Make-up for olive skin

Discover our top five make-up buys for olive skin.

Foundation for olive skin

This liquid foundation is perfect for over-oily skins. You can build up coverage depending on your requirement and those that have spent a lot of time in the sun will find it evens out uneven skin tone instantly.

MAC Studio Fix Fluid £19, maccosmetics.co.uk

Eye shadow for olive skin

Green and deep brown eyes suit light browns, bronze metallics and deep greens. Apply lightly at first and then build up. Tanned skin and bright eyes always tend to look fab with shimmery metallic shades too.

Bourjois eye shadow from £6.35, nationwide

Lipstick for olive skin

Different shades of brown can look great on olive skin. Lancôme have a great range, go light for day and for a deeper brown with reddy tones (214, Hippie Brown) for the evening. Don't forget tanned skin and green eyes look fabulous with brighter orangey lipsticks, we love the Lancôme 104 Orange Fashionista.

Lancôme Colour Fever Lipsticks £17.50, lancome.co.uk

Bronzer for olive skin

If you already have a warm skin tone then opt for a bronzer and not a blusher. Stay natural and true to your skin tone, this will give your natural colour a glow as apposed to making pasty or look overly made-up.

St Tropez Bronzer £30, 0115 983 6363

Highlighter for olive skin

If you feel your skin is looking slightly dull and lifeless, apply a well placed highlighter rather than more foundation which will just cover up your natural skin tone. Dot this highlighter along your cheek bones and then pat to blend; it's not overly shimmery so it will look lovely on olive skin and will leave a natural sheen, perking skin up instantly.

Collection 2000 Illuminating Touch, £4.88 boots.com

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