ShadewellFoundation shade matching

NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation M1

Punjab

Undertone
warm
Depth
medium (5/10)
CIELAB
L 78.9 a 10.5 b 25.7
Swatch
#E7BB94

NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation M1 is a medium, warm-toned shade that sits in a well-populated part of the colour space. 13 other foundation lines carry something measurably close, and the nearest — L'Oreal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation N3 Natural Buff — is within ΔE 1.0, which is close enough that most people would not see the difference on skin.

Closest match overall

L'Oreal Paris N3 Natural Buff

True Match Super-Blendable Foundation

ΔE 1.0 · excellent

M1 Punjab in every other brand

Across the 14 lines that carry something close, the measured distance runs from ΔE 1.0 (L'Oreal Paris) out to ΔE 7.0 (NYX Professional Makeup). 4 of them hold the same warm undertone; the rest shift, which matters more than a small difference in depth. 13 land in the good band or better. Note that the closest shade by distance, L'Oreal Paris N3 Natural Buff, is neutral rather than warm — if undertone matters more to you than depth, Maybelline 220 Natural Beige at ΔE 1.1 is the better pick.

BrandClosest shadeUndertoneΔEMatchBuy
L'Oreal Paris
True Match Super-Blendable Foundation
neutral1.0excellent
Maybelline
Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation
warm1.1excellent
Laura Mercier
Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Foundation
2W1 Macadamia
warm1.3excellent
Rare Beauty
Liquid Touch Weightless Foundation
200C
cool1.3excellent
Charlotte Tilbury
Charlotte's Beautiful Skin Foundation
3 Cool
cool1.7excellent
Too Faced
Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Foundation
Ivory
warm2.1good
e.l.f. Cosmetics
Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 30
150 Fair 150 C
cool2.2good
Il Makiage
Woke Up Like This Flawless Base Foundation
50
warm2.3good
Fenty Beauty
Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation
175
neutral2.4good
Giorgio Armani
Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Foundation
cool2.8good
Estée Lauder
Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup
cool2.8good
MAC Cosmetics
Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation
NW13
cool2.9good
Dior
Forever Skin Wear Blurring Natural Matte Foundation
olive3.4good
NYX Professional Makeup
Can't Stop Won't Stop Full Coverage Foundation
7 Natural
neutral7.0approximate

Nearby shades in Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation

If M1 Punjab is slightly off on you, these are the closest alternatives within the same line.

  • M2 Santa FeΔE 1.8
  • L5 FijiΔE 2.1
  • L4.5 ViennaΔE 2.1
  • M2.5 SahelΔE 2.1
  • M1.2 PatagoniaΔE 2.1

ΔE is the measured CIEDE2000 distance between two shades — under 2 is excellent, under 4 is good, and anything at 7 or beyond is left out rather than shown as a match. How shade matching works.

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