I noticed when I was looking at this product that it comes in alot of different colors that I don't usually see used in other brands color schemes. When I swatched a few of them to see what was my shade I alot saw that a few of the shades had more of a orange tint to them. Maybe that means they would have a shade leaning towards your olive toned skin.

NP3 is much darker than NP2 but it also has much more color, with a mixture of pink and yellow undertones. I cannot wear NP2 because I'm not that yellow. I mix NP1 (a bland, rather colorless beige) with the more colorful NP3. If you order NP3 and it's too dark, try mixing it with your NP2. You may love the result as much as I did.

I am very pale (blonde, blue eyes) and NP3 is not too dark for me. I am very pink, and the undertone is a little yellow for me (although the makeup still looks pink before I put it on, so this just may be because I am really red).

I'm very pale, dark hair and dark eyes. I use NP4 and it looks extremely natural, while not making me look paler.

Lucy Liu in the summer or Lucy Liu in the winter? I'm an East Asian with fair skin tone, and while I love this foundation for everything it has and everything it doesn't have. They have yet to make one shade with yellow undertone. Under artificial light, you'll look well matched, but under natural light (i.e. sunlight), your face will look pinkish while your neck will look a different color.

NP 5 (warm medium) would be best if you have a slight tan or typically like to use a foundation shade slightly would likely be your exact match.

I use the new tarte foundation brush, which is like a kabuki or bronzer blush. What I do is squirt a very small amount onto my finger and dab it onto my forehead. Then I take my brush and swirl it around until it's blended into my skin. Once my forehead is done, I do each cheek, my nose and chin. Don't use the brush to apply it, just blend. Otherwise the brush will end up eating so much of the product. I use a very little bit of this stuff and blending with brush does a great job of giving me a flawless, airbrushed finish.

So, I say give your kabuki a try :-)

I agree with the previous answer: I use a sponge and it gives great, buildable coverage this way. The one thing that I do differently is this: I first use my sponge to apply my moisturizer to my whole face. Then I use the same sponge to apply my foundation. I find this helps my foundation glide on more smoothly and it makes it a little easier to blend.

I use NP1 and it is a light beige. It has a neutral beige undertone, no yellow or pink. That makes it a good mixing shade. I mix with NP3 that has a mixture of yellow and pink undertones. The result is amazing. I skip NP2 because it's much too yellow for me.

I think that NP1 has less of an orange undertone. If you put the two side by side you can definately tell the difference.

I wear it today without powder setting, it looks great and its not sticky either. I have combination/sensitive/oily skin. Oh! It doesn't look shiny on me either. Normally, I breakouts after using liquid foundation, this one seems to work well with my skin after nearly a week using it.

compared to cover fx or make up forever or most brands at sephora this is very light coverage but you can build it to medium or however if you continue to apply.. but I use this and bare escentuals mineral foundation and love it

i am wearing NP3 and its also not yellow enough for me, NP2 is yellow-er but very fair, it would have made me look like a ghost. The SMS3 in the breakthrough preformance would probably be a better color for you, but the formulation is lighter, but im thinking of switching back to that after this bottle just because the match is better for me. MUFE HD also has very nice yellow-tone shades but with heavier coverage similar to this.

liquid foundation are good up to a year after opened usage.

Try LORAC's evening out complexion kit - i love mine and the concealers in that kit blend perfectly with this foundation! If you just want just conscealer, LORAC or Laura Mercier are great.