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!
light beige with golden undertone for light skin
Try these foundation shades if you are matched to NC15.
| Bare Minerals | N10 | |
| Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream | 31 | |
| Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation | Light Vanilla (51) | |
| Covergirl 3-in-1 | 805 | |
| Estee Lauder Double Wear | 1n1 | |
| Estee Lauder Double Wear | 1W1 | |
| Givenchy Photo’Perfexion Fluid Foundation | 101 Perfect Beige | |
| Givenchy Teint Couture | Elegant Porcelain 1 | |
| KVD Lock It Light | 42 and 44 | |
| Laura Mercier Moisture Supreme Foundation | Porcelain Ivory | |
| Laura Mercier Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide | Crème | |
| loreal true match | W2 | |
| L’Oreal True Match | W1 Porcelain | |
| MAC pro longwear | NC 15 | |
| MAC Studio Fix Fluid and Studio Sculpt | NC 15 | |
| meow cosmetics | ocicat | |
| MUFE Mat Velvet + | No. 20 Ivory | |
| NARS | Gobi | |
| NARS Pure Radiant tinted moisturizer | Alaska | |
| Nars Sheer Glow | Gobi | |
| Nars Sheer Glow/All Day Luminous | Gobi | |
| NYX Invincible | fair | |
| revlon colorstay whipped | Buff | |
| Revlon Colorstay | Ivory | |
| Urban Decay Naked Skin | 1.0 |