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Shade finder Find your shade in NARS Light Reflecting Foundation.

Start from a shade you wear, or describe your skin. The closest of the 46 shades of Light Reflecting Foundation, with prices.

Your skin, as described Light · Any undertone

3 likely shades of Light Reflecting Foundationranked on depth alone, never on price

Most likely shades of Light Reflecting Foundation for light 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.

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.

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Lanai
    Most likely

    Lanai

    M2.25 - medium with neutral undertones

    • Matches your depth: Light depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Vallauris

    Vallauris

    M1.5 - medium with cool undertones

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

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Fiji

    Fiji

    L5 - light to medium with warm undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Light medium
    • Undertone: Warm undertone

    $55

How they compare

Retailer descriptionM2.25 - medium with neutral undertones
DepthLight
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with LanaiMost likely shade
Price$55
Retailer descriptionM1.5 - medium with cool undertones
DepthLight
UndertoneCool
Compared with LanaiSlightly lighter and cooler
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL5 - light to medium with warm undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneWarm
Compared with LanaiSlightly deeper and warmer
Price$55