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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 Tan · Any undertone · Deeper end

4 likely shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundationranked on depth alone, never on price

Most likely shades of Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation for tan skin, deeper end of 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.

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 NW57
    Most likely

    NW57

    Rich mahogany with red undertones for deep dark skin

    • Matches your depth: Tan depth
    • Undertone: Cool undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in C55

    C55

    Rich brown with golden olive undertone for dark skin

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Deep tan
    • Undertone: Olive · warm olive undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW50

    NW50

    Rich coffee with neutral undertone for dark skin

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Deep tan
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $39

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW48

    NW48

    Deep auburn with red undertones for dark skin

    • Matches your depth: Tan depth
    • Undertone: Cool undertone

    $39

How they compare

Retailer descriptionRich mahogany with red undertones for deep dark skin
DepthTan
UndertoneCool
Compared with NW57Most likely shade
Price$39
Retailer descriptionRich brown with golden olive undertone for dark skin
DepthDeep tan
UndertoneOlive · warm olive
Compared with NW57Less pink
Price$39
Retailer descriptionRich coffee with neutral undertone for dark skin
DepthDeep tan
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NW57Slightly deeper and less pink
Price$39
Retailer descriptionDeep auburn with red undertones for dark skin
DepthTan
UndertoneCool
Compared with NW57Slightly lighter
Price$39