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Shade finder Find your shade in MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation.

Start from a shade you wear, or describe your skin. The closest of the 67 shades of Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation, with prices.

Your skin, as described Medium light · Olive · Deeper end

3 likely shades of Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundationranked on depth and undertone, never on price

Skin depth

Undertone

How to tell your undertone

Undertone is the colour beneath the surface of your skin. It is separate from depth: deep skin can be cool, and fair skin can be warm or olive.

Vein test

Veins on the inside of your wrist, in daylight.

What you seeUndertone
Blue or purpleCool
GreenWarm
Blue-green, or hard to tellNeutral
Green with a grey or ashy castOlive

Sun test

How your skin reacts to the sun.

What you seeUndertone
Burns easily, rarely tans, goes pinkCool
Tans easily, rarely burns, goes goldenWarm
Burns a little, then tansNeutral
Tans quickly to a greenish or grey tanOlive
  • Fabric. Hold white, then cream, fabric against your face. White flatters cool, cream flatters warm, both look right on neutral.
  • Jewellery. Silver flatters cool, gold flatters warm, both look right on neutral.

If the signs disagree, choose Neutral, or choose Not sure to match on skin depth alone.

Most likely shades of Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation for medium light skin with an olive undertone, deeper end of medium light

Ranked on depth and undertone, never on price. Prices are shown for each. Choose one to see why, where to buy it and the shades either side of it.

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation in C45
    Most likely

    C45

    Medium with olive undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium
    • Matches your undertone: Olive undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation in N6

    N6

    Light with neutral undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium light depth
    • Differs from your undertone: Differs: Neutral

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation in C40

    C40

    Light with olive undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Light medium
    • Matches your undertone: Olive undertone

    $39

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMedium with olive undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneOlive
Compared with C45Most likely shade
Price$39
Retailer descriptionLight with neutral undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with C45Slightly lighter, cooler and pinker
Price$39
Retailer descriptionLight with olive undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneOlive
Compared with C45Lighter and cooler
Price$39