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Shade finder Find your shade in MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation.

Start from a shade you wear, or describe your skin. The closest of the 71 shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation, with prices.

Your skin, as described Light · Any undertone · Deeper end

5 likely shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundationranked on depth alone, never on price

Most likely shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation for light skin, deeper end of light

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

Add your undertone to narrow it down

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.

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC40
    Most likely

    NC40

    Medium beige with golden peach undertone for medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Light depth
    • Undertone: Warm · golden undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW35

    NW35

    Tawny beige with neutral undertone for medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Light depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW22

    NW22

    Warm beige with rosy undertone for light to medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Light depth
    • Undertone: Warm undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC18

    NC18

    Beige with neutral undertone with light skin

    • Matches your depth: Light depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC37

    NC37

    Medium beige with neutral undertone for medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Light depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $39

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMedium beige with golden peach undertone for medium skin
DepthLight
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with NC40Most likely shade
Price$39
Retailer descriptionTawny beige with neutral undertone for medium skin
DepthLight
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NC40More neutral
Price$39
Retailer descriptionWarm beige with rosy undertone for light to medium skin
DepthLight
UndertoneWarm
Compared with NC40Cooler
Price$39
Retailer descriptionBeige with neutral undertone with light skin
DepthLight
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NC40More neutral
Price$39
Retailer descriptionMedium beige with neutral undertone for medium skin
DepthLight
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NC40More neutral
Price$39