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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 very fair skin, middle 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 Gobi
    Most likely

    Gobi

    L3 - Light with warm undertones, and a light yellow tone

    • Matches your depth: Very fair depth
    • Undertone: Warm · yellow 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

  • 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 Deauville

    Deauville

    L4 - Light with neutral undertones, and a light peach tone

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

    $55

  • NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Mont Blanc

    Mont Blanc

    L2 - very light with neutral undertones

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

    $55

How they compare

Retailer descriptionL3 - Light with warm undertones, and a light yellow tone
DepthVery fair
UndertoneWarm · yellow
Compared with GobiMost likely shade
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL3.25 - light with neutral undertones
DepthVery fair
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with GobiPinker
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL3.75 - light with warm undertones
DepthVery fair
UndertoneWarm
Compared with GobiWarmer
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL4 - Light with neutral undertones, and a light peach tone
DepthVery fair
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with GobiSlightly deeper, warmer and pinker
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL2 - very light with neutral undertones
DepthVery fair
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with GobiSlightly deeper, cooler and pinker
Price$55