Find your NARS foundation shade

Tell us the foundation you wear now, in any of 100+ brands. We’ll show you the closest NARS shade in each line, matched by measured colour rather than by shade name.

Don’t wear foundation now? Start from your skin with the camera finder →

The NARS range

50 shades measured, 2 lines.

Of these, 10 are deep or very deep, and 10 are fair.

Fair10
Light7
Light-medium7
Medium3
Tan7
Medium-deep6
Deep5
Very deep5

Depth is read from the colour of each shade’s swatch, so a shade near the edge of a band can land one band off.

Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation

46 shades, lightest to deepest

Siberia · Yulong · Oslo · Bruges · Gobi · Lima · Deauville · Mont Blanc · Salzburg · Vienna · Vallauris · Fiji · Santa Fe · Lanai · Punjab · Patagonia · Stromboli · Porto · Sahel · Barcelona · Cordoba · Valencia · Phoenix · Vanuatu · Syracuse · Tahoe · Aruba · Moorea · Seville · Cádiz · Lagos · Caracas · Perth · Macao · Marquises · La serena · Alexandria · New Caledonia · Iguaçu · Timaru · Namibia · Zambie · Port louis · Anguilla · Mali · Ambato

Natural Matte Longwear Foundation

46 shades, lightest to deepest

Siberia · Yulong · Oslo · Mont Blanc · Gobi · Lima · Bruges · Deauville · Salzburg · Vienna · Patagonia · Punjab · Fiji · Vallauris · Lanai · Santa Fe · Stromboli · Porto · Sahel · Barcelona · Vanuatu · Cordoba · Phoenix · Valencia · Syracuse · Aruba · Tahoe · Moorea · Cadiz · Seville · Lagos · Caracas · Macao · Perth · Marquises · La Serena · Alexandria · New Caledonia · Iguacu · Timaru · Namibia · Zambie · Mali · Anguilla · Port Louis · Ambato

FAQ

Questions about NARS shades.

How do I find my NARS foundation shade?

Start from a foundation you already wear, in any brand, and type its shade into the finder above. We compare its measured colour with every NARS shade we've measured and show the closest one in each NARS line. Shade names and numbers don't carry over between brands, so matching by colour is more reliable than matching by name. If you don't wear a foundation now, the camera finder can start you off from your skin.

Does NARS make foundation for deep skin?

Yes. 10 of the 50 NARS shades we've measured are deep or very deep, judged by the colour of each shade's swatch.

Does NARS make foundation for very fair skin?

Yes. 10 of the 50 NARS shades we've measured are fair, judged by the colour of each shade's swatch.

Which NARS foundation has the most shades?

Of the NARS lines we've measured, Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation and Natural Matte Longwear Foundation have the most, with 46 shades each.

I wear NARS. How do I find my shade in another brand?

Search your NARS shade in the main shade finder. It shows the closest shade in every other brand we've measured, and where it costs less.

Not sure what your shade is in any brand?

Name a shade you’ve worn before, or scan your skin, and see your match across 100+ brands.