Foundation Shades

NARS foundation shade finder

6 products, 184 shades. Pick a product to see every shade, light to deep, each with its closest match in other brands.

NARS shades: quick answers

How do I find my NARS foundation shade?

If you wear a shade from another brand, type it into the shade finder and look for the NARS row in your results. If you already wear a NARS shade, open its product above and pick the shade to see its closest match in every other brand.

How light and how deep do NARS foundations go?

The lightest NARS shade in our data is Gobi (All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation), among the very lightest of all the shades we compare. The deepest is D8 Majorca (Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation), among the very deepest of all the shades we compare.

Does NARS list undertones for its shades?

184 of the 184 NARS shades in our data have an undertone in their name, code or listing: 90 warm, 58 neutral, 31 cool and 5 olive.

What's a close match for a NARS shade in another brand?

One example from the middle of the Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation range: the closest shade to NARS M6 Aruba in another brand is Catrice 036 Hazelnut Beige (likely close). Every NARS shade page lists its closest match in each other brand.

3 of these products were checked on NARS's own website in October 2026; the rest use retailer swatches from January 2021.