MAC NW15 to NW20 Foundation Matches/Equivalents

MAC NW15 and NW20

MAC Cosmetics

MAC NW15: light beige with neutral undertone for light skin

MAC NW20: warm neutral beige with rosy undertone for light to medium 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.

If MAC NW15 is too light for you and NW20 is too dark for you, these foundation shades might suit you:

Foundation/ Concealer	Shade	Review
Benefit Big Easy BB Cream	2
Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation and Concealer	Buttermilk	review
Dior Airflash Spray Foundation	200 Light Beige	review
Guerlain Lingerie de Peau foundation	02 Beige Clair	review
Hourglass Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick	Shell	review
IT Cosmetics CC Cream	Fair Light	review
Laura Mercier Silk Creme foundation	Beige Ivory	review
Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Stick	115 IVory	review
Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless foundation	115 Ivory	review
Maybelline SuperStay Better Skin foundation	02 Cameo/Classic  Ivory	review
Meow Cosmetics Pampered Puss	Frisky Bengal
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer	Vanilla
NYX Mineral Foundation Stick	04 Light Medium	review
Revlon Colorstay	Whipped Ivory
Revlon Colorstay Whipped	Buff
Revlon Nearly Naked foundation	150 Nude
Shiseido The Makeup Stick Foundation	I20	review
Smashbox Liquid Halo	Warm Vanilla
Tarte Amazonian Clay	Light Sand or light beige
The Body Shop Moisture Foundation	O6	review
YSL Fusion Ink foundation	B20	review

Want more? Check out the Find Your Foundation Match Mega List.

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