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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 Very fair · Any undertone · Lighter end

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

Most likely shades of Light Reflecting Foundation for very fair skin, lighter end of very fair

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 Siberia
    Most likely

    Siberia

    L0 - very light with warm undertones

    • Matches your depth: Very fair depth
    • Undertone: Warm undertone

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Oslo

    Oslo

    L1 - very light with cool undertones

    • Matches your depth: Very fair depth
    • Undertone: Cool undertone

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Yulong

    Yulong

    L1.5 - very light with neutral undertones, and a light pink tone

    • Matches your depth: Very fair depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Bruges

    Bruges

    L3.75 - light with warm undertones

    • Matches your depth: Very fair depth
    • Undertone: Warm undertone

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Lima

    Lima

    L3.25 - light with neutral undertones

    • Matches your depth: Very fair depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $55

How they compare

Retailer descriptionL0 - very light with warm undertones
DepthVery fair
UndertoneWarm
Compared with SiberiaMost likely shade
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL1 - very light with cool undertones
DepthVery fair
UndertoneCool
Compared with SiberiaCooler and pinker
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL1.5 - very light with neutral undertones, and a light pink tone
DepthVery fair
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with SiberiaCooler and pinker
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL3.75 - light with warm undertones
DepthVery fair
UndertoneWarm
Compared with SiberiaSlightly deeper, warmer and pinker
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL3.25 - light with neutral undertones
DepthVery fair
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with SiberiaSlightly deeper, warmer and pinker
Price$55