MAC NW15 to NC20 Foundation Matches

MAC NW15 and NC20

MAC NW15 and NC20 is for people who are normally NW15 and turn golden/yellow when tanned (around NC20).

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.

If MAC NW15 is too light for you and NC20 is too dark for you, these foundation shades might suit you:

Foundation/ Concealer	Shade	Review
Armani Luminous Silk	3 (summer)	Review
Armani Luminous Silk	2 (winter)	Review
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua	20 Beige
Clinique Even Better	Creamwhip (summer)	Review
Cover FX Total Cream Cover	N20
Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage	SC-2
MAC Blot Powder	Medium-Dark (summer)
MAC Face and Body	C3 (in summer)	Review
MAC Studio Waterweight	NW 15
MAC Studio Waterweight Powder	Light Plus (summer)
Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch	Nude
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer	15	Review
MUFE HD	117
MUFE Ultra HD	Y225
Rimmel Match Perfection	Fair
Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer	Medium (undereye only)
YSL Fusion Ink	B20
YSL Touche Eclat	No. 1 and No. 2