Having an olive undertone is so painful sometimes LMAO. I appreciate your mixing in blue pigment with warm foundation tip cuz I literally still have to mix to get my perfect shade match 😭

@therealJamieJoy

4 ай бұрын

Maybe you can mix up a whole bottle by adding the blue pigment so you won't have to do it every time you get ready?

@laurenwilliams933

4 ай бұрын

Facts lol

@Soullynatural

4 ай бұрын

I just found the blue pigment it’s been a game changer for my makeup

I’m Italian and Greek, and I’m a very fair olive. Foundation was a nightmare until recent years. The new About Face foundation in the fair olive shade is super close, just a tad deep for me in winter/spring. But still wonderful to see brands coming out with shades for us! It’s like Kermit says, “it’s not easy being green” lol 💚

@kristinbagrier178

4 ай бұрын

It's definitely not easy being green 😅. I was just trying to use a shade finding tool for foundation a couple of days ago and it asked if I was warm, cool or neutral. Where's the 👽 option!?! Most brands that realize olive is a skin tone think it only exists in medium to deep complexions.

@CathDaddy

4 ай бұрын

Same!! Also Greek. It’s nearly perfect but the tiniest bit dark. So sad 😢

@sebumpostmortem

4 ай бұрын

Let' s start calling ourselves _elaion_ undertone, please. We have the most ancient, specific, special word to design our goldengreen skin. 😉 Hugs from Spain, dear cousins🧛🏻‍♀️🖤

@kristinbagrier178

4 ай бұрын

@sebumpostmortem I love that! I'm going to start telling people I have an elion complexion. I'm a mut so I have no clue where or who it comes from. I'm Swedish and Scotch-Irish on my mother's side. My paternal grandfather was Jewish born in Ukraine and my grandmother was born in Ireland.

@karenferrara

4 ай бұрын

Wow I was just saying that . The about face is phenomenal.

Please do a video all about OLIVE! I am a pale Olive, and have spent a fortune on foundations that are close, but not quite. Olive is starting to appear, but more for the medium to deep shades, while Pale and Light are still left to add blue or green to our foundation - messy and ridiculous if you ask me.

@MSUSPARTANS1973

4 ай бұрын

You need to watch Alex Anele. She just did THE BEST video about 3 weeks ago. It’s called I swatched all my foundations to find the best olive shade. She’s excellent! She did them all in lines next to each other on her face so you could really see the differences.

@gingerhalo123

4 ай бұрын

Watch style me jenn and Hannah Louise poston. Hannah is a pale olive!

@LeadmareLibertad

4 ай бұрын

I so agree with your comment 👏🏻 yes more olive choices are starting to appear but hardly any for pale/light olive people like me 😅 I’ve done a couple of series trying to find foundations that fit into the light olive category and the sad part is that eventually the good ones I find get discontinued 🥲

@niinafletcher

3 ай бұрын

@@LeadmareLibertad- I think not many people know much about olive undertones. I only recently discovered that lighter complexion skin tones can be olive! 😮 Like mentioned in this video- I thought it was only applicable to those with a Middle East or Asian descent. I know of a handful of high end brands that offer olive shades. However, when it comes to the drugstore… you have to just go with the closest yellow undertone foundation. 😔😵‍💫

@HollyLuYa94

3 ай бұрын

Omg yessss! If a brand does have some olive toned foundations then they're usually in very dark shades for some reason. It's so frustrating.

And to make olive undertones more complex, you can be a cool olive or a warm olive. Despite what foundation shades lead us to believe, not all warm olives are medium to deep. I have literally found ONE foundation that exactly matches my skin, Urban Decay's Stay Naked Foundation in CG30, and of course they have discontinued it. 😢

@yourfuturewaifu9061

4 ай бұрын

I enjoyed that one too. All the good ones get discontinued, I swear.

@bridgetilardo7878

4 ай бұрын

Try about face!! They have olive in fair, medium, and deep!

@m.e.5

4 ай бұрын

🫰🏼🫰🏼🫰🏼

@sebumpostmortem

4 ай бұрын

True, it' s more complex but also incredibly versatile. We can make our skin lean to yellow and kill warmies or to green and slay cold tones😉🖤.

@beckita-c6h

4 ай бұрын

An us olive cool toned people are rarely talked about.

Ty Marlena for shouting out olive undertones’ lack of representation! There’s esp a gap to bridge w us light olives (brands treat us as if we don’t exist), so that blue corrector x warm foundation hack’s so good. Your paper test is so legit and I was able to understand my undertone in comparison to others’ and foundation swatches (all shades in my complexion range were either too gray, too pink, or too peach/orange). To my fellow green people: look for that gray/green (or khaki as Marlena said) and know not each olive is the same-some are very yellow olive (like me), some pull more gray. If you find people ask if your unwell/jaundiced bare faced, you’re more than likely in the olive gang!

@ShwMeTheWhey

3 ай бұрын

What foundations have you found that work for your skin tone? TY!

Please... More about light olive undertones!!! How do I choose the right mixer to adjust a concealer & foundation without messing up the formula (LA girl, Temptu S/B adjuster, Kryolan, etc)?? How do I color correct if neither pink nor peach seems to look right with light olive skin?? How do I select the right bronzer & contour shades??

The problem with most foundation brands is they really don’t cater to people who are truly cool in undertone. They can label something as being cool but nine times out of 10, I can’t wear them because they are way too yellow on me. There’s one brand that has always done true cool tones right and that is the cover girl. True blend line.it’s the only brand that offers a true skin match to me

Olive skin tones (especially fair olive) have been so unrepresented in the beauty space but I’m so happy us olive undertoned people are starting to see more olive foundation shades being put out by brands!!🤩

I tried so hard to learn from this video bc I'm terrible at determining undertones But your eye showdow is soooo distracting!! It's sooooo PRETTY!!! I'll have to watch this again lol

True cool undertones look fantastic in those Rich jewel tones. Like deep, purple, navy blue Rich emerald or Pine Green, cobalt blue in certain pastels like pale, yellow or lavender can also look good on cool skin tones.

Thank you for including olive!

I have never ever found a foundation match until recently. I always had to buy two shades and mix them together to get the right shade. I live in a small town, so I couldn't get shade matched. One weekend for our anniversary, we went out for a day trip, and this was my chance to finally be shade matched. To my surprise, I have olive undertones. Shocking, I never imagined a black person can have olive undertones. Since finding out my latest foundation purchases have been wonderful.

Coral and peach bushes look better on me. But a warm bright pink looks great too.

@CallmeCalypso

2 ай бұрын

You're probably warm neutral

2:05 Marlena: Appreciate your mentioning olives are ignored but please don't lump all olives as warm. *We are not.* See the spectrum below. Olive undertones can be warm-olive, neutral-olive, or *cool-olive* . There are also northern Europeans who have porcelain skin that have olive undertones. Any skin color can have an olive undertone: porcelain, fair, light, medium, dark, deep. Next there is muted/desaturated and bright/saturated. The options are: * bright warm-olive undertone * bright neutral-leaning warm-olive undertone * muted warm-olive undertone * muted neutral-leaning warm-olive undertone * neutral bright-olive undertone * neutral muted-olive undertone * muted neutral-leaning cool-olive undertone * muted cool-olive undertone * bright neutral-leaning cool-olive undertone * bright cool-olive undertone

@DrGoldieMD

3 ай бұрын

Can you explain bright vs muted? This is so intriguing.

I’m an olive undertone, which took me years to discover, but there are at least two companies that now cater to olive gals. What a difference. Yeah!

Hi Marlena!! Thank you for this video!! Much needed! 🩷

You explain everything flawlessly!

Loved the break down on the blush colors. The face applications for foundation and blush were super helpful. Thanks Marlena. 💗

Great video, lots of tips to help one learn. I was quizzing myself the entire video. Thanks!

The blush lesson was amazing!!!

Thanks for doing this and sharing your expertise. I appreciate you so, so much !

Thank you for talking about olive undertones!!

Great information! I thought the cool colored foundation swatch looked best on you.

Thank you SO much, Marlena! You are such a pro and your knowledge about this kind of thing paired with your ability to explain things so effortlessly is your superpower! Fabulous video, my friend!

Great info, thank you for enlightening us. Also, your eyeshadow looks amazing, can you give a tutorial on that?

Thank you for this video! Also… can we get a tutorial on this eye look?! It’s gorgeous! 😍

Marlena! You’re so sweet and so helpful with your tips! Thank you!❤️

Marlena, I really appreciate your educational videos, I really enjoy this type of content. Thank you very much for teaching us, a big hug from Chile 😘

YES! THIS! THANK YOU!!! I am Puerto Rican & I am a true olive. I’ve been let down my so many brands both high & low. Thank you so much for the clarity💖

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this video! Exactly what I have been looking for!

We NEED a tutorial on this eye look PLEASE!! 💛

Very good video explaining the differences.

I am a new follower. Holy cow! I wish I have found you sooner. This video was so educational and would’ve saved me from investing in the wrong make up. Thank you for this!!!❤

Olive girly here, & I’m pretty light too in the winter, it makes foundation hunting a pain! Thank God for the new About Face light olive shades!❤

I have needed this video! Thank you!

I looooove your eye makeup!!

Thank you so much for the clarification finally! I’m 46 and never really understood until now. Thank you again 😊

ABSOLUTELY loved!,,,, this video, thank you sweetie 😊

Excellent video ❤️💜🩵💙💪👍💕👋 love you Marlena 💕

Love your vids. Simple & educational.. I’m a warm. ❤❤

Oh hello gorgeous 👋 Ty ty ty for helping with undertones and colors!!! I'm 54 and have no clue❤ I saw a video where a beautiful young lady had mix in pigments in the colors blue, yellow, red and white. She changed several products into a different color and consistency with the pigments. It was so educational ❤

Thankyou for this video !!! 💕💕💕

I'm definitely an olive/neutral, but I'm light skinned. I'm definitely not golden or cool. My coloring tends to be more tan even though I'm super light. When I was a kid, my skin was much darker than it is now. I think olive skin tone gets missed a lot because people assume, to be olive skinned, one has to be dark skin. This is just not that case.

You are the best teacher. I always learn so much from you. Thank you

girl you may have saved me with this video! i've been looking to revamp my whole skincare/makeup routine because its never felt completely right. my mum always comments on how my skin is 'olive' but no makeup brands say it so i just go with the fact that i'm fairly pale now and i have v red cheeks (and have done since i was a kid) so i just assumed i was cool/neutral. so i have a feeling this may help me out a lot.

Your eye look is stunning! Can you do a Video on it?

Plss do more on olive! Not a lot of beauty gurus talk abt this

Super helpful! Thanks 🙏

Your a wonderful teacher!

Appreciate your knowledge and expertise!!!

Thank you, this was very informative.

Hello Marlena, I like this kind of video, we learn we learn. I am Mediterranean and I have an olive complexion, it is difficult for me to find suitable foundations. Thanks for this tutorial🤩🤩🤩

Thank you, that was very helpful.

I think the cool foundation looks good on you out of all of them you put on❤ and the pink blush

For years, before knowing I have an olive complexion, I would add a tiny bit of blue pigment to warm foundations. I had no idea I was actually making a slightly green tint. I just thought I was “making my foundation a little neutral but not too neutral”. Sometimes id accidentally add too much blue then I’d add more yellow pigment. I face palm whenever I think about it. After I learned about olive fair to light complexions and how to color correct. Did it finally click that I’ve been doing that for years without realizing it 😅

@m.e.5

4 ай бұрын

You weren’t completely wrong thinking you’d been correcting the warm foundations 😛

@therealJamieJoy

4 ай бұрын

Yep! Color theory is super important to choosing makeup. Good job!

I've always been indecisive until the white paper !!! Lol Thanks darlin!

Thank you for another much needed vid! ❤

Yes! I'm 50 and still ? My undertone as years go by😂... trial and error,geez my sunspots, broken veins,age spot.. TFS ❤

Amazing! I was at Mac last week, looking for a lip pencil - I’ve had trouble finding the right one! I was told I was neutral right away & got the perfect shade. I always believed I was a summer ( cool ) and all of my clothes are. They always made me feel so dull! New warmer clothes for me! 😘

What the eye look you are wearing in this video???? Best ever!!!

TY so much for this video! I was told all my life I was a light cool tone… and my makeup never looked right. Ever. Too orange or too pink… Discovered at 52 I’m a light/Medium Olive! My daughter is a Medium Olive too! Please dive deeper into the lighter Olive shades!

Wish I had this video few weeks ago....Still grateful for it now!

I have a dark olive undertone and for years I couldn’t get good foundation matches. I started to try neutral tones, which helped tremendously. One day my sister told me I was olive and my mind was blown. Sure enough, I finally found a perfect shade match. Thanks for this video. Please do an olive series 😘

For years I would be plastered with orangey or grey ashy foundations at work. Am warm olive… love my blue NYX pigment to save my many foundations! Lisa Eldridge foundations have great olive options!

@m.e.5

4 ай бұрын

🙏🏼

Thank you for a great video! Years ago I got color matched at the Perscriptives counter and they told me I wax a yellow orange which translated into warm in other brands. However, once the brand went by the wayside, I found I am more neutral but lately I get some shades with pink undertones recommended to me as a match. They actually look pretty good as long as they aren’t too pink.

I'm olive 💚 Loreal freshwear in linen 425 and nars deuville are really good matches

Thank you for this video.........learned a lot...

Thank you for this video!!! Always struggled with my undertone!!🥹❤️

Great information! Thanks!

Can you please do a tutorial on your eyeshadow look you are wearing today

Hi Marlena, I’m new here and this was so helpful. Question for you- my hair color is white, a little black and shades of gray. Blue eyes. I think my skin is neutral but wow it’s hard to tell and haven’t had much luck with help at the stores. Any thoughts would be most welcome. Thank you in advance!

If you love a foundation and it’s too peachy how could you correct it? We would love in depth video how to color correct foundation! That would be sooo helpful!

You're amazing!!

I wish I knew all of this information years ago! All of these years, I have been wearing neutral when I'm really cool toned!

Marlena- could you explain cool olive. That is what I am and beyond having finally found a foundation match- I have no idea how to pick colors so I stay realllllly basic with eye makeup and blush (I usually skip it because a lot of colors look awful). I have confounded a couple of makeup artists at Mac and Sephora.😂😂 when people think olive they think of the more golden olive- that tan really well. I always enjoy your videos- I think the blush demonstration was effective and demonstrated what you were saying.

@bolboretadelume

3 ай бұрын

If you’re a cool olive, you have yellow and blue in your undertone, but more blue than yellow, so, in my opinion, the colors that would look better on you would be those that contain yellow and blue but more blue than yellow: cool browns, cool greens, cool burgundies. Also, colors containing red and blue (cool purple) can look good on cool olives. You also need to check if you’re muted or bright to see if you need a muted or bright variety of those shades. I hope this helps! 😀

I hope you can answer this question. My skin is like your skin. Can you tell me what number and the nars foundation you use.

Thank you so much for thinking of us olive girls. I'm Russian and it's so hard to match a color, I always have to mix my own formula even though I've been matched many times at places like sephora

It's so hard to find a true cool-toned foundation; most of the time they're vaguely peachy, and sometimes even labeled as such. It's really hard for me to find a base product that doesn't look yellow on me.

@m.e.5

4 ай бұрын

My friend had the same issue 🫶🏼

@Katsbeautyspace

4 ай бұрын

Every foundation looks yellow on me

Luv this video!

Light warmer olive here. Struggled with foundations and bronzers look so orange on me.

Marlena, what is your opinion on Haus of Labs foundation shade range? They have so many but as a light neutral I AM STRUGGLING. Looks grey on me and then I ordered peachier ones but I look pink 😢. Any ways to help choose a neutral shade?

I'm pretty sure I'm olive but I like neutral foundation shades more than warm because they look less yellow on me

@m.e.5

4 ай бұрын

I totally get that-I’m a yellow olive and neutrals can help balance our tone!

I like both gold and silver.

I have vitiligo...turned completely white, including my eyelashes and eyebrows, my veins are blue/green...very warm, tan easily.. Now? I'm cool tone, had to lighten my hair from black to medium brown...it took so long to figure stuff out for me

What does it mean when cool pink blushes turn warm and peachy on my skin?

I am fair to light, my veins are blue and I like to wear silver. But I am definitly not cool toned. My face is more neutral-warm but definitly warmish. Sometimes I feel my face looks green. I heard that body and face can have different undertones. Still I am not sure if I am doing things right :D

What about if you have a cool undertone (I am what they call a cool winter as assessed by a professional colour analyst) but a warm overtone (Mediterranean skin)? Would you match then undertone or overtone when buying foundation???

I don’t even know if this brand is still a thing but back in the early 2000s, Sue Devitt was the most incredible line for olive and other hard to match ethnic skin tones

Hi, question for the under tone. I have a lot of yellow on my but also some red., if I choose a warm undertone it looks to orange on me but if I choose a Neutral it looks a little pink. I always have a hard time with choosing the right undertone. What do you think I should choose as an undertone . Please help me.

Love this! 😍 Thank you for using the #ANISABeauty Tapered Highlight Brush! 💜✨

I can't help to think that instead of categories, it is more like a spectrum in my experience! I have very obvious green veins and looks better in gold jewelry. Quite certain I gravitate towards warm but not too yellow, instead it's more like warm-neutral. If that makes sense?

I wear Santa Fe in NARS Light Reflecting Foundation. I feel like in the summer it's a little light. I'm not sure if I'm a neutral or cool.

I’m 61 and I finally have enough information to determine I am indeed a cool undertone. Thank you Marlena

Where have you been all my life? I’ve made EVERY makeup and hair mistake in the book! This video was SOOOO GOOD, and helped so much! I have ashy dark blonde/light brown hair with no red at all. It lifts very quickly to white blonde. I have blue eyes with a darker limbal ring on the outside. I usually use a neutral shade of foundation (mostly around my nose) because I have some ugly red from rosacea that drives me crazy. The information you presented makes me think I’m doing at least SOME things right, and I’d like to apologize to the world at large for having to look at me all those years I tried to wear RED hair. I look back at pictures, and I think YUCK! I think red hair is BEAUTIFUL-just not on me! Thanks again! 🌻

I'm in between neutral and warm. I mixed both together.

I’m Asian but I have an olive undertone and tan super easily plus I live in CA so I’m tan for 9 months of the year lol. I hate hate trying to find foundations to match my skin. Thank you for making this video

@m.e.5

4 ай бұрын

Slap it high-fellow Asian olive here!

Yeah, I got a blue color thing and now my foundation work far better. It is nearly impossible to get an olive foundation that isn’t tan or darker and I can those when tan but I haven’t tanner in years so…

I have a rosy/peach undertone. I know, because so many foundations, concealers, setting powders, and bronzers look way too yellow on me! That being said, I can wear all hair colors (and I for sure have), every kind of eye makeup, all kinds of blushes, and clothes in every color. I have had extremely cool hair for years, and now my hair is a light copper/strawberry blonde. Only things I have to watch, are the foundations, concealers, bronzers, and setting powders. Then I'm good. 🥰 Love and light from Denmark,Scandinavia ❤

What lipstick good for warm skin

Found out last year I have an olive undertone. Highly recommend Halsey’s About Face line!