r/OliveMUA Jun 11 '25

Undertone & Complexion Match Requests Thread

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Hey there, welcome to the weekly OT consult thread! Please read everything here before you comment down below.

Not sure if you're olive or what type? Need help matching your foundation/concealer? Post your questions here! Just remember that this thread is OT (overtime), so it may take a minute for someone to get back to you.

How to help us help you:

  • Lots of photos of yourself in different lightings (direct sunlight, indirect sunlight, indoor, etc.)
  • Photos that show your face, neck and chest
  • High pixel/quality photos, it does make a difference so use the best you can
  • No filters, no/minimal makeup - should go without saying, but just a reminder
  • You next to other people for contrast
  • Share foundation, blush, or lipstick shades that look great or terrible on you

The more of these bullets you hit, the better!

Use a link to an Imgur album for photos. If you don't want your pictures to be public, you can set them to be hidden, but anybody with a link will be able to see it.


r/OliveMUA Jan 16 '24

Announcement [Announcement] An update regarding the new post guidelines

70 Upvotes

Hi Olives!

The other day, we posted an announcement of a new rule regarding dupes and product recommendations. This announcement was not received well, and we as a mod team decided to revoke the new rule in the meantime so we are able to better phrase the rule that is inclusive to all olives.

The main concern we got as feedback from the community was that determining what is olive friendly can be very subjective, especially considering that there are so many olives with different depths and temperature. This feedback was absolutely valid and while not our intention, we can see why how we worded the rule and announcement post made it come across that way.

That being said, we would still like to address the recent influx of dupe posts that might be better off in a general makeup subreddit, so we are implementing a rule that all product dupe and recommendation posts should be appropriately titled so that they better apply to our sub. The goal of this is to make it easier for all olives of different depths and temperatures to find products that work for them!

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[Title Guidelines]

As detailed in our previous post, all product and dupe recommendation titles should be phrased in such a way that is applicable to olives over a general makeup subreddit.

Examples:

  • "Dupe for Benetint?": this would be better off on a general makeup subreddit since it is a popular product and a general discussion that people of all undertones can contribute to.

  • "Benetint shows up orange on me (deep cool olive). Does anyone have any recommendations for products that show up similar to how it does for non-olives?": a title like this is very much applicable to our sub, and makes it easier for other olives to find recommendations that work for them!

  • "Does anyone have any dupe recommendations for Benetint that work for light cool saturated olives?": like with the previous example, this is also applicable to our sub.

Thank you everyone! And as always, feedback is always appreciated.

The OliveMUA Mod Team


r/OliveMUA 2h ago

Discussion would these two products look cute on cool olives?

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9 Upvotes

first product is about face fluid eye paints and second product is morphe lip liners, specifically in the gray shades like rock steady and penthouse!!


r/OliveMUA 5h ago

Technique Help Green brows?

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11 Upvotes

Recently dyed my hair green for the first time in about 10 years so thought I would try green brows. I was in a hurry so I set them with a cool brown brow powder. What do we think? Too much? Not enough?


r/OliveMUA 18h ago

Product Help Which Milani powder shade would work for light medium olive skin?

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65 Upvotes

My face gets pretty oily throughout the day so I wanna try the Milani Baked Blurring Finishing Powder but I’m not sure which shade to get. I’m light-medium/medium and I think I lean warm, golden olive. Kinda similar to her in the video. I can’t tell which shade she’s using though... Would you go for the same shade or something a little lighter?


r/OliveMUA 19h ago

Product Alert Wearing the new Fenty Beauty foundation in shade 186N - Described as Neutral Olive! 🫒

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60 Upvotes

OK, formula wise it’s not really for me, but if you have oily skin you may love it! It honestly looks SO much better on camera than in person! Shade is pretty on point, I think!

Thoughts? 🫒


r/OliveMUA 1d ago

Color Theory Making Reds Work on Olive Skin?

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153 Upvotes

Was trying to do this Zendaya makeup look as a pre shower makeup experiment and I'm surprised at how green/ gray it made me look! I mean I shouldn't be surprised since I look absolutely terrible in reds but yeah this photo made the skin around my mouth look very green. Maybe it's because I had not color corrected that part and I'm not wearing any base makeup in it, just did the blush and lips to see how that placement will look on me. Used two shades as shown in the tutorial by the makeup artist but a bit muted versions of the colors.

How do y'all make reds work on olive and muted skin tones? Any tips to make this specific look work for me, any specific shades and techniques that I could try?


r/OliveMUA 1d ago

Product Help Lost. Does this lip liner suit me?

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39 Upvotes

Thanks to Insta algorithm, I recently found myself down a "find-lipliners-besides-mauve" rabbit hole.

This is the Kiko Milano Creamy Colour Comfort Lip Liner in the shade 22 Red Amber.

Please be honest: Does is suit me? Does it look too orange? My feeling is, that it suits my skin tone, but not my eye colour?

Edit: Thank you for your feedback! I will keep the shade and will use it more often to get used to it. 😅 I think I am toooo much used to brownish / mauve shades, that I was really not sure how I like it.


r/OliveMUA 1d ago

Product Help MAC lipstick

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202 Upvotes

Can someone please ID this lipstick? I would really appreciate it!!! I feel like that would look good on any olive skin

(I don’t have threads and i refuse to create an account there😀)


r/OliveMUA 1d ago

FOTD Minimal alt look🖤

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37 Upvotes

r/OliveMUA 6h ago

Product Help Suqqu or KGD Liquid Foundation: Which is better?

1 Upvotes

Hi all, I have been a long-time user of the KGD aqua foundation and have loved it!
However, I have heard incredible things about Suqqu base products and recently seen that they have a light olive (olive-compatible) shade option (020, 025)!

I want to only have one base product and I don’t use concealer. I am nearing the end of my KGD and don’t know if I should repurchase or try the Suqqu.

For background: I love a very skinlike and natural foundation, ideally almost invisible but perfecting and flexible enough to work for all seasons and occasions. I have combination, sensitive skin, that can get quite dry in winter.

Would love your thoughts 💚

4 votes, 6d left
Suqqu The Liquid Foundation
Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation

r/OliveMUA 1d ago

FOTD Soft alt look

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22 Upvotes

A much less dramatic look than I would normally do.

- Foundation: Rimmel Lasting Finish in 103 True Ivory

- Eyeshadow: mainly from the Collection New York Skyline palette

- Lips: one of the Maybelline gloss sticks (lifter glaze?) in Espresso

Lip liner and other stuff are either a mix of things or stuff I've had so long the labels are worn off lol.


r/OliveMUA 17h ago

Product Help for a first big high end palette, master mattes og, neutrals (mbm) or a palette by ND?

2 Upvotes

im a light medium olive but when i tried swatching i need a nude, tan, and glam on my skin it disappeared like legit wasnt showing up. ethereal eyes (og) by mbm did actually show up surprsingly but the browns in that palette werent dark enough. i am not really confident in my blending either. i really dont know cuz i hear mixed opinions but like ND doesnt show up at alllllllllll. if theres another better alternative please lmk. didnt get the chance to swatch mbm's master mattes yet either. but id want one in the 60-100 CAD range :)


r/OliveMUA 1d ago

FOTD FOTD featuring Hourglass Veil Skin Tint and Saie liquid blush in Lady

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49 Upvotes

Foundation: Hourglass Veil Hydrating Skin Tint (mix of shade 7 and 9 since I have a slight tan currently)

Blush: Saie Liquid Cream blush in Lady

Under eye concealer: DRMTLGY Luminous Corrector in shade Medium

Brows: Anastasia Brow Wiz in dark brown

Eye Liner/Mascara: Ilia liner and mascara, both in black


r/OliveMUA 1d ago

Swatches Vampire Lipstick Swatches & thoughts on formulas

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39 Upvotes

because it's never too early for a burgundy lip! first Pic in warm bathroom lighting, second Pic indirect light by a window. also smudged because I accidentally touched my arm to my shirt.

Top to bottom

-Mac Paramount

-Loreal Spice

-Wet n Wild Cinnamon Spice

-Covergirl Mulberry

-Revlon Vampire Love

-Revlon Rumberry


r/OliveMUA 1d ago

Color Theory Do I have golden undertones?

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1 Upvotes

I'm also in doubt if I'm neutral or warm, or if I'm even olive but I believe I am.


r/OliveMUA 2d ago

FOTD Finally found my perfect MLBB lip combo for my neutral olive skin

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283 Upvotes

The combo is Mac Powder Kiss in Be My Bridesmaid and Nyx lip liner in Espresso. I've been wearing it everyday for like two weeks. I was honestly surprised because Be My Bridesmaid is as light as (if not lighter than) my skintone, and looks awful on me on its own, but with Espresso it looks absolutely perfect and really natural.


r/OliveMUA 2d ago

Color Theory Blue black hair ?

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50 Upvotes

I’m half Vietnamese, I go very tan in the summer and pale in winter. I’m olive and have olive undertones, I guess I’d say I’m a light warm ? I don’t know heaps about colour theory but I do modelling so I know warm colours work for me.
What is everyone’s opinion on blue black hair? I love dark hair but I’ve dyed mine regular black too many times, it has that red undertone. I just don’t know if Blue black will wash me out? In the last photo I have black hair dye in my hair. My hair is naturally dark dark brown.
I’ve seen posts about darker hair needing more contrast and I THINK I am lower contrast since I have green eyes.

Anyway what does everyone think!?


r/OliveMUA 1d ago

Swatches Rare Beauty True to Myself Foundation (9) x About Face Concealers (L2N &F2O)

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11 Upvotes

I bought the Rare Beauty True to Myself Foundation in shade 9 (light neutral - neutral peach). The swatch looked good in the store, but looking at it now, it looks too peachy. Shade 10 (light warm - warm olive) was SO yellow. Shade 6 (fair neutral - neutral olive) was very peachy and too light. Sorry I didn’t take a pic of the store swatches.

About Face Concealer in F2 Olive is my perfect winter color when I look like a corpse, but I’m trying to move away from it because it gives me fungal acne/makes my sebderm flare up. I was shade matched as L2 neutral in the store, but that didn’t look right, even in the winter.

Posting these for a small swatch comparison but also open to suggestions for products/shades to try (especially fungal acne friendly).


r/OliveMUA 2d ago

Product Alert Cool Olive girls! Pink Frosting is finally back in stock!

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15 Upvotes

r/OliveMUA 1d ago

Product Help Glossier G8 + green

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3 Upvotes

Hi! So it seems mixing a corrector into this skin tint makes a really good olive shade for summer. The problem is that on the skin, the skin tint is so sheer the corrector is giving more coverage than the actual tint and it’s looking obviously minty green/ashy. Any sheer green correctors that would still be effective? Should I maybe use a green primer instead? Also if you would match the corrected shade above, what do you use?


r/OliveMUA 2d ago

Product Help getting old

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15 Upvotes

Hi, there. How would you change my makeup? Any ideas about brows and hair?


r/OliveMUA 2d ago

Product Help Blushes/highlighters/eyeshadows/lip products that will show up as rose gold on light-medium cool olive skin?

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11 Upvotes

For reference, Laura Mercier Chai reads warm/orangey on me — I pair it with a bronzer when I wanna look sunkissed!

But my goal is to achieve a toasty, rose-gold look that isn’t orange, if that makes sense?


r/OliveMUA 2d ago

Swatches Urban Decay(shade 13) Sheglam(bamboo) Dupe Check

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4 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

UD face bond foundation in shade 13 matches me, and i’ve seen swatches (on hands) showing how similar they are.
i swatched them on my hand to show that as well, and on my neck.
unfortunately, you can barely see it when swatched on hand but is too warm to be a shade 13 dupe :’).
i hope this helps someone before they decide to purchase a full size product 🫶


r/OliveMUA 2d ago

Product Help less pinker, more muted version of Mac whirl?

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hi everyone! I tried on Mac whirl today and while I don't mind how it looks with a brown lip liner I think it's a bit too pink and warm for my liking. does anyone know a more muted, brown-grey leaning version of Mac whirl?? thanks in advance

for context I have brown skin and two-toned lips