I’m curious too because I’m starting to think I’m close to be “true neutral”. I have a slight olive undertone too. I considered myself soft summer in the color season system but the only 100% sure thing is the “soft” part since I gravitate a lot around the soft autumn palette too and pure white and black are too much, plus boldly saturated colors are not for me.

But both navy and orange suit me if they are muted. Greens and pinks, reds and lilacs and purples, any brown or grey being warm or cool… I am unable to see any washing out at all. True red (that color everyone says it suits all seasons), intense mustard, yellowish army and yellowish turquoise are the only colors I can say are awful on me because they pull up the yellow in my olive and make me look sick, but the same color in different shades (like wine red/coral, soft mustard, sage or teal) work well instead. So I’m pretty confused about it, because I am an artist well trained in color but on myself I can’t see any difference just by color temperature.

-Skincare (clean, hydrate, protect).

-A tiny dot of concealer slightly lighter than my skin under my eyes (I have insomnia issues).

-Blush (pink/beige/muted cool red/purple), blended and placed where I naturally blush.

-Eyeshadow. A similar color than my blush just for a subtle transition. Makes all look homogeneous and natural. Then a slightly darker than my skintone to make a “nude smokey” that’s not noticeable as makeup but lifts and make my eyes “pop”.

-Eyeliner. Not liquid. Brown. Sometimes I skip eyeshadow and make only the hint of a puppy or cat eyeliner.

-Tinted lip balm, similar to my blush again. Satin/natural finish, nor glossy or matte.

-Highlighter/highlighter eyeshadow. Used from time to time. A bit on my cheeks, nose tip and lid.

I don’t use mascara since my lashes are very full and long but if some day I want to curl them I do it with tne curler and apply a dark brown mascara.

People thinking I do it for male attention and try to tell me that guys prefer no makeup or I don’t “need it because I’m beautiful”. Like, fk off. I couldn’t care less for masculine aproval or what men prefer. If I ever date again I would only want a man who doesn’t think women’s world spins around men’s anyway. I know I don’t need makeup. But I also don’t need to buy a videogame or wear a bracelet and guess what? I do it because I enjoy it. I like to look nice. To care of myself. I love how a bit of blush makes my face light up. This is for me, for self-love, to have fun while applying and looking myself at any mirror thinking “yeah I’m slaying today”.

Ah and also take it off. That’s a bit annoying specially when I’m tired and if I’m using mascara that day.

Is quite funny that after scrolling for a bit I think I’ve seen every single makeup brand listed here.

I have to be honest, for me neither low pigmentation, packaging aesthetic or personal skin reactions are objective reasons to call them “bad”. Not everyone enjoys high pigmentation, aesthetics are purely subjective and If a product causes you a bad reaction, instead of blaming the product you should go to your dermatologist. I’m fructose intolerant, so if I eat a bowl of strawberries I will get a bad body reaction. Does that mean strawberries are bad? No, it means I suffer intolerance to something and should ask a doctor about it if idk what could it be.

Another thing is, price-quality aside, that many people forget high pigmentation is not an actual requirement for makeup nor a quality indicator. Not everyone likes pigmented stuff and some prefer a formula that keeps things on the less bold side or lets you buildup (just look at most asian products. Many euroamerican people think they are “bad” products because they are “not pigmented enough” but that’s actually how they are designed to perform).