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
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?
Most likely shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation for light medium skin with a neutral undertone
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.
Which end of light medium is your skin?
- Most likely
N6.5
Peachy beige with neutral undertone for light to medium skin
- Matches your depth: Light medium depth
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
$39
C4.5
Tanned neutral beige with peach undertone for medium skin
- Matches your depth: Light medium depth
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
$39
NW18
Beige with neutral undertone for light skin
- Matches your depth: Light medium depth
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
$39
NW15
Light beige with neutral undertone for light skin
- Matches your depth: Light medium depth
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
$39
N6
True beige with neutral undertone for light to medium skin
- Matches your depth: Light medium depth
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
$39
