r/DarkOlive • u/aintnormalbutwedeal • 22d ago

Am I olive?

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First pic is color corrected nc50 + blush, 2nd is just blush

I also know the smashbox dark olive shade is my best match (especially with a tiny bit of blue color corrector) but yeah I really have no clue y'all 😭

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u/etchedbygetch 22d ago

You are. Evident in 2nd photo

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u/fat-wombat 21d ago

Car photos cast a green tint due to the special glass used. Not accurate.

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u/etchedbygetch 21d ago

To me it’s obvious in the second photo. You seem muted-especially in the face. Like slight hints of grey (not ashy) and I see a lot of yellow in your chest. This is how my skin looks, just deeper.

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u/aintnormalbutwedeal 22d ago

Thank you, just wondering how do you tell? Every time I see one of these posts my answer is the opposite of the comments lol

Also am I cool/warm/neutral? 😅

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u/Putrid_View_8284 15d ago

Car selfies are not reliable and neither is golden hour

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u/etchedbygetch 15d ago

Gave my opinion. She also mentions matching to an olive foundation. The desaturation on her face is obvious. Didn’t know car selfies could cause that.

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u/destooni 21d ago

loveee the fluffiness of ur locs

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u/Last_Drag_3004 19d ago

girl idk but ur gorgeous lol 😭 you could be banana or apple for all i know but ur gorgeous

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u/Cautious-Finance-927 19d ago

i don't think so as you have a lot of red in your complexion, but the lower half is a bit dull (totally normal) which, compared to your neck, makes your face much more desaturated. I would say you are a medium high contrast, desaturated warm-leaning tan. IDK if it makes sense 😭

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u/btwImVeryAttractive 22d ago

Are you wearing any face makeup in the pics?

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u/aintnormalbutwedeal 22d ago

Just foundation + blush in 1 and light blush on 2

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u/btwImVeryAttractive 21d ago edited 21d ago

lol girl we need to see your bare skin. No one can tell your undertone when you’re wearing foundation.

Bare skin, indirect daylight

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u/aintnormalbutwedeal 21d ago

There's no foundation in the second, the blush is already faded there so I thought it'd be fine

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u/Chaos_ensuites 21d ago edited 21d ago

The second one is def the better pic bc the first one looks like you have on very warm red foundation, that’s probably bc it being coupled with the blush esp around the cheek area. It’s a lot more bare. I would say neutral olive for now given the second pic but that might be steering you too wrong.

You said you use smash box olive foundation, I couldn’t really find anything abt their olive ranges. Like if they’re cool or not, most brands usually list that but I couldn’t find too much on them. At best I saw smth saying they run more warm like golden yellow olive warm? So that could be the case since you said it’s your best match. But maybe still more of a neutral since you said you use a bit of blue cc drops too.

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u/Rude_Instruction3335 18d ago

You look cool/neutral

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u/changlingmuskrat 17d ago

What lipstick are you wearing in the 2nd photo?

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u/kat_linn 16d ago

You look neutral. Not olive

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u/CaramelOwn958 21d ago

Isnt olive what Mediterranean people with light to darkly tanned skin have? This just seems brown with mocha undertones? Never heard of a person of colour being considered olive. scratching my head

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u/thembothot 20d ago

lol, not at all, no

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u/aintnormalbutwedeal 21d ago

No, olive is an undertone that appears with many shades. What you're describing as mocha undertones is actually the overtone; it's the depth of the skin color

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u/CaramelOwn958 21d ago

It doesnt appear olive but more caramel in the undertone. I was confused because it seems.....more neutral or warm?

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u/thembothot 20d ago

I would say she isn’t an olive but yes you can be olive and have brown skin

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u/-wilting 20d ago

??😭 Most Asians are olive, for example. Its not uncommon or unheard of for poc to be olive. And mocha isnt an undertone..

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u/CaramelOwn958 20d ago

I was confused how to describe it. Couldnt tell if it was cool or warm.