Shade of MAC Makeup
C, NC, W...What Does it Mean?
Sometimes, my friend asks my suggestion for which
shade is match with their skin. As you know, my fellow Indonesian.. The beauty
advisor at MAC store in Jakarta is really freaking sucks. They seem so arrogant
as if they sell a very luxurious product. Since its pretty confusing because
MAC has various shade start with C, NC, NW, W…I do lil research through google
( God bless google! LOL ) and found out many articles and here is my summary
MAC Powder, Foundation, and StudioFix
Numbering System
MAC foundations, powders, and Studio Fix
(foundation/powder combo) are all assigned a number. Most MAC shades now begin
with 15, the palest shade of foundation, and go up in steps of five to the
darkest shade. The best way is to try out a few shades before you purchase. I
always keep in my mind that yellow undertone shades of foundation are a little
more forgiving than pink undertones. It gives you more neutral look. I suggest
choosing one shade darker for your foundation and for powder choosing the exact
color for your skin.
MAC Foundation, Powder, and Studio Fix
Lettering System
MAC foundation, powder, concealer, and StudioFix
has letters that it correspond with the undertones of your skin.
C = Cool - for yellow or olive complexions
NC = Neutral Cool – for golden and beige skin
N = Neutral - for beige skin
W = Warm - for pinkish skin
People golden and yellow skin tones will choose C
shades of makeup. People with pink skin tones will choose W shades. If you are
not sure what skin tone you have, look at the veins under your skin in your
forearm. People with pink skin tones have very blue veins, and people with
yellow skin tones tend towards greener veins. My best suggestion is a lil
research by googling. There are many article or forum that you could read and
take that as your consideration. I found that BA at MAC store in Jakarta
didn't give a great suggestion when it comes to choosing your shade. Beside
that you're more focused on purchasing what you need and not adding some
product ( well, they're sales people, they sometimes offer something that you
don't need. ) So, that was it.. I hope it could be a little help for you guys…
Nda, konsisten deh nulis tentang make up, gak byk blogger yg nulis ttg make up, maybe someday you bs dpt freebies dari merk2 make ternama or dibayar to do review their products
ReplyDeleteiya nih mba.. mau terus nulis review make up.. hehehe... kali aja jadi terkenal... :) hihihi.... aminnnn
ReplyDeleteNda, yg kurang itu kamu hrs masukin keywords utk tag/label di setiap postingsnmu. Gunanya sbg crawling organic supaya peringkat seo mu naik di google search, jd klo org search terkiat beauty/make up itu bisa lgsg nemu blog mu.
ReplyDeleteoh jadi label isinya harus banyak ya.. sippp.. hehehe makasih mba
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