Shade finder Find your shade in MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation.
Start from a shade you wear, or describe your skin. The closest of the 56 shades of Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation, with prices.
Your skin, as described Deep tan · Olive
Your pick from 3 likely shades of Studio Radiance Serum Powered 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 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.
Your shade in Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation
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NC55
Deep rich brown with golden undertone for deep dark skin
- Matches your depth: Deep tan depth
- Differs from your undertone: Differs: Warm · golden
- Why this shade
- Deep tan depth, inside the band you chose, undertone differs (warm), swatch colour measured.
- Confidence
- A starting point. Your skin is described, not measured, so no shade can be confirmed from here. For a measured comparison, start from a foundation shade you already wear. Start from a shade.
Where to buy NC55
Macy's$46View at Macy's
Ulta Beautyfrom $46 · product priceView at Ulta BeautyPrices are shown and never change the recommendation. Shade details
Choose a different shade
The next closest in this range, and how each differs from NC55.
- NW50Rich coffee with neutral undertone for dark skinCompared with NC55: Slightly lighter$46This is my shade
- NC50Rich brown with golden undertone for deep dark skinCompared with NC55: Lighter, warmer and pinker$46This is my shade