky blue eyes. For me emerald or forest green, deep muted blue, coolish bourdeaux, deep berries work the best. Right now my roots have grown out but the rest of my hair is a yellow cream colored blonde and It doesnt look very good with my skin tone. I have both 130 & 145. Works for me. I am still using the same concealers as mentioned before, nars in custard and tarte in light medium sand, I believe nars in vanilla would be a better option if you want to highlight the under eye area. That is the green color I get complemented on. Contrary to that, I absolutely burn first. Hey! I look best in auburn hair. I come from a mixed but mostly Eastern European background (Irish, German, Romanian and Ukrainian to be exact). Cool-toned foundation turns orange on me, warm-toned looks too yellow, and neutral turns grey/ashy on me. My body got tanned easily, but my face burned first, my face also looks more reddish than the rest of my body. My eyes are greyish blue outer with green and a small bit of gold inner circle. Either way, I believe that I am a warm/neutral now. I usually have to mix lip colors to get to something that works. But cold foundations dont suit me, so I gravitated to neutrals and was like a miracle to me. Thanks to my mostly German red-headed green eyed family :). My skin is likewise pale olive, with green-ish veins. A group of us had our colors done, and I was the ONLY one out of the group that the analyst was confused about. My veins too are sometimes blue, purple and teal looking. They change colors depending on the type of lighting and they turn vibrant green when my eyes are irritated from either allergies or when I'm crying (any time my eyes get watery). Pale olives please try Any suggestions on lips? This sounds like me, but I have more blue in my eyes, a mix of blue, green, grey and flecks of yellow-ish in the middle. I am exactly like u!! Thanks for all your advice! I always knew I have unique confusing colouring. I have struggled for a long time to find a foundation that matched my skin tone. Just make sure they have similar textures. I appreciate your struggle, mine is similar but on top of having pale olive skin I have neutral pink tones too. I have light ash brown hair and hazel/green eyes. I did finally find tarte amazonian clay foundation in light beige to be the perfect shade for my . I find that warm undertones (reds, oranges and browns) works great on me ~ also greens, but Im thinking you might be neutral-cool ^.^ anyways whats im trying to say is, middle way always suits me and it could work for you, too. I do best with neutral foundations and then just add some green pigment into it (love LA Girl foundation adjusters for that). Then I was trying to swatch a foundation on my arm and I took a picture, and the person I sent it to said all I see on your skin is green. Ive always wondered why around my mouth, foundation or no, I look green. It is more of a yellow based formula and I find it blends well on most skin tones. Recommendations! Haha! Im a whole lot of shades lighter, but the undertone is definitely there. Same experience, same results at prescriptives. Mixed bag of genetics and I tan freakishly easily. My ethnicity showed up as Jewish Sicilian, Eastern European with Scots-Irish 10%, Britain 10%, Middle East 2% Caucasus 2%, Russia/Finland 1%. I workout regularly, eat well, and get good sleep and still people ask me. I had been using fair neutral from tarte but it was never quite right everything is a bit easier now that I finally understand how olive works, Omg! When Im pale not many foundations match. Rimmel Stay Matte in Moca pale, slightly beige nude The colour looked almost invisible on my face because it matched me so well. and brown eyes with green swirl. I think if you had to pick a tint or a side, Im a hair on the warm side of olive, e.g. But its trash. NEUTRAL UNDERTONES The foundation should be very fair and green-olive-based. I know this is an old post, but still . Maybe because theyre seen me when tanned (which is quite an achievement I have to tan carefully and slowly), they recognize it. Fenty already came out with light olive shades..130 and 145, Thanks so much, unfortunately, I tend to be a little more tan then both of these shades, theyre several shades too light for me!! I can finally find flattering colours for me now that I have escaped from my former fixation error that those of us mistakenly labelled as warm colouring should wear warm tones of clothes and makeup (or that those of us who are light/pale olive should wear bright colours) your discovery of us green folk deserves a Peace prize! youve helped me understand why I gravitated towards deep violets, navy, pale rose, and certain other favorites literally since I was a small child. I am a dirty blonde (used to be strawberry) with red tinted hair in the sun and green eyes. Olive skin is a general moderate tone can have shades of brown and tan with green, yellow, or golden undertones. Mauves. Adriana Lima's blue eyes pop against her olive skin. . And the right foundation shade makes it clear that yes, I am actually pretty fair, apart from my very tan forehead lol. Im also from Croatia, with ash blond hair, and grey/blue eyes. I just went looking for green concealer thinking that could be my solution and then I came across this thread. Many strategies have been implemented, but they are not perfect since I also have hormonal acne. I am capable of tanning VERY well, but I definitely fully burn first. In summers white colors now look gray. Very close to me!! last month, which made me look coffin-ready! Hi! My mom is like this, shes fairly darker than me while I am quite pale. especially now since I havent spent extended periods of time in the sun like I did when I was kid. Im a make-up lover, and have tried a LOT of lipsticks in my life. Oh, hy there! I just want to say that I`ve tried EX1 in 001 and 002 and both look very very pink on my skin. I had a suspicion I saw green tones in my skin and brown. This spring I found EX1, a new brand that caters to olive skin ONLY. silver jewellery close to my face looks awful (cool). I have no idea how to work with this I really struggle with foundation and concealer too, anyone here with similar colouring, have you found products and colours that work? Currently using tarte light sand beige. Youve just described me except the eyes are very pale grey blue. That is the extent of good colours for me. Yaaaassss!!!! Im Southern Italian ( grandmother had jet black hair wit blue eyes ), Austrian, German & Russian. I burn so so easily that before tan I actually peel my skin off. Hey! reference, Im like an NC15 (but MAC C is too yellow and the W Both look fine on me, but Im allergic to gold, so I stick with silver. Mostly I avoid red lipsticks because they inevitably bring out the red in my face, but all of these have worked for me in the past. Finding a foundation is hard. The difference is that hazel eyes have brown and green in them, while amber eyes are a solid, uniform dark orangey color. Hi x many thanks to Loepsie and all who advise on this most wonderful blog xxx I posted about green grey skin tone problems and have taken the extremely kind advice very seriously indeed! Its a teeeeny bit light for me, barely noticeable, but matches my jawline perfectly. If your job and lifestyle permit unnatural colors, one or more of those might be fun to try :). I have a very pale complexion, but am able to build up a tan quite easily I have dark brown, ash-toned hair and hazel eyes. Which green concealer do you use?? It is literally described for olive undertone. So on sunny days, my hair and skin have a golden hue, and on rainy days I just look green all around. My face is rose beige . Heres some products that I finally found: I burn, then tan lightly in a reddish brown. (Incidentally do you guys flush easily? Native American, and Italian here. Gradually I also figured out it may be due to a good chunk of my ancestry being from Eastern Europe. People claim that if I have both pinks and yellows, I am neutral, meaning I can look great in any hair color. But anyway, is it normal for people like us to look different Colors in different lighting? Hey! As a teenager, I was literally convinced by my family that it was related to my anemia at the time. Very interesting. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. through my skin with ease. 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