how do u know Mac "NC" or "NW"
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Jun 29, 2011
Indya S.
i went to mac and got colored macthed and they gave my NW45 but i find it to be a bit red to me. ans i wonder why she picked NW instead of NC
Jun 29, 2011
Arie C.
It's kind of a trial and error process. A lot of people aren't 100% NC or NW. You may want to get an NC foundation to mix and play around with.
Jun 29, 2011
Indya S.
thank you so much. ya i went to a mac counter at macys and it was kind of dark not the best lighting so mybe thats why but she told me cuz its summer time thats my color so im wondering do i have to by a foundation for every season...jk but i have a power that knid od corrects it
Jun 29, 2011
Arie C.
Good! Yeah, I buy a foundation thats darker than me, and one thats lighter and I mix them throughout the year to get my foundation color right. And also because my skin tone is pretty neutral and if I use just a warm toned foundation or a cool toned foundation it doesn't look right.
Jun 29, 2011
Francesca C.
I may be completely wrong and someone please correct me if I am, but I think NC is geared toward more natural pink undertones and NW toward natural yellow undertones. So for example I have natural pink undertones to my face. If I went with NW, which is pink based, I would pretty much look like a tomato, but NC which is yellow based cancels out my redness and gives me a neutral complexion. Temptalia.com has a foundation matrix where you can search for a foundation you already have and match it to a MAC one. It's not fool-proof but a good start in my opinion.
Jun 29, 2011
Indya S.
wow this is a lot of info to take in lol
Jun 29, 2011
Indya S.
thank you so much
Jun 30, 2011
Tamara R.
The MAC system started out much more complete than it currently stands, which is part of why it seems so complicated. It's actually pretty simple, when you can look at the entire framework it's based on. It uses the red-orange-yellow aspect of the colour wheel specifically.
W is a red base or if tinted (add white), a pink base, which is considered warm.
C is a yellow base or if tinted, a light yellow base, which is considered cool.
N is a combined base (brown/beige), which is considered neutral.
NW is a red-brown/pink-beige, which is considered neutral warm.
NC is a yellow-brown/light yellow-beige, which is neutral cool.
You can still find C and N in the Face & Body and Studio Fix (powder) ranges. I believe the W have been completely phased out.