Buying foundation is such a hit or miss thing for me. Somehow I always end up with a shade that’s completely wrong for me. And then I discovered this fantastic megathread at r/MakeupAddiction where the makeup aficionados there listed all the popular foundation shades that matched their skin tones.
I wanted to make that super useful resource easier to use, so I’ve extracted the shade info from the thread and sorted it by MAC shade.
The full list contains all the MAC shades.
Enjoy!
Try these foundation shades if you are matched to Lighter than N5.
Cargo Swimmables Foundation | 10 Fair | review |
Cover FX Total Cover Cream | N10 | review |
Face Atelier Ultra Skin | Shade 1 | review |
Huda Beauty Fauxfilter Foundation | Milkshake | review |
Idun Minerals Nordic Veil Foundation | Jorunn | review |
Idun Minerals Norrsken Foundation | Jorunn | review |
Makeup Revolution Fast Base Stick | F1 | review |
Nudestix Nudies Tinted Blur Stick | Light 1 | review |
PUR 4-in-1 Stick | Light Porcelain | review |
Sephora Color ID | 1Y01 | |
Tarte Amazonian Clay | Porcelain Beige | review |
Tarte Shape Tape Hydrating Foundation | Porcelain | review |
Too Faced Born This Way | Cloud | review |