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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 light · Any undertone · Deeper 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 light skin, deeper end of medium light

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

    • Matches your depth: Medium light depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW40

    NW40

    Toasted beige with rosy undertones for medium to dark skin

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

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC46

    NC46

    Deep bronzed with neutral undertone for dark skin

    • Matches your depth: Medium light depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in C6

    C6

    Medium deep with a peachy golden undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium light depth
    • Undertone: Warm · peach undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC45

    NC45

    Bronze with golden undertone for dark skin

    • Matches your depth: Medium light depth
    • Undertone: Warm · golden 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 descriptionToasted beige with rosy undertones for medium to dark skin
DepthMedium light
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with NC45.5Slightly lighter, warmer and pinker
Price$39
Retailer descriptionDeep bronzed with neutral undertone for dark skin
DepthMedium light
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NC45.5Slightly lighter, warmer and pinker
Price$39
Retailer descriptionMedium deep with a peachy golden undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneWarm · peach
Compared with NC45.5Slightly lighter, warmer and pinker
Price$39
Retailer descriptionBronze with golden undertone for dark skin
DepthMedium light
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with NC45.5Slightly lighter, warmer and pinker
Price$39