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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 Tan · 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 tan skin with an olive undertone, deeper end of tan

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 C8
    Most likely

    C8

    Deep olive with golden undertones

    • Matches your depth: Tan depth
    • Matches your undertone: Olive undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation in NC46

    NC46

    Deep with neutral undertones

    • Matches your depth: Tan depth
    • Differs from your undertone: Differs: Neutral

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation in NC47

    NC47

    Deep with peachy golden undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Deep tan
    • Differs from your undertone: Differs: Warm · peach

    $39

How they compare

Retailer descriptionDeep olive with golden undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneOlive
Compared with C8Most likely shade
Price$39
Retailer descriptionDeep with neutral undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with C8Cooler
Price$39
Retailer descriptionDeep with peachy golden undertones
DepthDeep tan
UndertoneWarm · peach
Compared with C8Slightly deeper and more neutral
Price$39