/r/OliveMUA/

r/OliveMUA

118k members
r/OliveMUA is a subreddit with 118k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, hard, makeup, foundation, and blush, and they frequently recommend/review blush, bronzer, and lip product.
Olive undertones are often misunderstood and underrepresented in the beauty industry. Welcome to OliveMUA, where we try to sort out what kind of makeup works for us. Here you can share your favorite makeup finds, compare swatches, and discuss color theory.

Popular Themes in r/OliveMUA

#1
Advice Requests
: "Swatches/advice please"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "soshe concealer w olive shades"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "struggling with foundations, concealers and bb cream"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/OliveMUA

#1

Struggling

23 posts
#2

Hard

23 posts
#3

Makeup

18 posts
#4

Foundation

13 posts
#5

Blush

11 posts
#6

Lipstick

10 posts
#7

Olive

8 posts
#8

Concealer

6 posts
#9

Eyeshadow

6 posts
#10

Undertone

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/OliveMUA

Blush

294 reviews
#1
MAC
4.7 from 25 reviews
#2
NARS
4.9 from 13 reviews
#3
Rare Beauty
4.6 from 13 reviews

Bronzer

135 reviews
#1
Phytosurgence
4.9 from 14 reviews
#2
Milani
4.8 from 8 reviews
#3
Charlotte Tilbury
4.8 from 5 reviews

Lip Product

125 reviews
#1
MAC
4.2 from 17 reviews
#2
NARS
4.1 from 9 reviews
#3
Revlon
4.0 from 6 reviews

Flair Used in r/OliveMUA

#1
Product Help
: "Anything like this but not from elf?"
56 posts
#2
Swatches
: "Alone Time is only my personality trait"
37 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Seeing myself in a photo next to non-olive friends 🫒"
31 posts
#4
Color Theory
: "This is by far the best guide on olive skin color theory I’ve ever seen!"
22 posts
#5
Product Alert
: "Another Olive Friendly Rare Beauty Lip Combo!"
18 posts
#6
FOTD
: "did "latte" makeup today !"
11 posts
#7
Product Review
: "RISKY Glosses were made for olives, that’s all your honour."
8 posts
#8
Brown Friendly Swatches
: "Don’t know what shades I am or what suits me"
5 posts
#9
Rant
: "About Face F1 Olive concealer is surprisingly dark and sort of orange??"
5 posts
#10
Swatch Request
: "MAC alone time dupe"
4 posts

Member Growth in r/OliveMUA

Yearly
+35k members(42.0%)

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Last updated: August 14, 2026