olive or golden

[x22stepx]

these two undertones confuse me. I've always thought I was more olive, but I'm not sure.

Here are the awkward no makeup photos.

Help/suggestions would be appreciated.

[x22stepx]

ps
sorry for posting this is the wrong spot. I see you have a specific spot for foundation color questions. I'll be sure to do that next time!

[JenW]

I think you are a little of both. I would try Buttery Gold or Olive.

[buscardelalma]

ITA that you look like you have both olive and golden! My skin under tone looks like yours except I'm a lot darker, and I wear a mix of olive + buttery gold

[x22stepx]

thank you guys for the help! I am going to order a sample. I was just reading the application instructions. So as far as I can tell, everyone uses the thing called ivory powder to start out with, and then do you add any colors you want? Also, how do you know what is your dark and your white? Is white the Ivory powder? Sorry for all the questions. I've just never seen foundation like this!

[JenW]

The whites are the Ivory formula of your choice. You can mix in any of the color bases, but customers usually premix their foundation and store it in a jar. The color bases are generally grouped by skintone. Your foundation will end up being a mix of one or more colors and one or more whites depending on what kind of finish or ingredients you prefer. Your specific skintone will likely fall into Buttery Gold, Olive, or a mix of the two color bases, and you will need some Ivory(white) base, too.

An example....I just mixed up our new base a little differently than the one I was currently using. I used 1 scoop of Olive base, 10 scoops of the new Ivory base, and 1 scoop of Glow base. All of the scoops were put into a container and blended....by shaking or whatever method you have available. Baggie mixing works well for larger batches, and all you have to do is use a larger spoon (like a 1/8 or 1/4 tsp).