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Shade finder Find your shade in NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation.

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

Your skin, as described Fair · Any undertone

3 likely shades of Natural Matte Longwear Foundationranked on depth alone, never on price

Most likely shades of Natural Matte Longwear Foundation for fair 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 Natural Matte Longwear Foundation in VIENNA
    Most likely

    VIENNA

    L4.5 - Light with cool undertones

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

    $55

  • NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation in PATAGONIA

    PATAGONIA

    M1.2 - Medium with neutral undertones and a light peach tone

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Light
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $55

  • NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation in SALZBURG

    SALZBURG

    L3.5 - Light with warm undertones, and a peach tone

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Very fair
    • Undertone: Warm · peach undertone

    $55

How they compare

Retailer descriptionL4.5 - Light with cool undertones
DepthFair
UndertoneCool
Compared with VIENNAMost likely shade
Price$55
Retailer descriptionM1.2 - Medium with neutral undertones and a light peach tone
DepthLight
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with VIENNASlightly deeper
Price$55
Retailer descriptionL3.5 - Light with warm undertones, and a peach tone
DepthVery fair
UndertoneWarm · peach
Compared with VIENNASlightly lighter and warmer
Price$55