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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.

Most likely shades of Light Reflecting Foundation for medium 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 Tahoe
    Most likely

    Tahoe

    MD2 - Medium-deep with neutral undertones

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

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Aruba

    Aruba

    M6 - medium to medium-deep with cool undertones

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

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Syracuse

    Syracuse

    MD1 - medium to medium-deep with warm undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Warm undertone

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Moorea

    Moorea

    MD2.3 - medium-deep with warm undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Warm undertone

    $55

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMD2 - Medium-deep with neutral undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with TahoeMost likely shade
Price$55
Retailer descriptionM6 - medium to medium-deep with cool undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneCool
Compared with TahoeMore neutral
Price$55
Retailer descriptionMD1 - medium to medium-deep with warm undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneWarm
Compared with TahoeCooler
Price$55
Retailer descriptionMD2.3 - medium-deep with warm undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneWarm
Compared with TahoeSlightly deeper and warmer
Price$55