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!
If NC30 is too light for you and NC35 is too dark for you, these foundation shades might suit you.
| Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua | 40 Beige | |
| cover girl outlast | medium beige | |
| Estee Lauder Double Wear | tawny | |
| EX1 Foundation | F200-F300 | |
| loreal infallible | natural beige | |
| Maybelline Fit Me | 220 mixed with 240 | |
| maybelline fit me matte & poreless | 128 | |
| MUFE HD | 123 | |
| MUFE HD/Ultra HD | 123/Y365 | |
| NARS | Stromboli mixed with Ceylan | |
| Sephora perfecting mist airbrush | mediun | |
| Tarte Amazonian clay | medium sand | |
| Urban Decay Naked Skin | 4.0 |