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 · Neutral
Your pick from 5 likely shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus 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 see | Undertone |
|---|---|
| Blue or purple | Cool |
| Green | Warm |
| Blue-green, or hard to tell | Neutral |
| Green with a grey or ashy cast | Olive |
Sun test
How your skin reacts to the sun.
| What you see | Undertone |
|---|---|
| Burns easily, rarely tans, goes pink | Cool |
| Tans easily, rarely burns, goes golden | Warm |
| Burns a little, then tans | Neutral |
| Tans quickly to a greenish or grey tan | Olive |
- 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.
Which end of light medium?
Your shade in Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation
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NW18
Beige with neutral undertone for light skin
- Matches your depth: Light medium depth
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
- Why this shade
- Light medium depth, inside the band you chose, undertone matches (neutral), swatch colour measured.
- Confidence
- A starting point. Your skin is described, not measured, so no shade can be confirmed from here. For a measured comparison, start from a foundation shade you already wear. Start from a shade.
Where to buy NW18
Sephora$39View at Sephora
Ulta Beautyfrom $39 · product priceView at Ulta Beauty
Macy's$39View at Macy'sPrices are shown and never change the recommendation. Shade details
Choose a different shade
The next closest in this range, and how each differs from NW18.
- N6.5Peachy beige with neutral undertone for light to medium skinCompared with NW18: Slightly lighter, warmer and pinker$39This is my shade
- C4.5Tanned neutral beige with peach undertone for medium skinCompared with NW18: Slightly lighter, warmer and pinker$39This is my shade