MAC STUDIO FIX POWDER PLUS FOUNDATION

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We thought this foundation would be runny, due to the fact it says it’s sheer, but we were pleasantly surprised by the medium consistency. It’s frustrating that the shade range is relatively small in comparison to other MAC foundations and you can’t get it in the same NC or NW colours. However, not all shades are available in all foundation finishes. The Studio Fix foundation has 67 shades, the Studio Fix Powder has 53.

Perfect if you prefer a powder compact, and amazing for on-the-go touch-ups. This non-cakey powder helps to absorb excess oils to eliminate shine throughout the dat without drying out the skin. It gives medium coverage and helps to reduce the appearance of pores and blemishes. To help you finally discover which is the best MAC foundation, whether you’ve got oily skin or large pores, we’ve spent the past month putting every bestselling MAC foundation to the test to bring you a definitive guide on how they perform and which is the best MAC foundation in the UK. In second place is a MAC classic – Studio Fix Fluid. It lost out on the top spot because of the fact you have to buy a separate pump if you want any sort of control over the application. It also didn’t last as long on the skin as the Pro Longwear. However, it is the best all-rounder and will suit multiple skin types. Its coverage also makes it the best MAC foundation for large pores. Before we dive into our full list of the best MAC foundations, we also wanted to explain more about MAC foundation shades.

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Nina has warm undertones (reds in MAC terms) with cool under eye circles (yellow). I used MAC Studio Fix in NC20 over her face to even out and correct the redness and NW10 concealer to correct the dark circles What do the numbers on MAC foundations mean? MAC Studio Face and Body has been around for many years and has long been adored by professional makeup artists. The shade I wear myself is NC15. This is much more flattering to my skin tone and helps to cancel out any unwanted redness over my cheek area. This means if you have a foundation in the shade NC35, you have neutral-cool undertones in a medium shade. Each of the shades also come with descriptions. NC35 is described as: “Light to medium beige with peachy golden undertone for medium skin.”

If you’re unsure which MAC foundation shade is best for you, you can read more about the MAC shade finder in our foundation match guide.

Here is every bestselling MAC foundation reviewed and ranked from best to worst

Georgia’s overall skin tone is cool (yellow) with warm (red) undertones across her cheeks. Because her skin tone is a little deeper and cooler, I decided on MAC’s Studio Fix Fluid in NC20 to complement her cool tones, cancel out the reds and add the depth of colour needed Shop my favourite MAC foundations Department stores often have bright or yellow artificial lighting that will change the appearance of your foundation. We found that the built-in sponge gave a more smoother application than the brush, or beauty blender, and it really did give us a flawless, poreless look to our skin. It also provided full coverage. By comparison, using a brush to apply it reduced the amount of coverage provided, which saw us piling on more to get the desired finish.

For each foundation, we tested how well it went on and how well it lasted using both The Ordinary Silicone primer, and the Bobbi Brown Face Base cream. We also applied each using a foundation brush, or a damp beauty blender to see which gave the best finish. There are more than 65 MAC foundation shades, which makes it one of the most inclusive beauty brands on the market.

The thing we were most impressed with this foundation is how well it held. We even ventured out in the rain to see how it would perform. It left our nose slightly oily by the end of the day and it did start to sit in our dry patches around the nose but this was leagues ahead of other entries in this best MAC foundation list. It’s the kind of foundation you could wear to work and a night out without worrying too much about it melting or transferring. Even on oily skin. Buy now from MAC None of these MAC foundations were gifted. We bought them all from Lookfantastic using our own money. These are honest, real-world results and the photos have not been edited in any way. In terms of longevity, this MAC foundation lasted well throughout the day. We only had to top up the nose area when that area got oily around midday. The number that follows each NC, NW, N or C is simply the colour of each foundation. Sharon, from Sharonthemakeupartist.com explains this perfectly:

UPDATE: If you love MAC, the MAC Advent Calendar 2023 is on sale now and it contains 24 day’s worth of MAC products at a third of the price than if you were to buy them all separately. This caused it to look cakey and this cakiness just got worse during the day as it settled in our creases and pores. A flaw that was exacerbated when we added our powder bronzer. While the powder works well with cream products, it doesn’t seem to like being combined with other powder makeup products and it was hard to blend our bronzer out. The letter is determined by your skin tone and the number represents how light, or dark, the shade is ranging from 3 to 60.Below is a chart that also reveals the different shades across the wider MAC foundation and concealer range, including the new MAC Studio Radiance foundation.