Skin care for olive skin

Clay-based cleansers and kaolin masks help with oiliness, while hyaluronic acid and oil-free moisturisers keep skin comfortably hydrated. Regular exfoliation stimulates natural cell turnover, just be mindful of your formula.

Recommended colors for olive skin include bronze, green, peach, pink, honey and brown. Cooler tones of olive may opt for lighter shades, while warmer tones typically look best in darker shades.

This skin type rarely burns and tans easily. Type V pigmentation is frequent among populations from the Middle East, parts of the Mediterranean and Southern Europe, Romani people, parts of Africa, Latin America, and the Indian subcontinent. It ranges from olive to tan, Middle Eastern skin tones.

“Olive skin tones look great with warm brown hair colors,” Everson says. “Platinum blonde, chocolate or caramel, rich ash brown,”says Tranese Lewis at Sunstone Spa in Southern California. When it comes to fantasy hair colors for olive skin, pink and orange will be most flattering.