Quick Guide to Perfect Lip Color Products for Pale / Light / Medium Olive Skintones (based on a lifetime of trial and error)

[Danielle7]

I have light olive skin and after initially posting this as a response to another post I realized this may be a pain point for many more of us with pale or light olive skintones. After decades of trial and error, the following list below includes my favorite shades of Lip color that work with olive complexions on the paler side (which are gravely under-represented in the beauty industry) - not only picked for color, but also for formula, transfer-proofness, tolerable flavor, longevity, and comfortability.

 Nudes to Pinky Nudes:

• DIOR Rouge Dior Forever Liquid Transfer-Proof Lipstick 100 Forever Nude 

• DIOR Dior Addict Lip Tint 491 Natural Rosewood 

• HUDA BEAUTY Power Bullet Matte Lipstick - Throwback Collection Girls Trip 

• Kat Von D Studded Kiss in Lovecraft

• Bite Beauty Matte Creme Lip Crayon in Glace

• Bite Beauty Power Matte in Sugar Buns

Reds: (these are the most difficult and took me a lifetime to figure out for my complexion without making myself look gray or like a clown)

• DIOR Rouge Dior Forever Transfer-Proof Lipstick 760 - Forever Glam 

• DIOR Dior Addict Lip Tint 561 Natural Poppy 

• SEPHORA COLLECTION Cream Lip Stain Liquid Lipstick 03 Strawberry Kissed 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Cream Lip Stain Liquid Lipstick 93 French Lover 

 Sheer Glosses with good tones for olive skin (yes it matters! Lol)

• Innbeauty Lip Oil in Candy Apple iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Glaze Lip Oil 

• Too Faced Kissing Jelly Non-Sticky Lip Oil Gloss Sour Watermelon 

What are your favorites that are balanced for your light to medium olive skin? Feel free to add to this list in the comments below! ❤️

[sister13]

Nice! Thanks for sharing your faves! @Danielle7 

[Danielle7]

I just noticed that the quick links I added despite accurate in shade/number, do not all go directly to the correct colors or shades listed. So please be sure to read the text for the recommended colors and don't just click/toss into your cart blindly!!!