Foundation Shades

Laura Mercier

5W1 in other brands

Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 20 - Oil Free · Skin tint, BB and CC

Depth
Lighter than 41% of the shades in our data
Undertone
Listed as warm from its retail listing
Swatch
Reads cooler than most shades this deep #d19676
Data
Retailer swatch, January 2021 (how we collect it)

Listed as warm, but its swatch reads cooler than most shades this deep. Retailer swatches don't always show undertone well, so give the listed undertone more weight.

The closest shade in another brand is bareMinerals 3C Medium in Blemish Rescue Salicylic Acid Loose Powder Foundation (likely close). In all, 191 ranges have a likely-close shade and 106 brands have one worth trying.

Closest shade in each brand

The 40 closest of 106 brands. The other 66 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. bareMinerals

    3C Medium · Blemish Rescue Salicylic Acid Loose Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  2. Milk Makeup

    Medium Beige · Flex Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  3. Make Up For Ever

    Y505Cognac · Matte Velvet Skin Blurring Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  4. Bobbi Brown

    Warm Golden · Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation SPF 15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  5. Lancôme

    350 Dore 10 N · Rénergie Lift Makeup Lightweight Liquid Foundation SPF 27

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  6. NYX Professional Makeup

    Medium Buff · Total Control Pro Drop Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  7. W3LL People

    Medium Pink · Narcissist Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  8. Nudestix

    5 Medium · Nudies Tinted Blur Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  9. rms beauty

    44 · "Un" Cover-Up Cream Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  10. Ulta Beauty

    Tan Neutral · Mineral Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  11. Sephora Collection

    12 Chestnut · Make No Mistake Foundation & Concealer Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  12. Tarte

    35H medium honey · face tape foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  13. Tom Ford

    5.5 Bisque · Traceless Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  14. Dior

    5 Warm · BACKSTAGE Face & Body Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  15. Laura Mercier

    Nutmeg · Silk Crème Moisturizing Photo Edition Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  16. Koh Gen Do

    301 · Aqua Foundation

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

  17. Armani Beauty

    4 · Power Fabric Longwear High Cover Foundation SPF 25

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  18. Wet n Wild

    Classic Beige · PhotoFocus Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  19. florence by mills

    LM070 · Like a Light Skin Tint

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  20. Shiseido

    430 · Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Foundation SPF 30

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  21. KVD Vegan Beauty

    145 Medium · Lock-It Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  22. Catrice

    030 Neutral Sand · True Skin Hydrating Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  23. Maybelline

    312 Golden · Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  24. Becca Cosmetics

    3C2 Cassava · Ultimate Coverage 24 Hour Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  25. NARS

    Valencia · Soft Matte Complete Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  26. Hourglass

    No. 4 Beige · Veil Fluid Makeup

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  27. Bite Beauty

    T105 · Changemaker Supercharged Micellar Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  28. Almay

    600 Sand Beige · Clear Complexion Make Myself Clear Makeup

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  29. UOMA Beauty

    T2N Honey Honey · Say What?! Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  30. Clinique

    Bountiful Beige · Chubby in the Nude Foundation Stick

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

  31. Cover FX

    N60 · Pressed Mineral Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  32. Antonym

    Dark · Certified Organic Baked Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  33. ILIA

    Bonaire · True Skin Serum Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  34. Exa

    330 Bensley · High Fidelity Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  35. Yves Saint Laurent

    BD65 · Touche Eclat Le Teint Radiant Liquid Foundation

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

  36. e.l.f. Cosmetics

    25 Light Neutral · Soft Glam Satin Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads warmer · listed neutral

  37. Pretty Vulgar

    Shameless Skin · Cool AF Lava Water Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  38. Revlon

    370 Toast · ColorStay Makeup For Normal/Dry Skin

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  39. Amorepacific

    208 Medium Yellow · Color Control Cushion Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 50+

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  40. Fenty Beauty

    380 · Pro Filt'r Hydrating Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads warmer · listed cool

Closest shade in the other 66 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.