NARS

M2.25 Lanai in other brands

Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation · Liquid and cream

Depth

Lighter than 73% of the shades in our data

Undertone

Listed as neutral on the brand's website

Swatch

Reads in between warm and cool #ebb591

Data

NARS's own website, October 2026 (how we collect it)

The closest shade in another brand is bareMinerals 04 Aspen in BAREPRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20 (likely close). In all, 233 ranges have a likely-close shade and 104 brands have one worth trying.

Closest shade in each brand

The 40 closest of 104 brands. The other 64 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

   04 Aspen · BAREPRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20

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

2. MAC

   NC30 · Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation

   Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

3. Bobbi Brown

   Neutral Honey · Skin Long-Wear Fluid Powder Foundation SPF 20

   Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

4. Make Up For Ever

   Y375Golden · Matte Velvet Skin Blurring Powder Foundation

   Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

5. Smith & Cult

   190 Warm · Veiled Threat Weightless Micro-Blurring Foundation

   Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

6. Dior

   025 Apricot Beige · Dreamskin Fresh & Perfect Cushion Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Refill

   Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

7. Tarte

   13N · Maracuja Hydrating Tinted Moisturizer

   Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

8. Armani Beauty

   3.25 · Power Fabric Longwear High Cover Foundation SPF 25

   Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

9. L'Oréal

   Nude Beige · Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation

   Likely close Swatch reads about the same

10. Rare Beauty

    220C · Liquid Touch Weightless Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

11. It Cosmetics

    Tan · Bye Bye Lines Sheer Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

12. Shiseido

    240 Quartz · Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Custom Finish Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

13. Pacifica

    29CM Cool Medium · Alight Clean Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

14. Gucci

    160N · Fluide De Beauté Fini Naturel - Natural Finish Fluid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

15. Laura Mercier

    Cameo · Flawless Lumière Radiance-Perfecting Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

16. Yves Saint Laurent

    B20 · Touche Eclat All-In-One Glow Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

17. Kevyn Aucoin

    06 ST · Stripped Nude Skin Tint

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

18. J.Cat Beauty

    Buff · Skinsurance Max Coverage Silky Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

19. Maybelline

    130 Buff Beige · Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

20. Milk Makeup

    Sand · Flex Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

21. Wet n Wild

    Soft Beige · PhotoFocus Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

22. Ulta Beauty

    Medium to Tan Warm · Adjustable Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

23. Almay

    200 Buff · Clear Complexion Make Myself Clear Makeup

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

24. UOMA Beauty

    T2W Fair Lady · Say What?! Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

25. Clinique

    Matte Honey · Superpowder Double Face Makeup

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

26. CoverGirl

    L90 Classic Beige · TruBlend Matte Made Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

27. NARS

    M1.5 Vallauris · Sheer Glow Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

28. Fenty Beauty

    250 · Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

29. jane iredale

    M2 · Beyond Matte Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

30. Natasha Denona

    P3 - Light Peach · Hy-Glam Serum Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

31. Kosas

    Light Cool 150 · Revealer Skin-Improving Foundation SPF 25

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

32. Juice Beauty

    17 Medium Tan · PHYTO-PIGMENTS Flawless Serum Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

33. Cover FX

    1 G Medium · Custom Cover Drops

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

34. Hourglass

    No. 2 Light Beige · Veil Fluid Makeup

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

35. Sephora Collection

    13 P · Best Skin Ever Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

36. Too Faced

    Nude · Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

37. rms beauty

    11.5 · "Un" Cover-Up Cream Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed neutral

38. ZOEVA

    160N Faith · Authentik Skin Natural Luminous Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

39. KVD Vegan Beauty

    45 Light W · Lock-It Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

40. Huda Beauty

    405N · #FauxFilter Skin Finish Buildable Coverage Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

Closest shade in the other 64 brands

A to Z by brand. The 40 above are closer; open a shade to see how close it is.

• Amorepacific 104 Light/Medium Pink
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Banana
• Antonym Beige Light
• Au Naturale Marino
• Beauty Bakerie 341 Warm Neutral
• beautyblender 3.10 Cool
• Becca Cosmetics 2N2 Desert
• Benefit Cosmetics Shade 4
• Bite Beauty M75
• boscia Manhattan Beach
• Burt's Bees Natural Beige
• Catrice 004 Neutral Porcelain
• Charlotte Tilbury 7 COOL
• ColourPop 80W Medium
• COOLA Golden
• Dermablend 30W Bisque
• Dose Of Colors 114 Light
• Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Medium/Deep
• Dr. Jart+ Light
• e.l.f. Cosmetics 23 Light Cool
• Elcie Cosmetics Cameo
• Essence 10 Cool Porcelain
• Estée Lauder 1N0 Porcelain
• Exa 520 Joshua
• florence by mills F020
• Flower Beauty M1 Natural Beige
• Givenchy Y205
• Guerlain 04C
• Haus Labs 120 Light
• Hynt Beauty Sand
• Il Makiage 212-66050 50
• ILIA 8 Shela
• Josie Maran RG30 Mystical
• Jouer Cosmetics Honey Beige
• Juvia's Place 610 Cebu
• Koh Gen Do 143
• L.A. Girl Porcelain
• La Mer 340 Suede
• Lancôme 310 Bisque C
• Lawless Oasis
• lilah b. b classic
• Lorac 05
• Makeup Revolution F3.5
• Milani Warm Beige
• Morphe F1.110 Cool
• Nudestix 4 Nude
• NYX Professional Makeup Vanilla
• Ofra Cosmetics 4.25
• Origins 240
• Pat McGrath Labs 12 Light Medium
• Perricone MD Ivory
• Physicians Formula Fair to Light
• Pretty Vulgar Shameless Skin
• PÜR Golden Medium
• Revlon 180 Sand Beige
• Smashbox 0.5
• surratt beauty 4 Surreal Skin
• The Ordinary 2.1 Y
• Tom Ford 7.7 Honey
• Urban Decay 30
• VDL V04.5 Cool Undertone
• W3LL People Fair Pink
• Wander Beauty Fair Light
• Winky Lux Medium

Filter every range in the shade finder

Next to it in Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation

• M2 Santa Fe (lighter)
• M2.5 Sahel (deeper)

Colours come from NARS's own website, checked October 2026. Test a shade on your jaw in daylight before you buy.