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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 medium · Any undertone · Lighter 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 medium skin, lighter end of light medium

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.

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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 NC30
    Most likely

    NC30

    Light to medium beige with golden undertone for light to medium skin

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

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW30

    NW30

    Medium beige with rosy undertone for medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Light medium depth
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC38

    NC38

    Medium beige with peach undertone for medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Light medium depth
    • Undertone: Warm · peach undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW15

    NW15

    Light beige with neutral undertone for light skin

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

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in C4.5

    C4.5

    Tanned neutral beige with peach undertone for medium skin

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

    $39

How they compare

Retailer descriptionLight to medium beige with golden undertone for light to medium skin
DepthLight medium
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with NC30Most likely shade
Price$39
Retailer descriptionMedium beige with rosy undertone for medium skin
DepthLight medium
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with NC30About the same
Price$39
Retailer descriptionMedium beige with peach undertone for medium skin
DepthLight medium
UndertoneWarm · peach
Compared with NC30Warmer and less pink
Price$39
Retailer descriptionLight beige with neutral undertone for light skin
DepthLight medium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NC30Warmer
Price$39
Retailer descriptionTanned neutral beige with peach undertone for medium skin
DepthLight medium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NC30Warmer and pinker
Price$39