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 tan · Any undertone · Middle
5 likely shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundationranked on depth alone, never on price
Skin depth
Undertone
Which end of medium tan?
Most likely shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation for medium tan skin, middle of medium tan
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.
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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.
- Most likely
NC50
Rich brown with golden undertone for deep dark skin
- Matches your depth: Medium tan depth
- Undertone: Warm · golden undertone
$39
NC55
Deep rich brown with golden undertone for deep dark skin
- Matches your depth: Medium tan depth
- Undertone: Warm · golden undertone
$39
C8
Deep olive with golden undertone for medium to dark skin
- Matches your depth: Medium tan depth
- Undertone: Olive undertone
$39
NC47
Deepest neutral with golden undertone for deep dark skin
- Matches your depth: Medium tan depth
- Undertone: Neutral undertone
$39
NW46
Auburn with red undertones for dark skin
- Matches your depth: Medium tan depth
- Undertone: Cool undertone
$39
