Choosing a foundation can be really daunting, but it’s a key part to our makeup and can make or break a flawless face so it’s important to get it right. Many clients ask me about the labelling of MAC foundations as they don’t understand what NC and NW means and how to colour match themselves.
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- Mac Studio Fix Color Chart
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In colour theory, we’re taught that cool undertones are reds, pinks and blues and that warm undertones are yellow, peaches and golds. However, in MAC labelling, the undertones are the opposite.
I've tried many, many powder foundations including Lancome and Laura Mercier and Mac Studio Fix Powder Foundation has been the best I could find for my t-zone oily skin. I like that you can change the coverage from light to full depending on how much you use. Horrible: 3 shades lighter than the shade ordered (NW45 ordered) so this is either. MAC Powder Kiss lipstick new shades 2019. In the palette of MAC Powder Kiss lipstick shades, 5 colors are expected to be “hot” and “suitable” for Asian girls are 316 Devoted To Chili (earth red), 314 Mull It Over (pink nude ), 308 Mandarin O (coral pink), 301 A Little Tamed (pink rose petals) and 305 Burning Love (purple plum). I know, MAC's shade guide is really confusing coz from what I know WARM skin has a yellow undertone, while from their description its the other way around. According to Sokissandmakeup: 'The reason for this is that MAC uses the makeup artists color wheel which is pretty much the opposite of what we usually think of as cool vs.
NC: Neutral Cool – golden beige undertones.
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NW: Neutral Warm – red, pink or blue undertones.
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N: Neutral – beige undertones.
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C: Cool – Yellow, golden or olive undertones
So a person with yellow, peach or golden undertones would be suited well to an NC foundation whereas a person with red, pink or blue undertones would be better suited to an NW foundation. A person with a beige undertone would be perfectly suited to an N foundation.
You might have heard that some ladies use an NC foundation but have been given an NW concealer, this is because the pink undertone of an NW concealer helps to cancel out dark green under eye circles. For blue tinged under eye circles, you could cancel them out with an NC concealer.
My client Nina has warm undertones (reds in MAC terms) with cool under eye circles (yellow). I used MAC Studio Fix in NC20 over her face to even out and correct the redness and NW10 concealer to correct the dark circles
The number that follows each NC, NW, N or C is simply the colour of each foundation. Sharon, from Sharonthemakeupartist.com explains this perfectly:
Mac Studio Fix Powder Shades
“…there are some odd numbers peppered along the way in some of the foundations. For example there is an NC27 or an NW18 in Studio Fix Fluid . These colours don’t have quite as strong an undertone as those that end in 5 or 0. These odd numbers have more of a neutral undertone. So an NC27 is not as yellow as an NC25 but it is a little bit darker.
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Conversely there are also plain C’s and plain N’s. These have a stronger yellow or pink undertone than their NC/NW counterparts. Very few of the foundations in the range now have these strong undertones, it’s mostly the old school formulas like Face and Body, or Studio Fix Powder.”
Mac Studio Fix Color Chart
The shade I wear myself is NC15 – this is much more flattering to my skin tone and helps to cancel out any unwanted redness over my cheek area. This is my personal preference too and I find that the NC blends seamlessly into my skin. I find that with the majority of my clients, an NC foundation always looks better and evens the skin tone beautifully.
The most important thing is to make sure that your foundation matches with your chest and looks natural. If you are still struggling, don’t be afraid to ask a counter makeup artist for advice and a colour match. Makeup is all about having fun so there is no wrong or right way to wear your foundation, as long as you have a good match and avoid the dreaded ‘tideline’ around the neck, you’re good to go!
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