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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 Medium tan · Any undertone

5 likely shades of Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundationranked on depth alone, never on price

Most likely shades of Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation for medium tan skin

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 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 Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NC42
    Most likely

    NC42

    True medium beige with golden undertone for medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Medium tan depth
    • Undertone: Warm · golden undertone

    $46

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NW43

    NW43

    Brick beige with rosy undertone for medium to dark skin

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

    $46

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NC47

    NC47

    Deepest neutral with golden undertone for deep dark skin

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

    $46

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NC40

    NC40

    Medium beige with golden peach undertone for medium skin

    • Matches your depth: Medium tan depth
    • Undertone: Warm · golden undertone

    $46

  • MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NC35

    NC35

    Light to medium beige with peachy golden undertone for medium skin

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

    $46

How they compare

Retailer descriptionTrue medium beige with golden undertone for medium skin
DepthMedium tan
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with NC42Most likely shade
Price$46
Retailer descriptionBrick beige with rosy undertone for medium to dark skin
DepthMedium tan
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with NC42Warmer and pinker
Price$46
Retailer descriptionDeepest neutral with golden undertone for deep dark skin
DepthMedium tan
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with NC42Slightly lighter and warmer
Price$46
Retailer descriptionMedium beige with golden peach undertone for medium skin
DepthMedium tan
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with NC42Slightly lighter
Price$46
Retailer descriptionLight to medium beige with peachy golden undertone for medium skin
DepthMedium tan
UndertoneWarm · peach
Compared with NC42Slightly lighter and more neutral
Price$46