[eweaver]

It seems like I've read all of the advice out there but am still having difficulty pinning it down. My skin is medium-light, has some freckles, and doesn't tend to burn. In some lights, it looks yellow; in others, it looks cool and ashy. I'm trying to determine this so I can pick out a decent hair color. Should I avoid red? Does it matter if it's light, dark, cool, or warm? I've been told I have olive skin before, but it varies depending on body location. The back of my neck - yellow and olive; feet - yellow; hands - cool.
I have medium-blue eyes and natural medium brown (with a slightly reddish cast) hair with light gold highlights.
I am absolutely puzzled and hope someone can figure out where I'm at or if I'm in the middle/neutral (and can, therefore, get away with pretty much anything?).

Please help? :confused::confused::confused:
Thank you!!

[ingrid119]

You sound like you could be of Black Irish decent, which is olive. Do you think you can find a picture of a celebrity that has the same skin as you? When guessing the skin I would focus more on the face and neck.

[eweaver]

You sound like you could be of Black Irish decent, which is olive. Do you think you can find a picture of a celebrity that has the same skin as you? When guessing the skin I would focus more on the face and neck.

I guess we've finally found a use for such celebrities :p... but, no, I wasn't able to find one (tones varied too much from picture to picture).
I looked up "Black Irish", and the consensus seems to be they're just like the regular ol' Irish except for the dark hair, perhaps due to different ancestry. I don't think my facial features would pass as Irish really.
If someone can't choose between olive or yellow, what would they lean towards? Is it possible to be a "cool yellow" or a "warm olive"? I have some Cherokee in me as well as some Northern European... and that's about all that I know of.

This seems to be getting a little silly... :rolleyes:

Thanks for the help!!