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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 · Warm

3 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 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 Powder Plus Foundation for light medium skin with a warm 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.

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC38
    Most likely

    NC38

    Medium beige with peach undertone for medium skin

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

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC30

    NC30

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

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

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC44

    NC44

    Tanned caramel with golden undertone for medium to dark skin

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium light
    • Matches your undertone: Warm · golden undertone

    $39

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMedium beige with peach undertone for medium skin
DepthLight medium
UndertoneWarm · peach
Compared with NC38Most likely shade
Price$39
Retailer descriptionLight to medium beige with golden undertone for light to medium skin
DepthLight medium
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with NC38Cooler and pinker
Price$39
Retailer descriptionTanned caramel with golden undertone for medium to dark skin
DepthMedium light
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with NC38Slightly deeper and pinker
Price$39