Foundation Shades

Laura Mercier

4 in other brands

Smooth Finish Foundation Powder · Powder

Depth
Lighter than 88% of the shades in our data
Undertone
Listed as neutral-warm from its retail listing
Swatch
Reads in between warm and cool #fbc79f
Data
Retailer swatch, January 2021 (how we collect it)

The closest shade in another brand is J.Cat Beauty Soft Beige in Skinsurance Max Coverage Silky Foundation (likely close). In all, 181 ranges have a likely-close shade and 101 brands have one worth trying.

Closest shade in each brand

The 40 closest of 101 brands. The other 61 brands are listed below.

One shade per brand, closest first. Labels: Likely close under 4.5, Worth sampling 4.5 to 10. What these mean.

  1. J.Cat Beauty

    Soft Beige · Skinsurance Max Coverage Silky Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  2. Smashbox

    2.1 · Studio Skin 24 Hour Oil-Free Hydra Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  3. Bobbi Brown

    2.5 Warm Sand · Skin Weightless Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  4. It Cosmetics

    Medium · Celebration Full Coverage Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  5. Revlon

    150 Buff · ColorStay Makeup For Combo/Oily Skin

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  6. bareMinerals

    09 Light Beige · ORIGINAL Liquid Mineral Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  7. Estée Lauder

    4C1 Outdoor Beige · Double Wear Stay In Place Matte Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  8. Maybelline

    125 Nude Beige · Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  9. NARS

    Vienna · Soft Matte Complete Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  10. ILIA

    6 Ora · Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  11. Dior

    021 Linen · Diorskin Forever Undercover Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  12. Natasha Denona

    55WR · Transformatte Pore Vanishing Matte Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  13. Laura Mercier

    Shell · Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  14. Tom Ford

    2.0 Buff · Traceless Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  15. MAC

    NW13 · Studio Fix Soft Matte Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  16. Milk Makeup

    Medium Light · Blur Liquid Matte Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  17. Too Faced

    Ivory · Born This Way Matte 24 Hour Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  18. Wet n Wild

    Shell Ivory · PhotoFocus Stick Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  19. jane iredale

    M1 · Beyond Matte Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  20. KVD Vegan Beauty

    43 Light W · Lock-It Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  21. Clinique

    WN 04 Bone · Even Better Glow Light Reflecting Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm

  22. Huda Beauty

    350G · #FauxFilter Skin Finish Buildable Coverage Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  23. Lancôme

    320 Versatile Amande III · Dual Finish Multi-Tasking Lightweight Pressed Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  24. Hourglass

    Buff · Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  25. Pacifica

    31CL Cool Light · Alight Clean Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  26. Shiseido

    160 Shell · Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Custom Finish Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  27. Fenty Beauty

    160 · Pro Filt'r Hydrating Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  28. CoverGirl

    L10 Fair Porcelain · TruBlend Matte Made Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  29. surratt beauty

    2 Surreal Skin · Surreal Skin Foundation Wand

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  30. Becca Cosmetics

    1N2 Porcelain · Ultimate Coverage 24 Hour Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm

  31. Milani

    Golden Shell · Screen Queen Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads warmer · listed warm

  32. Juvia's Place

    600 Cairo · I Am Magic Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads warmer · listed neutral-warm

  33. Yves Saint Laurent

    BD10 · All Hours Longwear Natural Matte Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm

  34. Pat McGrath Labs

    13 Light Medium · Sublime Perfection Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  35. Exa

    420 Annica · High Fidelity Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm

  36. Dose Of Colors

    114 Light · Meet Your Hue Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads deeper · listed warm

  37. La Mer

    310 Beige · The Soft Fluid Long Wear Foundation SPF 20

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  38. Catrice

    002 Neutral Ivory · True Skin Hydrating Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads deeper · listed neutral

  39. Cover FX

    2 G Light · Custom Cover Drops

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  40. Charlotte Tilbury

    4 COOL · Airbrush Flawless Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

Closest shade in the other 61 brands

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Colours come from retailer swatch photos taken in January 2021. Test a shade on your jaw in daylight before you buy.