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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 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 medium skin, lighter end of 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.

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 NC45.5
    Most likely

    NC45.5

    Tanned bronze with neutral undertone for dark skin

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium light
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in C45

    C45

    Medium beige with olive undertone for medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Olive undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW43

    NW43

    Brick beige with rosy undertones for medium to dark skin

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW33

    NW33

    Medium warm beige with rosy undertone for medium skin

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

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW45

    NW45

    Medium mahogany with rosy undertones for medium to dark skin

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $39

How they compare

Retailer descriptionTanned bronze with neutral undertone for dark skin
DepthMedium light
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NC45.5Most likely shade
Price$39
Retailer descriptionMedium beige with olive undertone for medium skin
DepthMedium
UndertoneOlive
Compared with NC45.5Slightly deeper and warmer
Price$39
Retailer descriptionBrick beige with rosy undertones for medium to dark skin
DepthMedium
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with NC45.5Slightly deeper, warmer and pinker
Price$39
Retailer descriptionMedium warm beige with rosy undertone for medium skin
DepthMedium
UndertoneWarm
Compared with NC45.5Slightly deeper, cooler and pinker
Price$39
Retailer descriptionMedium mahogany with rosy undertones for medium to dark skin
DepthMedium
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with NC45.5Slightly deeper and pinker
Price$39