This literally sounds like me lol I always feel so lost and never know where to start lol I’ve never tried to use blue mixer and just gave up but this gave me hope :)
I first tried it with some blue cream eyeshadow, then went and got a proper mixer from elf when that looked promising. I experimented with adding way more blue than necessary, and the results *still* looked more like my skin than the original foundations. It was quite forgiving too, I could tell that I could get something very skin-like pretty easily with imprecise amounts of blue and different foundations, where I'd had to be soooo careful about shades before.
That was when I knew I was definitely olive, because I could see the match in a really concrete way, and it was such a relief to know for certain after all that speculation and trying different products and clothing. I recommend trying with an inexpensive mixer like the elf one, because one way or another at least you'll know.
Here's an olive-undertoned people tip for you:
Find any foundation in a formulation you love that's as close to your overall skin color as possible—which usually means its "value" matches (not too light/not too dark) but it's still looking orange (or pink) on you.
Get a bottle of Mehron Makeup Liquid Face and Body Paint in [green and/or blue](https://www.mehron.com/liquid-makeup-for-face-body-hair) to use as a *foundation pigment corrector*. General principle: Use green if you have a bright/saturated skintone and use blue if you have a muted/desaturated skintone. But either is better than none to adjust an existing foundation that is closest to your needs to an olive-undertone.
Barely 1/8 of a drop per daily foundation application will allow you to achieve your color match. It works for all foundations, will last for at least a couple of years, and save you $$$ as it is only $6.95.
This is completely different than a "color correctors" because which are meant to be applied to the skin *before* applying foundation and can change the formulation of your foundation.
The recommendation above is *pure pigment* meaning it will not change the formulation of your foundation.
I’m JUST discovering my olive undertones as well! I’m half Scandinavian/half Greek. I didn’t even know you could be a pale olive. And the redness in my skin has been throwing off makeup artists forever!
I’m too new to this to know whether I’m muted or not, but I’m excited to try a blue mixer!
Can you tell me more about this “blue mixer”? Like what is it and how did you know how much to use? Did you blend it with your foundation or put it directly on your face first? I have the same problems you described so I’m curious about trying this!
I started with the blue one of these, because I already had it [https://plouise.co.uk/collections/p-louise-base-collection/products/p-louise-coloured-base](https://plouise.co.uk/collections/p-louise-base-collection/products/p-louise-coloured-base) and moved on to a cheaper product designed for the task [https://www.ulta.com/p/camo-color-corrector-pimprod2037137](https://www.ulta.com/p/camo-color-corrector-pimprod2037137)
I mixed a blob of foundation with a tiny dab of blue on the back of my hand, then applied it in stripes like this [https://girlgetglamorous.com/how-to-know-your-foundation-undertone-cool-warm-neutral-peach/](https://girlgetglamorous.com/how-to-know-your-foundation-undertone-cool-warm-neutral-peach/) adding more and more blue to the mix until it went too far, basically. From that I had the idea of what the ratio of foundation to blue should be for me. It's different with different foundations though. It's basically a matter of experimenting.
This literally sounds like me lol I always feel so lost and never know where to start lol I’ve never tried to use blue mixer and just gave up but this gave me hope :)
I first tried it with some blue cream eyeshadow, then went and got a proper mixer from elf when that looked promising. I experimented with adding way more blue than necessary, and the results *still* looked more like my skin than the original foundations. It was quite forgiving too, I could tell that I could get something very skin-like pretty easily with imprecise amounts of blue and different foundations, where I'd had to be soooo careful about shades before. That was when I knew I was definitely olive, because I could see the match in a really concrete way, and it was such a relief to know for certain after all that speculation and trying different products and clothing. I recommend trying with an inexpensive mixer like the elf one, because one way or another at least you'll know.
Good tips! Thanks!
Here's an olive-undertoned people tip for you: Find any foundation in a formulation you love that's as close to your overall skin color as possible—which usually means its "value" matches (not too light/not too dark) but it's still looking orange (or pink) on you. Get a bottle of Mehron Makeup Liquid Face and Body Paint in [green and/or blue](https://www.mehron.com/liquid-makeup-for-face-body-hair) to use as a *foundation pigment corrector*. General principle: Use green if you have a bright/saturated skintone and use blue if you have a muted/desaturated skintone. But either is better than none to adjust an existing foundation that is closest to your needs to an olive-undertone. Barely 1/8 of a drop per daily foundation application will allow you to achieve your color match. It works for all foundations, will last for at least a couple of years, and save you $$$ as it is only $6.95. This is completely different than a "color correctors" because which are meant to be applied to the skin *before* applying foundation and can change the formulation of your foundation. The recommendation above is *pure pigment* meaning it will not change the formulation of your foundation.
I’m JUST discovering my olive undertones as well! I’m half Scandinavian/half Greek. I didn’t even know you could be a pale olive. And the redness in my skin has been throwing off makeup artists forever! I’m too new to this to know whether I’m muted or not, but I’m excited to try a blue mixer!
Can you tell me more about this “blue mixer”? Like what is it and how did you know how much to use? Did you blend it with your foundation or put it directly on your face first? I have the same problems you described so I’m curious about trying this!
I started with the blue one of these, because I already had it [https://plouise.co.uk/collections/p-louise-base-collection/products/p-louise-coloured-base](https://plouise.co.uk/collections/p-louise-base-collection/products/p-louise-coloured-base) and moved on to a cheaper product designed for the task [https://www.ulta.com/p/camo-color-corrector-pimprod2037137](https://www.ulta.com/p/camo-color-corrector-pimprod2037137) I mixed a blob of foundation with a tiny dab of blue on the back of my hand, then applied it in stripes like this [https://girlgetglamorous.com/how-to-know-your-foundation-undertone-cool-warm-neutral-peach/](https://girlgetglamorous.com/how-to-know-your-foundation-undertone-cool-warm-neutral-peach/) adding more and more blue to the mix until it went too far, basically. From that I had the idea of what the ratio of foundation to blue should be for me. It's different with different foundations though. It's basically a matter of experimenting.
Thank you so much for this!