Olive skin tends to look better with pink or apricot blush.
The term “olive skin tone” refers to a darker pigment in Caucasian skin. Also known as hot or tanned skin. People in various countries are known to have this warm skin tone, which occurs when there is an average amount of melanin within the skin. This lighter brown complexion exists between light skin and dark skin.
The coloration of the olive tree is technically a yellow pigment. Green olives appear to have a dark green color, but still have a dull yellow hue. Also, many Mediterranean olives are brown and black. Similar to its namesake fruit, olive skin tone comes in a variety of yellow shades from light to dark.
People with brown skin can have green eyes.
Skin color is typically genetic. Two parents with warmer skin tones will usually also have a child with warmer skin tones. These skin tones tend to tan easily, so skin colors often look even darker in summer than winter due to sun exposure.
While there are many exceptions to the rule, people from tropical locations tend to have darker skin tones. People from more moderate altitudes and cooler climates generally have lighter skin tones. This is due to the proximity of the sun, as well as the amount of sun exposure people receive. People with darker brown skin have more melanin, which reacts to ultraviolet (UV) light and allows the skin to darken. Tanning is the skin’s way of defending itself against harmful ultraviolet rays.
Skin tone is typically genetic.
In general, people from European or Nordic regions have fair skin and burn easily. People with olive skin tone are typically from the Mediterranean, Asian, or South American regions. Of course, people with warm skin tones are found all over the world, as are people with lighter or darker skin tones.
While not scientifically accurate, the Von Luschan Chromatic Scale classifies people based on skin color or tone. This scale has nothing to do with race or population, but instead groups people according to their natural skin color. From Type 1 to Type 36, light skin is compared to dark skin. Olive skin tone is in the middle of the scale.
Tanning is easy for people with dark skin.
Although the Von Luschan scale is not used for scientific purposes, a more condensed version is used to determine sunburn factors in tanning. The lower on the scale, the more likely a person is to burn. Olive skin tone tans very well without burning because it is in the middle of the scale. The increased amount of pigment in the skin means that it is also less susceptible to photoaging, damage caused by the sun.