| Not familiar with our colour category? You have come to the right place! The most
widely reported brands are given in the Reference Section below. Use this section to find which
column your shades will tend to fall in. Then follow the same column to check your shade in other
brands. I cannot personally guarantee that this chart will lead you to your perfect match, but I
hope it helps! I also apologize for the relative lack of entries for darker shades. The chart is
based on the data I received, so if I didn't receive info on a shade, I left the entry blank. Please
visit the help page and send me an email to add information. |
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Reference Section
| Product Name |
PPP |
LLL |
FFF |
MMM |
GGG |
DDD |
| Almay Skin Stays Clean |
pale |
buff |
neutral |
sand; warm |
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| Bobbi Brown Oil-free Even Finish |
porcelain; warm ivory |
warm ivory; sand |
sand |
beige; warm natural |
honey |
almond |
| Jane Stay Calm |
fair enough |
buffy |
dream cream; naturally |
naturally |
sunny honey |
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| L'Oreal Quick Stick |
soft ivory; pale |
nude beige |
natural beige; sand beige |
natural beige; creme cafe |
sun beige |
cocoa |
| Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer |
porcelain; nude |
nude; blush ivory |
nude; sand |
sand |
almond |
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| MAC Studiofix |
NC15; NW15; N3 |
NC20; NC25; C2; NW25 |
NC30; NC35; C25; C3, N4; N5; NW30 |
NC35; C35; C40 |
C40; NC42; NC45 |
NC50; NW55; C7 |
| MAC Studio Tech |
NC15; NW15; |
NC20; NW20; NW25 |
NW30; NC35 |
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NW55 |
| MAC Hyper Real |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400; 500 |
500 |
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| MAC Studio Finish Satin |
|
NW25 |
NC35 |
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NW55 |
| MAC Studio Finish Matte |
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NC20 |
NC30 |
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NC45 |
NC55 |
| MAC Face and Body |
C1; C2 |
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N3 |
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| Prescriptives Virtual Skin |
real cream; real ecru; real camellia; real vanilla |
real vellum; real cream |
real vellum; real champagne |
real gold; real champagne |
real warm toffee; real honey |
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Shades Representation
Still not sure about your shades? Check out
several celebrities pictures here to give you a better idea of the colour categories. Notice that
shades vary a lot even within its own colour category. |
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PPP - Pale Porcelain Princess |
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LLL - Light Lovely Lady |
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FFF - Foxy Fair Female |
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MMM - Medium Marvelous Mademoiselle |
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GGG - Golden Glam Girl |
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DDD - Dark Darling Diva |
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Type of Coverage:
- sheer - almost no coverage, only evens out skintone
- light - light coverage, can see most freckles
- medium - moderate coverage, can see some freckles
- full - opaque coverage, cannot see most freckles
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Type of Finish:
- dewy - slightly moist, natural skin-like finish
- satin - the compromise between dewy and matte
- matte - velvety dry finish
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