Getting the perfect foundation match for your olive-toned skin has never been easier! Check out our selection of the best foundations for olive undertones and never worry about your face not matching the rest of your body again. Whether you choose a liquid, stick, powder, or cream, these top picks are sure to match your unique skin tone every time.
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL·ITEM: 2597300
Color: 260 Light Medium - with olive undertones
$72.00
Fair light olive - go with the “cool” range!...Best foundation / and match I have ever gotten. I am fair with olive undertones and pretty much everything looks red or peach on my skin - but this foundation is a perfect match. ...We need light olive shades...We need this undertone in lighter shades 😭
What it is: A medium coverage, weightless, non-comedogenic foundation with fermented arnica that helps reduce redness and protects from environmental stress.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Fermented Arnica: Visibly reduces redness and irritation.
- Intellizen 7 Complex™: proprietary blend of medicinal herbs that promote healing and calming.
- BioFerment 7 Complex™: Proprietary blend of super antioxidants that protect the skin from stress.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
Size: 0.25 oz/ 7 g·ITEM: 2027738
Color: 9 Golden Natural - medium, olive undertones
$67.00
I have medium to light olive skin and it's hard to find a shade match because brands can lack in providing foundations with proper undertones. ...It's usually very difficult to find a true match for my skin tone since I'm light olive with neutral undertones but I fell in love with this one! ...great for neutral undertones!
What it is: A weightless, waterproof foundation with long-wearing, concentrated coverage in a custom, triangular component for fast and easy full coverage on-the-go.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Stick
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: Free of mineral oil, parabens, phthalates, and triclosan, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.
Size: 1 oz/30 mL·ITEM: 2931202
Color: 3 Warm Olive - light to medium skin with warm olive undertones
$79.00
What it is: A longwearing, hydrating foundation infused with a triple-action skincare formula for perfect-looking skin with or without makeup.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.
What Else You Need to Know: Dior Forever Skin Glow—the up to 24-hour makeup wear and 48-hour hydration glow foundation—combines high-perfection makeup and triple-action skincare. Its ultrathin texture fuses with the skin to visibly even out tone and reveal a natural-looking glow, even in front of the cameras.
Size: 1 oz/30 mL·ITEM: 2931475
Color: 2 Warm Olive - light skin with warm olive undertones
$79.00
What it is: A blurring, natural-matte, ultra-wear foundation that combines makeup perfection with skincare benefits for perfect-looking skin with or without makeup.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.
What Else You Need to Know: Dior Forever Skin Wear is a blurring, natural-matte foundation with up to 24-hour ultra-wear that combines flawless makeup perfection with skincare. Its fluid and ultrathin texture blends seamlessly into the skin to visibly even out skin tone, mattify shine, and blur imperfections—even in front of the cameras.
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL·ITEM: 2744571
Color: 090N - for fair skin with neutral/pinky undertones
$77.00
The shade match is spot on for my olive-caramel skin tone....Great foundation for oily skin...My face stayed pretty matte with this foundation when compared to previous foundations that I’ve tried.
What it is: A full coverage, natural matte foundation that lasts up to 24 hours and delivers waterproof, sweat, humidity and transfer-resistant wear.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Ingredient Callouts: Free of mineral oil and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance.
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Size: 1 oz / 30 mL·ITEM: 2793677
Color: 25 Golden Olive - dark with golden olive undertones
$81.00
No true olive shades :(...It’s hydrating and doesn’t look caked on like most foundations I’ve tried. Unfortunately I could not make any of the shades work as someone with an olive undertone every shade looks off on me...I love the shade I got, the olive is perfect and so present and truly an olive green undertone!
What it is: A luminous foundation with light coverage and hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid for a natural, lit-from-within glow.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Best for Skin Types: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Three Forms of Hyaluronic Acid: Visibly plump and hydrate.
- Plant-Derived Squalane: Visibly improves elasticity and diffuses fine lines.
- Kombucha: Enhances the look of smoothness and radiance.
Size: 0.85 oz/ 25mL·ITEM: 2575058
Color: 20W - dark skin with warm golden undertones
$50.00
Holy Grail Foundation...The first time I used this foundation, I knew it'd be a game changer. Because I have vitiligo on my face, I prefer foundations that offer full coverage, but I hate the cakey look of most full-coverage foundations on the market. ...I’m so impressed with this foundation. I’ve been looking for a foundation that provides good coverage but doesn’t accentuate any fine lines or dry areas and this foundation really gives you yummy skin!
What it is: A skincare-hybrid foundation with medium, buildable coverage that effortlessly creates a natural-looking, skin-like glow.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Jojoba Oil: Intensely moisturizes and softens skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and plumps the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Olive-Derived Squalane: Known to balance oil production and diminish visible signs of aging.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan.
Size: 0.37 oz/10 g·ITEM: 2882595
Color: 3W0 Warm Olive - medium skin with ambery undertones
$70.00
Beautiful Olive Foundation!...*I received this product as part of an Influenster campaign for free in exchange for my honest review* LOVE this foundation! I have a very olive skin tone and find it hard to get a shade that matches my undertones but this one definitely does! ...I’m a light olive complexion with a neutral undertone and this is the first foundation that was ever a perfect match!
What it is: The innovative multi-use foundation stick that delivers a natural, blurred finish, 24h* coverage, and all-day hydration.**
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Stick
What Else You Need to Know: This buildable foundation stick glides on smoothly, evening out your complexion and eliminating imperfections in a single swipe. The heat- and humidity-resistant formula has a "blurring filter" effect and can be used as a foundation or concealer for touch-ups on the go.
Clinical Results: In an instrumental test on 25 subjects:
- It provided 24 hours of wear
In an instrumental test on 33 subjects:
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL·ITEM: 2601581
Color: Light Medium Neutral Olive 210 - light medium with subtle olive undertones
$62.00
It’s a bit thicker but blends out beautifully and lasts super well. I have very yellow/olive undertones and 210 is a PERFECT match for me. ...best foundation ive ever used....i have come a long way searching for a foundation that has everything im looking for. from the color match, to the formula, to the finsih. literally everything is perfect. it is not too thick and not too runny either. the color match is perfect if you have light to medium skin with a nice olive/warm undertone. it matches me perfectly!
What it is: A skin-reviving, SPF treatment foundation that blends like a second skin with a natural dreamy finish to blur, visibly smooth texture, and minimize pores.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
SPF: SPF 30 and Under
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide and Caffeine: Visibly brighten, smooth, and even skin tone.
- Squalane, Arnica, and Pro Vitamin B5: Soothe, calm, and balance skin’s ideal oil and moisture levels.
Size: 1 oz·ITEM: 2724771
Color: NC 11 - Lightest beige with golden undertone for lightest skin
$62.00
HG foundation !...Gorgeous foundation. Truly the best I’ve used! I love MAC for their foundations and this one is the best....I'm 37 with very dry skin and a fair olive undertone. This foundation is so beautiful, glowy, and doesn't feel drying on the skin.
What it is: A serum-powered foundation that delivers more than 209 percent hydration for visibly plumper, smoother, and more radiant skin.
What Else You Need to Know: Meet the serum-powered foundation that fuses MAC Cosmetics’ expertise of skin tones with the science of skincare. This all-new innovation delivers more than 209 percent hydration for visibly plumper, smoother, and more radiant skin. It’s MAC Cosmetics’ best foundation for glowing skin.
