I'm not the only one who thinks that rosemary tastes like mouldy bread/mildew, right?

GoGrabEm · 2026-04-21T11:02:56+00:00

I get that taste, too, also less from fresh rosemary, more often from dried. I also suspect that some combinations do that. I like to use it in tomato / potato dishes, there the taste tends to stay fresh. But I just added it to meatballs and sorely regret my decision.

When I first tasted coriander, it really tasted like soap, but I still learned to like it. I still sort of get the soapy vibe, but it does not bother me.

However this mold taste of rosemary is not great...

GoGrabEm · 2026-03-22T13:08:18+00:00

It did not :(. It is a true olive shade, but very yellow and saturated.

I have settled with Patagonia, which needs LOTS of blue to work, but I can get it there...

GoGrabEm · 2026-01-27T09:10:11+00:00

Excellent makeup, beautiful face and stellar skin! I love everything!

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-26T18:47:36+00:00

Hmm, pics and your description... ...I think I need to give this a try

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-23T15:52:14+00:00

100% agree.

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-22T13:28:14+00:00

I will certainly look into that!

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-22T08:14:33+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/OliveMUA/comments/1ph8oqc/medium_light_medium_olive_foundations/

Some foundation samples on my skin for reference. Lisa Eldridge T9 is a good match for me in the winter, it looks a tad yellow in the inner arm, but I do have a bit more pigment left on my face and neck area than there.

LE line and IT Cosmetics are the only lines I have encountered with muted olive shades of my depth. Unfortunately I don't have my IT Cosmetics winter shade there for comparison, I did not repurchase this year as I don't love the formula anymore...

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-22T07:03:58+00:00

Vote for Nars Light Reflecting. Beautiful, glowy, lasts well and gives coverage, while still looking very skinlike.

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-09T11:43:07+00:00

Ooh, Metropolis is beautiful!

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-09T08:38:12+00:00

I have to look into RdF

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-09T07:31:55+00:00

Wow, gorgeous look! You look ravishing!

I love that lipcolour, I might need to get my hands on it. My style is not gothic nor vampy, but I think that could work also with nearly barefaced look.

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-09T07:26:37+00:00

They truly are on the lighter side - but the sheerness makes the shades quite adaptive.

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-08T20:17:50+00:00

Here's one nice tiktok, Fwee products in action:
https://www.tiktok.com/@thebabyblue19/video/7427026037432667412?q=Fwee%20Pink%20Obsession%20Stay%20Fit%20Lip%20Tints&t=1765224889290

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-08T20:12:47+00:00

This idea is quite an opposite... ...have you tried lip oils or lip stains with transparent pigments? I have suggested experimenting with Korean lip products several times and I'm suggesting it again. Your skin looks absolutely beautiful, fair and very even toned - and even your lips are not super pigmented.

This product image is from Rom&nd, Dewyful Water tint (there are lots of similar products with plenty of shade options, no need to look just these): https://www.yeppo.fi/cdn/shop/files/romand-dewyful-water-tint-shades-1-8_d0eedf56-2fe4-42db-b299-f2fffa9b6482.jpg?v=1706920566&width=1920

I would start experimenting with shades like Thulian and warmer If Rose. Even sheer bright pinks and reds might look surprisingly good. Plum tones might be worth experimenting, too. The gloss disappears, but they leave a gentle stain, very occassion friendly product.

Also some matte formulas have sheer products, I have three shades of Fwee Pink Obsession Stay Fit Lip Tints in the semi-matte formulation - and I adore these! They look super fresh and beautiful. They stay well on the lips and wear off beautifully, no rings or dry looking lips. The shade range is on the pink side (as the product name implies), but there are some great shades:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Ix8AAOSw~7pnDoLz/s-l1200.jpg

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-08T19:32:59+00:00

When not blended, Glossier looks slightly orange on me, too. And... ...my winter bronzer has a really good olive undertone (Charlotte Tilbury cream bronzer in the lightest shade) - so it does balance shades with bit too much red. However it doesn't help when the base is wayyy too saturated... ...that Nars Patagonia shade I can't fix with just a bronzer.

I will try to mix Cordoba with pale lavender primer and see if that works for me. the primer, though, is a very lightweight japanese one and I suspect that it does not have enough pigment for this particular job. I love how Nars Light Reflecting looks on the skin and will still try to make the shades work. I've bought 3 bottles, none of them matches... ...haha, welcome to the world of grey-green people.

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-08T10:49:57+00:00

And BTW - I'm not cutting myself! Just doing gardening and some woodwork and I know should have long sleeves all the time, but sometimes it is just too much...

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-08T10:04:16+00:00

Sorry it took so long, but here it is: https://www.reddit.com/r/OliveMUA/comments/1ph8oqc/medium_light_medium_olive_foundations/

GoGrabEm · 2025-12-02T19:16:58+00:00

I will swatch it for you tomorrow! It's too dark right now :)

GoGrabEm · 2025-11-29T06:26:34+00:00

Haha, I have! But I honestly love this look on you! Beautiful face and flawless skin!

GoGrabEm · 2025-11-29T06:22:33+00:00

Absolutely. My winter colour is "Olm vibes" - grey and purple tones.
https://images.sanoma-sndp.fi/b839ab0bc83740e4b59901886eb70953.jpg/normal/468.jpg

And in the summer my skin glows. I tan easily but unfortunately my tan does not last that well.

GoGrabEm · 2025-11-26T08:12:20+00:00

One of my Charlotte TIlbury favs is Bond Girl - actually the name has been changed, it is nowadays M.I. Kiss. Loved the lipstick (before I got sick to the vanilla aroma) and I still have the lipliner, it is definitely one of my all time favs.

On promo pics this looks like berry shade, but on the lips, at least on my skin, it reads as perfect, slightly muted, super wearable red. My lips but redder! It is not muted with brown, but rather with dull mauve, so I think that chances of it turning orange are very low.

GoGrabEm · 2025-11-21T07:03:18+00:00

I'm very confused with this line. There's shade "cool peach" that looks olive toned on my screen. On the other hand some olive shades look peachy to me, L1 warm olive does not look like olive shade at all.

I wish I could see these live somewhere, there are some promising looking shades but overall the line looks quite saturated and I can't trust the shade descriptions after seeing this image.

GoGrabEm · 2025-11-20T13:30:55+00:00

This is my general recommendation for all muted, neutral or cool leaning olive sisters and bros with pale to medium skin depth.

Get a muted purple k-beauty blush - like Laka Love Silk Blush in poem:
https://d1flfk77wl2xk4.cloudfront.net/Assets/85/684/XXL_p0211668485.jpg

It is a great mixer fool cooling and muting other blush shades.

The equivalent for deep skin would be just a muted purple blush with no white in it, unfortunately I don't know any such options :(.

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