This is especially true when choosing our hair color.
Can we pull off blonde?
Which bright colors work best for us and which will wash us out?
How can we add more dimensional shades to our natural hair color?
If they have a greenish tint, you have olive undertones.
If you have an olive skin tone, this also means that you have warm undertones.
In reality, though, light blonde can be just as beautiful as it is eye-catching with olive skin.
As celebrity colorist Laura Gibson toldByrdie, “The money piece is a trend that’s here to stay.
It brightens the face and works with any hair color.
Plus, in this case, it allows for a more subtle change in color than going full blonde.
Blonde highlights
Lighten up your locks with extra light highlights and plenty of depth.
This technique will give your hair a range of hues, rather than just solid blonde.
This is an especially smart way to add a bit of lightness to curly, textured hair.
Fully bleached
If you’re looking toreallymake a statement, this is the way to do it.
Wear your locks wavy or in big, bouncy curls to really show it off.
This is a way to get that effect with loads of dimension and interest.
As your roots grow out, you won’t have to worry about getting them touched up ASAP.
These days, they’re more than just a strip of slightly lighter hair surrounding your face too.
I would even go as far as to say they aren’t face frames anymore.
They’ve evolved to being five inches thick in some cases.”
In-demand colorist Ariel Hauck suggested toByrdiethat “a baby pink or purple would suit this skin tone best.”
And, why not put them together?
This is a great color choice for box braids like these ones, in particular.
A deep, bright red is actually often easier to work with than a subtler, more natural-looking red.
Light Copper
Copper is another great way to go red if you have olive skin.
With a copper hue, it will pop especially well if you have light eyes.
It all depends on how you choose to style it.
Dark with blonde balayage
Want honey blonde hair but don’t think it will suit you?
Ensure some of your highlights are face-framing to bring some additional brightness and openness to your face.
“Ombre hairis a popular way to add varied hues to your tresses.
This look takes a deep, dark brown to a lighter, more copper brown.
This is a more subdued way of rocking bright, colorful locks that will suit your features perfectly.
Caramel balayage
Caramel-colored balayage will seriously brighten up your locks.
Caramels naturally have golden undertones, which create a beautiful sun-kissed end result.”
Enter the pink money piece.
Mixing more subtle pink throughout the rest of the hair is equally chic and cool.
Try some warm, lighter brown highlights mixed in with your natural, darker color.
It will add some welcome depth and brightness to your usual color palette without straying too far from it.
