What is the difference between NC and NW in MAC?
As many of you may already know, the MAC color system is divided into NW and NC tones. NW (neutral warm) is for cool, pink undertones, while NC (neutral cool) is for warm, yellow undertones.
Is MAC nc40 warm or cool?
MAC makes their products according to the colour wheel, so NW (Neutral Warm) is meant for cooler skin tones to neutralize them. NC (Neutral Cool) is meant for Warmer skin tones to neutralize them.
What skin tone is MAC NC42?
medium golden undertone
MAC NC42 is described by the brand as “True medium golden undertone for medium skin.” It is a shade in the Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 range, which is a liquid foundation with a matte finish and medium-full coverage that retails for $30.00 and contains 1 oz.
How to tell if you have NC or NW skin?
One quick way is to check the veins on your forearm If they appear greenish- you are likely to have warm skin and likely to need an NC shade. If they appear blue-ish you are likely to have cool skin and need an NW shade. This would be an approximate way. Otherwise go to the MAC MUA and ask them their opinion.
Is the nw47 a good match for Mac Foundation?
To drive the point home about MAC equivalents, I swatched a NW47 and NW48 in MAC alongside some other brand shades that are somewhat close in shade (essentially dark brown colors) but as you can see in the pics, they’re far from being good matches for each other. So how do you make sure your foundation is a good match??!?!
Why does everybody and their Mama is nc45 or nw45?
EVERYBODY AND THEIR MAMA IS NC45 OR NW45. So my thinking behind this phenomena is a bunch of things 1. Some MAC artists were getting really crafty with shade-matching and trying to make their quotas so they put folks in whatever somewhat closely (or in some cases nowhere near as closely) matched their client 2.
Who is an NW or NC in makeup?
No hard and fast rule as such- but Indians are mostly likely to be an NC in foundation since we have golden/yellow undertones to our skin, unless you are one of those very fair one’s with pink undertones- then you are an NW in foundations. If it helps then think Deepika Padukone – she would probably be an NC. Kareena Kapoor would probably be an NW.