Originally Posted by
Thais /img/forum/go_quote.gif Me too! I can never find out my shade though.... It is difficult to figure it our online. use this guide...
try this chart. credit goes to azn_babay_kat on
MUA.
SX1 -- Lighter than PPP, lighter than MAC NC15, neutral undertones
SX2 -- PPP with rosy undertones, MAC NW15
SX3 -- PPP with yellow undertones, MAC NC15
SX4 -- LLL, strong yellow undertones, MAC C2
SX5 -- LLL, neutral with slight yellow undertones, MAC NC20/NW20
SX6 -- LLL/FFF, neutral-yellow undertones, MAC NC25/30
SX7 -- FFF, neutral but with more yellow undertones, MAC C3
SX8 -- MMM, strong yellow undertones, MAC NC30/35/C4 (*note: C4 is lighter than NC35 but more yellow)
SX9 -- MMM, rosy undertones, MAC NW35/40
SX10 -- MMM, neutral-yellow undertones, MAC NC30/35
SX11 -- GGG, yellow undertones, MAC NC40/43
SX12 -- GGG/DDD, yellow undertones, MAC NC43/45
SX13 -- neutral undertones, MAC NC50, N4 (C6 could work too, but might not be yellow enough)
SX14 -- strong red undertones, MAC NW50
SX15 -- rosy brown undertones, what W7 would look like, think C7 depth but with pink undertones.
SX16 -- golden brown undertones, MAC C8-N9.
Originally Posted by
Faith-Abigail /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh, thanks for clearing that up.
I knew I had seen it online somewhere but now that someone mentioned Victorias Secret I think I must have mistaken the two websites. victoria's secret DID carry it, but they had like, 3 shades and they weren't even the right shade names.
Originally Posted by
Thais /img/forum/go_quote.gif can you use it as a foundation too? like she said above, yeah, but you need to mix it with moisturizer. it's very tricky, so i only used it as a concealer.