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Olive Beauty
Hello and welcome olive people of the world!!
I have created a list below of colours in my range that I think really compliment olive skin tones. In each case, I've listed recommendations for light - medium, medium and deep skin tones and have categorized each section into desaturated olive (blue/green grey) and saturated olive (yellow/green).
Don’t worry if you feel you don’t fit exactly into either of the categories as olive skin is a complex spectrum, and you may see all of these elements depending on the day and the light! The majority of the shades will work with both.
Here are two videos I have made about olive skin tones...
Olive Undertones… what are they and do YOU have them?!
When You Finally Understand Why Nothing Looks Right on Your Skin - Olive Skintones Part 2
One thing I will say is although these shades are recommended to flatter olive skin tones best, colour is a highly personal, emotional and expressively creative part of each individual so if you want to wear a colour just because you love it… then go right ahead!
Love,
Lisa Xx
Looks for olive skin tones
Lip
Muse Lip Colours
This iconic lip colour has a balanced mix of muted ‘dirty rose’ undertones, resulting in a desaturated rosewood. This shade has an equal mix of cool and warm pigments resulting in a nuanced blend that work well on all olive skin tones. The natural colour of lips will determine which way this shade leans (so very blue lips will enhance the coolness and warmer red lips may see this shade as warmer).
True Velvet Lip Colour
The medium muted cool pink tones of Blush Lightly work well to add a natural-looking fresh and lively, pretty, flush to lips and cheeks. Works really well on desaturated olive complexions, as it blends harmoniously with the blue/grey tones in your skin – also, and for different reasons, it can flatter saturated olivesas it lifts yellow green sallowness and enlivens the face.
True Velvet Lip Colour
The soft red madder rose tones of Enchantment are desaturated and perfectly balanced so that it doesn’tl ean too yellow, orange, blue, red or pink. This is the most effortless shade of red for light to medium-deep olive complexions and can help to enliven a sallow or desaturated complexion without overpowering.
Rouge Experience Refillable Lipstick
The neutral pink tones of Lisa are fresh and lively yet muted and work well on light olive tones to add soft, pink rosiness without being too bright. Works better on a warm olive skin as the warmth may be too contrasting for a very desaturated skin (although you can balance this with a lip pencil like Sculpt & Shade Lip Pencil in 2C).
Velatura Balm Dewy Lip and Cheek Stick
This natural, muted cool pink in a sheer, buildable formula works well to lift light to medium-deep saturated and desaturated olives, resulting in a naturally enhanced flush, and is perfect if you’re looking for an effortless multi-tasking hero for both lips and cheeks.
Velatura Balm Dewy Lip and Cheek Stick
This rich, vibrant cool purple-berry in a sheer, buildable formula works well to lift and enliven the yellow tones in saturated, warm olive complexions, and works equally well on true-to-desaturated olives, of all depths. It’s perfect if you’re looking for an effortless multi-tasking hero for both lips and cheeks.
Eye
What type of olive are you?
Light desaturated: Skin can appear muted, almost cool green/blue-grey, especially in winter.
Light saturated: You see more of the warm yellowy green tones in the skin.
Medium desaturated: Skin can appear muted, almost cool green/blue-grey, especially in winter.
Medium saturated: You see more of the warm yellowy green tones in the skin.
Deep desaturated: Skin can appear muted, almostcoolgreen/blue-grey, especially in winter.
Deep saturated: You see more of the warm yellowy green tones in the skin.
True olive: You see a bit of all of the olive undertones mentioned above.
