Is olive skin and tan skin the same?
i always confused with both the defination.. help out~
2006-12-21 05:11:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Makeup
No, Some Italians, Mediterranean people have olive skin. Fair skin persons get tans. Tans go away if not maintained. Olive skin refers to the natural skin tone.
2006-12-21 05:14:49 · answer #1 · answered by P&B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having olive skin, is a skin type. The under tone in the skin and the natural color is a light tan. People with olive skin don't burn or at least not easily. Tan skin refers to someone that got a tan and in now a shade of brown.
2006-12-21 05:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by *♥Tarita♥* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Olive skin is racial, as in eastern europe, middle eastern or greek. You would never hear anyone correctly say that a Native American has "olive" skin or a Mexican. From Wikipedia: Sometimes persons are said to be "olive-skinned", to denote shades of medium toned white skin with small hints of yellow and green. Olives being green though make that seem an odd expression, but also tan is more brown and reddish
2016-05-23 05:39:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olive and tan are not the same. (I used to be told that I had an olive complexion) Olive is when your skin is a little darker than the average white European.
2006-12-21 05:13:56 · answer #4 · answered by tedschram 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olive usually refers to Italians. Tan usually just means, like, going tanning,or having a summer tan.
2006-12-21 05:13:42 · answer #5 · answered by Ariana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A person with fairly white skin can suntan and then have tan skin, but a true olive complexion is a bit different and it is olive all year regardless of sun exposure.
2006-12-21 05:13:24 · answer #6 · answered by Rvn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
totally different. I am italian and have olive skin, but also have a tan in the summer.
2006-12-21 15:38:21 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olive skin has a hint of green tan skin has a hint of yellow, typically.
2006-12-21 05:13:16 · answer #8 · answered by volkgal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, olive skin and tan skin are totally different.
2006-12-21 06:26:50 · answer #9 · answered by Princess Me 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think "olive skin"pertains to the skin type of people from the areas of the mediterranean,from portugal to greece mainly due to their diets,climate and ethnicity.Tan skin is that "browned by the sun.
2006-12-21 05:22:22 · answer #10 · answered by siaosi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋