MAC Pro Longwear SPF 10 Foundation Review, Photos, Swatches. Feel, transfer: It’s has lightweight feel–lighter than Studio Fix Fluid, heavier than Face & Body–with a thinner consistency than Studio Fix Fluid but not as watery as Face & Body. It dries down quickly (so work in sections or be quick about your business!) and doesn’t. Confused About MAC Foundation Shades- NC35, NC40 C4, C35 Help! OK I finally got officially foundation matched by a MAC MA the other day. She matched me with Studio Fix Powder in C4- on application it looked good but it did shift a bit and turned orange.
So many of you are confused as to what the difference is between MAC's foundation shades (C, NC, N, W, NW). Its pretty simple unless your really rubbish at remembering! C - Stands for Cool. Best for yellow, golden olive skin. NC - Stands for Neutral Cool. So is best for skins with a slight golden glow. Common color. N - Stands for Neutral.
Common color. (only available in Studio Fix Foundation) W - Stands for warm.
So best for pinkish skin. NW - Stands for Neutral warm. Pink beige skin. If you have irish in your blood you could be W or NW.
Ive found MAC foundations to be so easy to apply. Unlike most foundations it doesnt dry as quickly so its very much easy to blend and smooth out. It also doesnt have that powdery look afterwards so its great for all skin types including dry.
Most of all there isnt that awful shine you get with some foundations, even if your skin is oily MAC foundations seem to work with every skin type. You can layer the foundation up or keep it to simply not there bare. They are a great way to get your perfect match with their personal colour chart that Highstreet Brands just simply dont have. I myself go between NC30 and NC40 - a great way to mix. Kate It should really be mentioned here that MAC does NOT adhere to the beauty world standard in their definitions of warm and cool (as Anonymous above has mentioned).
Basically every other makeup company sticks to the real definitions- that warm skin tones have yellow/olive undertones and cool skin tones have pink undertones, not the other way around. MAC uses the reverse for some reason, but they are the only respected makeup brand that I have seen that does this. So, just a warning that people should NOT use MAC's definitions of warm and cool when buying ANY other foundation (aside from MAC's, of course). I hope not too many people see this guide and think that these definitions of warm and cool are the standard because there is no warning to the contrary!
Anonymous The closest shade to my skin I can be matched with is NC42, however I have actually noticed, particularly in photographs, that this foundation actually makes me look peachy/pink. At first I thought it was the lighting, but then I kept taking photos in different lighting and realised it was the foundation. At first when I put it on, its nice and golden, albeit maybe a tad too yellow, but then after about 3 hours on, it starts to look peachy/pink/red and dull. Its definitely not my primer, or my moisturiser. I have mainly golden undertones, no red or pink at all in my skin.could I actually be a C shade and not NC? I've only recently learnt that the 'NC' shades of 'Golden Beige' skin actually include peach, yellow, and gold undertones. For someone who has no pink or red in their skin, I think this could be the problem.
Mac Studio Fix Fluid Shade Closest Shade Match in Fenty Pro Filt'r Image NC42 330 NC45 370 NC46 380 NC47 380 NC50 420 NC55 420 NW45 420 NW46 450 NW47 440 NW48 450 NW50 450 NW55 470 NW58 490 Mac NC42 vs Fenty 330 Fenty 330 is slightly darker and more yellow/golden than Mac NC42. Overall, this is a good match. Mac NC45 vs Fenty 370 This is a very close match; almost perfect. Mac NC46 vs Fenty 380 Fenty 380 is a tiny bit darker than Mac NC46 and it has a red undertone while Mac NC46 has a neutral-yellow undertone.
This is not a perfect match but with the right makeup technique, it should work just fine. Mac NC47 vs Fenty 380 Fenty 380 is slightly darker than Mac NC47. Fenty 380 has a red undertone while Mac NC47 has a neutral-yellow undetone.This is not a geat match but it can work. Mac NC50 vs Fenty 420 This is a close match but Fenty 420 has a warmer (orange) undertone than Mac NC50. Mac NC55 vs Fenty 420 Fenty 420 is lighter and has a warmer undertone than Mac NC55. Mac NW45 vs Fenty 420 This is a close shade match; however Mac NW45 has a cool (red) undertone while Fenty 420 has a warm (orange) undertone.
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Mac NW46 vs Fenty 450 Fenty 450 is darker than Mac NW46. This is not a great match but it could work. Mac NW47 vs Fenty 440 Fenty 440 is lighter than Mac NW47.
Mac NW47 has a slightly cooler/neutral undertone when compared with Fenty 440. Mac NW48 vs Fenty 450 This is a very close shade and undertone match. Mac NW50 vs Fenty 450 Fenty 450 is slightly daker and more warm (orange). Mac NW55 vs Fenty 470 This is a very close shade match although Mac NW55 has a more neutral undertone when compared with Fenty 470. Mac NW58 vs Fenty 490 This is a very close match; almost perfect.
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