Is olive skin and tan skin the same?

Is olive skin and tan skin the same?


i always confused with both the defination.. help out~
Is olive skin and tan skin the same?
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.
Is olive skin and tan skin the same?
Olive skin has a hint of green tan skin has a hint of yellow, typically.
Reply: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.
Reply:Olive usually refers to Italians. Tan usually just means, like, going tanning,or having a summer tan.
Reply: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.
Reply:no olive is usually more yellow in color and tan is more brown in color
Reply: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.
Reply: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.
Reply:olive has a tint of green and tan is brown
Reply:No, olive skin and tan skin are totally different.
Reply:totally different. I am italian and have olive skin, but also have a tan in the summer.
Reply:No, tan has a bronzy color and olive is like a paler, almost (not exactly) greenish version of tan.