![]() ![]() True Match is a really good foundation for someone that resides on the normal to oily side spectrum and wants enough coverage to even out skin tone and fairly minor skin imperfections while still keeping the complexion realistic looking. The L'Oreal has more of a semi matte has a drier looking finish than the MUFE HD does. They are 2 different foundations that look very different on the skin. I wear W3 in the True Match this time of year, and I agree with a majority of how Aurora describes this foundation, although in my opinion, I would not liken it to MUFE HD, but that's just me. :) For a very basic general description, when dealing with an NC or C, you will be dealing with different concentrations of beige and yellow. Different opinions do make the world go round. :) It sounds more complicated than it is, but once you get used to looking at different foundations and how each particular company labels them in terms of undertone, you'll be able to see the undertone of the foundation with greater ease.Īurora and I will never agree with how to describe and/or label NC and C shades or on certain aspects of color theory. I actually had a pic comparing a C shade with a single digit vs a C shade with a double digit but I think I may have deleted it Then I went ahead and tried C30 and C35 and it has the yellow but doesn't look pink or orange due to the slight green tones. I tried a few NC shades in the studio fix powder and found it had that yellow undertone but looked a tiny bit pink. Some of the NC shades tend to have more beige in them than others so, for example, when someone goes from NC20 (which is a bit more beige compared to NC25) and tries C2 or C3, they might notice it's got a more of that undertone since the beige is not in there as much to dilute the undertone IMO I find that the beige in the NC range replaces the slight pink tone in the C range resulting in a shade that looks a tad more of an actual yellow tone BUT I do find that the C shades with double digits (C30, C35, C40 etc)Īre MORE yellow than the NC range and they have that green/olive tone to them which the other C shades lack. I find that they can come off quite peach to orange compared to the NC range. those with single digits and half shades like C2, C3, C4, C4.5 etc.tend to be yellow with a tad bit of pink in them. I find that the NC range is a tad more yellow then the C range in the powder and studio fix fluid. I agree with Jacqueline on all of that aside from the color description of the NC and C range. On a color wheel yellow is closer to a true cool tone (green/olive people) We just aren't used to thinking of undertone in MAC terms. ) In most every other line, Warm equals yellow and cool equals pink, but how MAC labels their foundations is technically accurate. If you ever go to an art or hobby/craft store pick up a color wheel, and you'll really be able to visualize how MAC categorizes their foundations. N= Truly Neutral beige neither yellow nor pink, just flat out beige. W= Still Warm but more pink and less beige MAC's system really is based upon an artist's color wheel wherein North and South represent Neutrals (yellow and violet), and any color to the left (west) of yellow and violet will be Warm, and any color to the right (east) of yellow and violet will be Cool.Ĭ= Still Cool but more yellow/golden/olive with less beige Blue being inherently cool, means turning your faucet in the opposite direction in order to get cool water. ![]() Think of your faucets in your bathroom: Your faucets use the color red to signify which direction one must move the faucet to get hot water. How they look against different skin tones and undertones effects how warm and/or cool they may look. There are orange-red, blue-reds, and true reds. Red will always be considered Warm because it is the hottest color there is. Then you have NW (Neutral Warm) which would be pink, and you have NC (Neutral Cool) which would be peach, and last but certainly not least, C (Cool) would be Yellow.Ī good example.Many people ask: "Isn't an orange red lipstick warm and a blue red lipstick cool?" Yes and no. (yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet.) When you look at a color wheel, view it this way. ![]() Think of all warm shades as those than emanate from the Sun (yellow-orange, orange, red-orange, red, blue red.) Now, cool, shades are the opposite the opposite. Warm colors will have pink/red undertones. Okay, you have to grasp the concept of warm versus cool. MAC really breaks down color into 4 rather than 2 (Warm or Cool) categories. I know it sounds backwards, but MAC's system is technically more accurate because it is based on an artist's color wheel. ![]()
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