

MAC NC44 and NC45
MAC NC44 is a tanned caramel shade with golden undertone for medium to dark skin.
MAC NC45 is a bronze shade with golden undertone for dark skin.
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!
Don’t know your skin tone or MAC shade?
If you don’t know your skin tone or MAC shade, use the Find Your Foundation Match by Skin Tone Visual Guide to determine your skin tone before viewing the shade matches/equivalents below.
Top rated MAC NC44 to NC45 foundations
If MAC NC44 is too light for you and NC45 is too dark for you, these foundation/concealer shades might suit you:
Foundation/ Concealer | Shade | Review |
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Becca Ever Matte | Amber | |
Blackup mattifying foundation | NFL04 | |
Covergirl Queen All Day Flawless Foundation | Amber Glow Q805 | |
COVERGIRL Queen CC Cream | Amber Glow Q610 | |
Estee Lauder Double Wear | 4W2 Toasty Toffee | Review |
Hourglass Vanish Airbrush concealer | Topaz (for brightening undereye area) (peach undertone) | Review |
Lancome Teint Idole Stick Foundation | 450 Suede (N) | Review |
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Long Wear | 450 Suede Neutral | |
MAC careblend powder | Medium Deep | |
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural | Medium Deep | |
MAC Face & Body | C6 | Review |
Maybelline Fit Me Dewy + Smooth | 330 Toffee | Review |
Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless | 330 Toffee | Review |
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Multi-Use Concealer | Caramel | Review |
NARS All Day Luminous | Syracuse | |
NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer | Annapurna | |
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer | Caramel (warm undertones) | |
NARS Sheer Glow | Tahoe | Review |
Sephora Airbrush foundation | Almond | |
Smashbox studio skin | 3.4 |
Find your foundation match mega list
Want more foundation/concealer matches? Check out the Find Your Foundation Match Mega List.
Foundation/concealer shade guides
Maybelline Foundation Finder: What the Numbers Mean and Finding Your Perfect Shade
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer Swatches and Shades Guide
MAC Foundation Shades for Indian Skin
Beige Skin Tone — How It Looks Like (Visual Guide)
Comments 4
Thank you Sis! You answered my exact question.
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Glad to help, Shaundra!
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