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shade guide17 May · 6 min read

Self Tan For Olive Skin: How To Get A Real Holiday Colour

Olive skin needs warm-base formulas. Here’s what to use, what to skip, and why most "natural" tans go ashy on you.

Written by Mara Okello · Beauty Director

Olive skin is under-served by mainstream self tan. Most cool-base formulas read grey or ashy on olive undertones; the warm-base ones tend to push too dark. The answer is a warm-base mid-depth formula with a 6-hour develop — exactly the territory Australian Glow Dark was formulated for.

Real results · from the library

Real Australian Glow studio results. Unretouched, dated, with shade + develop time.

frequently asked.

  • Cool-base formulas applied to warm-undertone skin read grey or ashy. Switch to a warm-base product.

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