Buying foundation is such a hit or miss thing for me. Somehow I always end up with a shade that’s completely wrong for me. And then I discovered this fantastic megathread at r/MakeupAddiction where the makeup aficionados there listed all the popular foundation shades that matched their skin tones.
I wanted to make that super useful resource easier to use, so I’ve extracted the shade info from the thread and sorted it by MAC shade.
The full list contains all the MAC shades.
C - Stands for Cool. Best for yellow, golden olive skin. NC - Stands for Neutral Cool. So is best for skins with a slight golden glow. N - Stands for Neutral. (only available in Studio Fix Foundation) W - Stands for warm. So best for pinkish skin. NW - Stands for Neutral warm. Pink beige skin. MAC studio quality line of foundations, fixers and powders formulated to conceal, correct and contour in a broad colour spectrum for all skin types skip navigation and go to main content? PLACE ORDER BY 2PM ET ON 2/3 FOR GUARANTEED VALENTINE'S DAY DELIVERY! Find your Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 shade match – anytime, anywhere. MAC NC15 is described by the brand as 'Fair with golden undertone for fair skin.' It is a shade in the Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 range, which is a liquid foundation with a matte finish and medium-full coverage that retails for $30.00 and contains 1 oz.
Enjoy!
Mac Studio Fix Fluid Nw20
medium beige with golden peach undertone for medium skinTry these foundation shades if you are matched to NC40.
Mac Studio Fix Fluid For Indian Skin Tone
Bare Minerals Matte Foundation | Golden Medium | review |
Bare Minerals Original | Golden Medium | review |
Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! | “I’m all The Rage” Beige | |
Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick | 4.5 Warm Natural | review |
Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Even Finish | Warm Natural or Honey | |
Bourjois Air Mat foundation | 04 Beige | review |
Bourjois City Radiance | 05 Golden Beige/Beige Dore | review |
Burberry Beauty Compact foundation | Trench 07 | |
Chanel Perfection Lumière Velvet | 50 Beige | |
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation | 7.0 | review |
Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation and Concealer | 08 Golden Neutral | review |
Clinique Stay Matte foundation | honey 11 | |
Estée Lauder Double Wear | Shell Beige | |
Estee Lauder Double Wear Nude Cushion Stick Foundation | Honey Bronze 4W1 | review |
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place | 3N1 Ivory Beige | |
Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation | 3W2 Cashew | review |
EX1 Cosmetics Invisiwear Liquid Foundation | F200 | review |
Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation | 6 Golden Beige | review |
Giorgio Armani Power Fabric Longwear High Coverage Foundation | 7.5 and 8 | review |
Lancôme teint idole 24hr | 410 bisque w | |
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24h Wear | 045 Sable Beige | review |
Loreal infallible matte | 108 caramel beige | |
MAC Face and Body | C3 | review |
MAC Mineralize Moisture Foundation | NC40 | review |
MAC Pro Longwear Foundation | NC42 | review |
MAC Pro-Longwear | NC 40 | |
MAC Studio Fix | NC 40 | |
MAC Studio Fix Liquid | NC37 | review |
MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation | NC40 | review |
Makeup Forever Ultra HD | 153 = Y405 Golden Honey | review |
Maybelline Fit Me Dewy+Smooth | 220 Natural Beige | review |
maybelline fit me matte & poreless | 220 Natural Beige | review |
Maybelline FITME matte and poreless | 238 | |
Mehron Celebre HD Cream Foundation | Eurasia Japonais | review |
Milani Conceal + Perfect Foundation | Sand Beige 06 | review |
MUFE HD Foundation | Y375 | |
NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation | Stromboli | review |
NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation | Stromboli | review |
NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer | St. Moritz | review |
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer | Ginger | review |
NARS Sheer Glow | Stromboli | review |
NARS Velvet Matte Skin Tint | St. Moritz | review |
Sephora ColorIQ | 3Y07 | |
Soap & Glory Instant Retouch Kick Ass Powder | Totally Translucent | review |
Too faced born this way | Sand | review |
Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation | #4.0 | review |
Urban Decay One & Done Hybrid Complexion Perfector | Medium | review |